New (worthless) article from Jalopnik

[RAPTERRIER]

If those snowflake bloggers were still in college they be frequenting safe spaces playing with Lego's sipping hot cocoa. I'd kick every one of them in the mangina if I could. Especially Patrick George...what a frickin man child

 

[BurnOut]

Eh, Jalopnik caters to the snarky car enthusiast crowd, so I tend to dismiss that sort of thing in their reviews. The takeaway for me, though, is that they didn't find anything to bitch about in what would be the truck's "weakest" use case... twisting mountain roads. Pretty much EVERY other use case will cater more to the truck's strengths... so I only expect the impressions to improve from here.

 

[17Jake]

Expect the impressions to improve from here.

can't go any other way bro

 

[Pic18]

Well they seem to like it.

I Wasn't Ready For How Good The 2017 Ford Raptor Is On Twisty Roads

 

[ovrlnd]

Yeah, the review was mostly glowing - some people will complain about anything.

The TFL review that's up isn't nearly as complimentary of the truck's road handling. But then, those three idiots have so few clues about what they're doing that I'm surprised they can regularly get into a truck without running themselves over.

 

[Chris's FX4]

Next article is up ---> Taking The 2017 Ford Raptor Off-Road Is Like Driving With Cheat Codes

 

[gneissday]

Thanks for the link Chris.

Sounds like an off-road marvel! Very positive review about the Gen 2's effortless abilities. I'm excited.

 

[BurnOut]

Next article is up ---> Taking The 2017 Ford Raptor Off-Road Is Like Driving With Cheat Codes

Hell yeah... that's the kind of review I was expecting. The first part of the review was essentially the truck being used in its least-effective way (though realistically how it will get used most of the time, for most buyers), while this part was the truck being used in the environment/circumstances for which it was designed. Very nice.

 

[gravedgr]

"The new Raptor sits on all-terrain BF Goodrich KO2 tires. These came out a couple years ago and have basically been considered the benchmark for daily drivers that go off-road. "

False. These are entirely new from the current KO2.

Nice of you to leave off the rest of their statement about the tires:

BF Goodrich’s reps have explained that the KO2 has received some minor tweaks for treatment as the new Raptor’s stock rubber. Apparently to make it quieter and more complaint, which it certainly is.

 

[ovrlnd]

Yeah, I'm curious what those changes are supposed to be.

What happens when you need new tires - will you be able to get 'raptor edition' KO2's from anywhere? Just Ford? Nowhere?

Or when you need them do they just go 'JK, they're the same as every other KO2 we sell'.