Ford to take on Ram TRX with 750 hp F-150 Raptor pickup, reports say
New high performance pickup aimed at Ram 1500 TRX
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ford may not be giving up without a fight.
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Faced with the prospect of being upstaged by Ram’s new 702 horsepower TRX pickup, Ford is reportedly planning its own supercharged off-road truck.
The Drive has new information on news, first reported last, year that says Ford will offer an F-150 Raptor powered by the 5.2-liter supercharged V8 that was introduced in the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The current raptor has a 450 hp turbocharged V6. (Ford)
The engine is nicknamed “Predator” and will be tuned to put out between 725-750 hp in the Raptor, an inside source told The Drive. The current Raptor features a 3.5-liter turbocharged V6 rated at 450 hp.
Recent sightings of disguised Raptor prototype being tested on public roads has also confirmed that Ford has been testing it with coil-spring rear suspension instead of leaf springs, which is the same setup Ram uses on its light-duty pickups. The exhaust sound heard in video of the truck driving around near a Ford development center also suggests it has a V8 under the hood.
The Ram 1500 TRX is set to be the quickest and most powerful pickup when it hits showrooms this fall at a base price of $71,690. The automaker has revealed that a limited run of 702 Launch Edition trucks priced at $92,010 were sold out within three hours of the order books opening after the truck’s reveal on Monday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ford did not comment on the report. It recently unveiled the redesigned 2021 Ford F-150, but has not shown a new version of the Raptor, which was last updated in 2017.