The name Raptor has become synonymous with performance in Ford’s truck lineup but the latest effort from the brand that started it all, the F-150 Raptor, doesn’t look so hot in instrumental testing.
To determine how fast each model is, Edmunds recently tested its battery in the F-150 range and got some amazing results. The F-150 Raptor’s 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6 can emit 450 hp (335 kW / 456 PS) and 510 lb-ft (691 Nm) of torque but it fails to impress the drag strip against the F-150 vibration, which It produces 400 hp (298 kW / 405 PS) and 500 lb-ft (678 Nm) of torque, and the F-150 hybrid, which produces 430 hp (321 kW / 436 PS) and 570 lb-ft (773 Nm) of torque. .
The 2021 F-150 Raptor hits 60 mph (96 km / h) in 5.8 seconds, but it fits well with both the F-150 Tremor and the F-150 Hybrid. Even the previous generation, the 2019 F-150 Raptor completes the sprint in just 5.9 seconds.
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The really amazing part is that both the F-150 Trimmer and the F-150 Hybrid stand at quarter-miles in just 14.1 seconds (96.9 mph and 98.1 mph, respectively), whereas the F-150 Raptor takes 14.3 seconds, equivalent to the exact end-genre Raptor. To complete the run.
Even when it comes to other performance measurements such as handling and braking, the supposedly high-performance F-150 Raptor looks unthinkable. Where it slows down from 60 miles (96 km / h) to zero at 149 feet (45 m), the F-150 vibration takes 142 feet (43 m) to do the same, and the hybrid shows an impressive performance at 138 feet (42 m). ). These two trucks handle 0.74 grams on the Skidpad, taking harder turns than the Raptor, which can handle only 0.71 grams.
Surprisingly, it seems that weight is the biggest enemy of performance trucks. Heavier than the hybrid (partly thanks to its optional 37-inch tires), the F-150 Raptor has just one pound-foot of torque for every 11.69 pounds of weight. Meanwhile, the F-150 Hybrid is somewhat better, weighing just 10.29 pounds per pound-foot of torque, and the F-150 Vibration weighing only 11.04 pounds per pound-foot.
All this shows that horsepower is not the only metric that is important and Ford may want to release the supercharged V8-powered F-150 Raptor R soon.
