Pointless, too pricey and arguably underpowered. Also, brilliant...
As is often the case at launch events, there will be a line of cars arranged neatly, waiting for us to jump into. “Which one would you like?” the Ford PR asked me. In any normal scenario, the Lightening Blue metallic option would’ve been the eye-popping choice. It’s a vivid shade of electric blue, after all - but, next to a day-glo Code Orange car, it looked somehow inconspicuous.
It’s not only the looks that have folk craning their necks. This new Raptor is available with a proper engine: a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol. You can still buy a 2.0-litre diesel, but the 292hp petrol seems the more fitting accompaniment for a vehicle of such extremes. And with the switchable exhaust opened up in its all-out Baja mode, it’s fruity from the outside and it makes a decent noise from within, too – albeit not a fully rousing, Mad Max bark.
It's a pick-up truck, though, and one that’s dedicated to rampaging about on dirt, so of course it has some on-road compromises. Like steering that’s slow with absolutely zero road-surface sensation. On the plus side, it’s nicely weighted and accurate, so the Raptor is actually dead easy to thread along most roads, it’s just not pin-sharp like a modern-day SUV.
Even the visibility is good. That’s not something to be overlooked when you've got to park something of this size, and naturally you get all the parking aids you could want. I say naturally, because I haven't mentioned the price yet. The V6 Raptor costs an ungodly £58,900, but you’ll want for nothing on the kit front. The standard spec includes Matrix LED headlights, privacy glass, a 10-speaker B&O stereo, digital instruments, adaptive cruise, powered and heated seats.
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