(screaming)
(moose moaning)
- If you've been watching the channel
for any amount of time, then you know,
just how much of a soft spot I have for the Ford Raptor.
Heck for a long time before I bought the LBZ,
I was convinced that I was gonna keep stacking pennies
in my piggy bank.
So we could eventually scoop one up.
I just love them.
I love them so much.
But when we look at the Raptor,
it didn't just happen overnight.
There are years and years of research and build time
and baja racing and all sorts of really awesome stuff
that happened along the way.
But what does that story actually look like?
Why on earth would you want to own a Raptor?
And What makes them just so cool?
I'm Dustin with a custom offset you guys can find me on
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we're bringing you guys
the one and only doing slang, sand slinging,
factory 35 inch tire having goodness,
that is the one and only Ford Raptor.
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If you've been here before then, welcome back.
Thanks for tuning in and for being a part
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You guys have made this entire journey.
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All right,
let's talk dinosaur trucks.
To really understand just why
the Raptor is as cool as it is.
We have to look way back in the history books.
It starts with the one and only F-150 lightning.
Dreamed up by Ford special vehicle team or SVT for short,
the first and second generation F-150 lightening was created
and made waves in the truck market.
By offering a factory
street oriented performance truck.
By 2000 SVT was rolling out the second generation lightning,
which put on 360 horsepower was lowered from the factory
and packed the supercharger under the hood.
Now this one is probably the most familiar cause you've
likely seen it in the fast and the furious where Paul Walker
whips this thing down the road,
his boxes in the bed stacked up high,
full of super parts for his new car bill.
While it's an iconic movie truck,
the lightning has continued to inspire people all
over the world.
Heck the guys at Hoonigan just built a lighting inspired
F-150 with a 2J and in it's nasty.
It does burn out like fricking crazy.
It just pooh it's freaking awesome.
Side note.
If you're one of the Hoonigan guys,
you're watching this video,
I'm just saying you guys love burnouts.
We love burnouts.
I'm gonna have my people call your people.
Let's see if we can do some stuff like burn out.
Well, the lightning really drilled the pilot hole
for Ford specialty truck market.
It wasn't until the late 2000s that it came to light.
See in the 2000s SVT spent much of their time on
things like the Cobra Mustang, the GT 350.
And of course the crown jewel, the Shelby GT 500,
it wasn't until 2008 that they began looking at
the F-150 again,
introduced at the SEMA show in 2008 Ford came out swinging
with the first-generation F-150 Raptor.
This big bubble bodied F-150 pack a punch with a 6.2 litre
V8 that pushed out over 400 horsepower,
and a long travel suspension system
and an old new off-road design.
That would steal the thunder
of every other off-road company at the show.
Before didn't just talk the talk,
they actually walked the walk or maybe the correct term here
would be that they ran the run.
Allow me to explain for a second.
Well off-road racing may not be our forte
here at custom offsets.
There's no denying that the Baja 1000 is without a doubt.
One of the most grueling races of the year.
Taking place in the heart of Mexico,
the Baja 1000 is an off-road endurance race,
that claims many of vehicles each year.
It's tough, it's hot.
And it's so intense that even some
of the most skilled drivers,
have a tough time finishing each year.
So it's 2008, right?
And Ford is just, they debut their F-150 Raptor.
So naturally the best way to get that truck into the market
is to send it to the Baja.
And they did.
They took a brand new truck that was hardly tested
and sent it through the Gulag.
And it just plain performed.
The raptor slated out in the desert and Ford motor company
was so impressed with the truck,
that they've sent a Raptor
every year since to compete in the race.
Well, the first-generation Raptor
would be in production for several years.
Ford decided it was time for a facelift in the mid 2010s.
And in 2017, they would do just that.
They rolled out a facelift again,
making waves in the truck market,
but for a very different reason this time.
See, listen,
this new second generation truck would lose the F-150 name
and would be simply just called a Raptor. Right.
But that's not what makes it controversial.
That's not the sauce, right.
(mumbling)
- Mrs Edward what is it?
- A french fry.
- I know that Ed, I'm talking about the sauce.
What's in the sauce?
- Under the hood,
Ford opted to ditch the V8.
- Get it
- Oh boy oh boy i will get it.
And put the one and only 3.5 liter twin turbo V6.
Yes.
You heard that right Ford opted to drop,
the fire-breathing bald Eagle (eagle screeching)
screaming V8
in return for two turbos
in some fuel efficiency of an eco-boost,
the market literally exploded people divided
in a quick hurry as whether they loved it or hated it.
But when you stack the 3.5 liter up next to the old V8,
you'll find that the Eco-boost wins
in literally every category.
Well,
the engine choice in the Gen 2 Raptor
is what most people talk about.
We couldn't talk about the Raptor and not mention
the new styling on the second generation.
Featuring sweeping lines
and a much more aggressive front end.
This new Raptor would usher in a second generation
of off-road goodness four years to come.
I mean, it's been in production since 2017.
So almost 2022 now
you get the hint.
Well, the second generation Raptor was awesome.
Ford has consistently been under the gun
about their twin turbo V6 engine choice.
This was only further driven home after Ram release the TRX,
which is a V8 supercharged monster of a truck that takes
plenty of shots at the Raptor directly.
Even has a T-Rex eating a Raptor under the hood.
It doesn't get any more direct than that.
Ram called and Ford answered
this time with a new variant of the Raptor.
The Raptor R in one match is still left to be announced
about the Raptor R,
what we do know is that it's rumored
to be a V8 powered Raptor again,
some sources say the wager that the Raptor R,
will feature the 5.2 litre supercharged V8
that sits in the one and only Shelby GT 500,
which would be absolutely insane.
Listen, guys,
I got the chance to drive a Shelby last year
for about a week and it was incredible.
The sound that that engine makes,
is like the gates of heaven are opening
and you're being carried up
through the pearly gates on the clouds.
I cannot wait to see what this new Raptor look like.
And more importantly, how it performs.
What do you guys think of the Raptor? Would you own,
or are you not a fan? Let us know down below,
I'll be going through all the comments personally,
and I'm looking forward to chatting
with each and every one of you.
with that I'm Dustin with the custom offsets.
We'll see you guys on the next one.
Peace.
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