Supercharged First-Gen Raptor Takes on New Twin-Turbo Model
The following video shows two Ford F-150 Raptors being raced against each other. It’s more than a contest between the old model and the new one, though.
Speed Society takes its very own first-generation Raptor and puts it head to head against a 2017 Raptor in dig and roll races. In the process, it pits Boss against EcoBoost, six cylinders against eight, supercharging against turbocharging, and Roush against Ford Performance. (No matter which Michigan monster comes out ahead, we as viewers win.)
We know the stock 2017 Raptor’s EcoBoost V6 cranks out 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque. What’s not so clear is just how much power the 2014 truck is packing behind its giant grille letters, even though Speed Society states it has a Roush supercharger and exhaust system. If the ’14 Raptor is anywhere close to the state of tune of the Roush Off-Road F-150 SVT Raptor, that means it has something in the neighborhood of 590 horsepower and 590 lb-ft.
If those are indeed the numbers under the hood of Speed Society‘s 2014 Raptor, you can imagine how the truck fares against a stock 2017 model. Actually, you don’t have to. You can see how it does against the new Raptor in the clip below. Even better, you can listen, too. The new truck may have a lot going for it, but its V6 sure can’t beat the sound of that giant 6.2-liter V8.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
