Ford F-150 Raptor Horsepower & Torque Numbers Confirmed!
When Ford unveiled the 2017 Ford Raptor at the North American International Auto Show in 2015, the entire truck world drooled over it like a hungry lion. Today, we finally know exactly what is under the hood.
It surely took a long time to find out; one year and seven months to be precise, but Ford shocked the world once again when they publicly announced the truck’s horsepower and torque figures at the iconic State Fair of Texas.
The 3.5 liter V6 EcoBoost engine in the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor will produce 450 horsepower, and 510 lb.-ft. of torque, and it’ll deliver a 23% EPA improvement in estimated combined fuel economy. That’s pretty darn impressive for a stock truck that comes with a factory-backed warranty.
EPA estimated fuel economy ratings for the 2017 F-150 Raptor are 15 mpg city, 18 mpg highway and 16 mpg combined, and Ford says that it’ll have a base starting price of less than $50,ooo. Here in between us, don’t expect to actually walk out of a dealership with one for such little money. Average selling price will most likely be in the $60,000 dollar range or more.
“Raptor was designed to be a no-compromise, off-road performance machine,” said Matt Tranter, Ford Performance engineering supervisor. “That is why we made the switch from the cast-iron V8 to the aluminum block, high-output GTDI V6 EcoBoost engine that our team tuned to add 39 horsepower and 76 lb.-ft. of torque for today’s Raptor.”
“Looking at the torque curve of the Raptor’s EcoBoost engine, you see the twin turbos spool quicker for faster time to torque – it hammers quick and keeps delivering torque for a more brawny feel than its V8 predecessor,” said Al Cockerill, Raptor’s powertrain development engineer.
As it was expected, the 10-speed automatic transmission developed jointly with General Motors plays a crucial role in delivering these performance figures on and off the road.
How excited are you for the new Raptor? Will you be getting one?