Surprisingly, neither Raptor is uncivilized when you’re just driving around town. Both have a 4.10 electronic locking rear axle and, of course, four-wheel drive. It also uses larger tires, 37-inch all-terrains versus 35s on the standard truck, which makes for even more off-road brawn. It uses the same ten-speed automatic but makes 700 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque and will hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Since that was well behind the TRX’s 3.7-second time, we now have the Raptor R, which uses the 5.2-liter “Predator” V8 from the Shelby Mustang GT500. Although it’s now the “lesser” Raptor, the standard version is still good for zero to 60 runs in the low five-second range. The regular Raptor is powered by a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 belting out 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque mated to a ten-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. While the big news for 2023 is the arrival of the Raptor R, the regular Raptor remains unchanged, so there are now two ways to get this hard-charging pickup. The Raptor’s interior is much like the roomy and comfy one in the regular F-150, but the Raptor R gets super-cool Recaro seats and several aesthetic tweaks. At least you’ll have a good time while you’re doing it. Over and over again, since you’ll be tempted to burn rubber all the time. Even if the V6 Raptor’s 16 mpg combined isn’t tremendous, you do have to ask if, even if you can afford it, do you want to spend an EPA-estimated $4,200 per year for gas? Oh, and FYI the tab to replace those BF Goodrich K0s will be $450 per wheel according to Tire Rack. The V8’s combined 12 mpg is just as bad as that of the TRX’s Hemi.
There are a bunch of caveats to lay at Ford’s doorstep, though. Still, the Raptor is a known quantity that you can take delivery of right now. If you’re more of a GM fan, there’s also GMC’s wild Hummer EV, which is just as fast and has that awesome crab-walking feature, among other pretty impressive off-road hardware. The kicker: A Rivian R1T costs $35,000 less. It’s nifty that Ford can make a Raptor R and the driving experience is a real hoot, but this is sort of last century’s can of Red Bull now. That beast can raise or lower its suspension to ride lower on the highway and even higher than the Raptor on dirt, matches the Ford’s straight-line performance and doesn’t drink petrol. As we said with our Ram TRX review, there’s a new sheriff in the form of Rivian’s R1T. Of course, mentioning the Lightning calls to mind the Raptor’s other competitors. You can credit the constantly adjusting dampers, the prodigious volume of the tires that are nearly double the rubber on the Ford F-150 Lightning. This is the most teddy-bearish, always comfortable truck we’ve tested. Two years after being one-upped by the Ram TRX, Dearborn has unleashed the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R, which adds a 700-horsepower 5.2-liter V8 to the mix. This is the off-road version of magnetic ride control on a Cadillac CT-4 V Blackwing, and like the Caddy, it handles with poise. Both come with the same Fox Racing trick dampers that are fed a passel of data, from the truck’s attitude, to slow- and high-speed bumps and how quickly you’re mashing through them, what 4×4 mode you’re in, etc. The only difference is a slight spring rate increase on the R’s front end. The R also gets some interior upgrades and 37-inch tires (the regular Raptor uses 35s).īoth the R and the regular 450-horsepower Raptor, which doesn’t really change at all this year, share a suspension and most of the same off-road and interior bits. Once you’re on the pavement it can rip to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, which is just stupid fun. But with a monster 640 pound-feet of torque, massive tires, a two-speed transfer case, and multiple modes (slippery, rock crawl, off-road and Baja) that counter wheelspin this Ford laughed its way through the endeavor we might as well have been driving on the Interstate. We took the Raptor R up a snowy, muddy bypass that features plenty of boulders, gnarled logs, water bars and some tight turnarounds. It costs a whopping $30,000 more than the regular V6 version, but bragging rights matter to the folks who like these, and the Raptor R has plenty to brag about. For 2023, the Blue Oval has unleashed a counteroffensive with a second variant, the V8-powered, 700-horsepower F-150 Raptor R. Although it largely originated the off-road, desert-bashing muscle truck species, the last couple of years have seen the Ford F-150 Raptor a little overshadowed by newer competitors, and specifically Ram’s over-the-top TRX and to a lesser extent a new breed of electric pickups.
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