{"id":41946,"date":"2022-01-24T19:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/?p=41946"},"modified":"2022-06-19T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T21:35:10","slug":"good-news-2022-ford-f-150-raptor-r-will-have-a-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/good-news-2022-ford-f-150-raptor-r-will-have-a-v8","title":{"rendered":"Good News: 2022 Ford F-150 Raptor R Will Have a V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Petrolheads arise again! Ford confirms that the upcoming Raptor R super-truck will rumble the streets again with a V8!<\/p>\n

What’s more American than a bald eagle and a cheeseburger, you may ask? Of course, it’s a giant pickup truck with an earth-shattering V8 powertrain. Taking up a big chunk of the pickup market share is Ford’s F-150<\/a>. However, its stronger brother, the Raptor<\/a>, helped kickstart the super-truck power games between the big American carmakers. Although it initially launched with a big block V8, it was soon replaced with the now-familiar 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 engine that makes a respectable 450 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the high-output V6 is no match for the RAM TRX<\/a>, which packs a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 engine that pumps out a whopping 702 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. As of now, this makes it the most powerful pickup truck, but not for too long.<\/p>\n

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Earlier last year, Ford<\/a> teased us with a snapshot of a more powerful version of the Raptor coming in 2022. As of today, the Dearborn marque released a document confirming the arrival of the ‘Raptor R’ with the following text: “After revealing the third-generation F-150 Raptor \u2014 the best performing, most connected Raptor yet \u2014 for the 2021 model year, the off-road legend adds a new Raptor R for 2022. Raptor R will feature a V8 engine.”<\/p>\n

Sources point towards the 5.2 L Predator V8 from the Shelby GT500 for the ‘R.’ In its current state, the supercharged V8 whips out 760 hp and 625 lb-ft. Citing practicality and utility constraints, Ford will most likely detune the engine, which should still trounce the TRX in the sheer horsepower war. Due to its increased output, the Raptor R could also receive the TREMEC 7-speed DCT for blazing quick shifts.<\/p>\n

Provided things go as per plan; the Raptor R could arrive as early as Spring 2022. Price-wise, expect the newest truck to be within arm’s reach of the RAM TRX, approximately between $70-80k.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more information!<\/p>\n

Gallery: 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor<\/h2>\n