The Ford Shelby F-150 Raptor Has Arrived
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 Published On Mar 16, 2022

With its Shelby American spin on the current Ford F-150 Raptor, Shelby American has elevated the vehicle's power and attitude and made an awesome truck. The 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 in the 2022 Shelby Raptor receives an aftermarket tune, which boosts energy and torque from the factory 450 HP and 510 lb-ft to 525 HP and 610 lb-ft. Ford's Raptor also gets Shelby-18s with BF Goodrich KM3 Mud Combat tires measuring 37 inches wide.
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In addition to the two spares mounted in the bed. Additionally, BF Goodrich's K02 model 37-inch tires are available as a factory option from Ford. Nice leather upholstery with a red accent, Shelby badges, and a console plaque with a product code recorded into the Shelby Registry are all included in the interior. Although Shelby has yet to release 2022 Raptor pricing, the last project begins at $124,820, which consists of the cost of a donor Raptor.

Shelby F-150s with a 775-horsepower supercharged V-8 is also on the market for under $10,00,000. On the other hand, Ford plans to reveal its own Raptor R V-8 later this year. Factory models are unlikely to be as powerful as Shelby’s, but there are alternatives. He was constantly ahead of the curve. Back in the '80s, he and his crew at Dodge worked together to develop a line of supercharged pickup trucks.

He predicted that usefulness, performance, and adventure would become increasingly popular, even though he only made a few hundred. Since the turn of the millennium, the automotive sector has shifted its focus away from automobiles and toward trucks and SUVs. Along with a focus on business or utility, the performance truck market's rough off-roading and lifestyle aspects have also grown in recent years.

Custom-made leather seats, floor mats, and console badging include embroidered embroidery to match the exterior's uniqueness. Dash numbers are entered into Shelby's official registry. Customers in the United States and Canada can buy the Shelby Raptor from Shelby Ford dealerships authorized to sell the vehicle. It has a bespoke cold-air power inlet manifold and tune that feeds the Ford Performance Turbo engine in the Shelby Raptor.

An incredible 525+ horsepower and an incredible 610+ foot-pound of torque are now available from the twin-turbo V-6 engine. The Shelby Raptor, BFG KM3 Mud Country tires measuring 37 inches wide are mounted on 18-inch forged aluminum wheels. Two of these combinations are mounted to a chase bracket in the truck bed to make things easier when chasing or adventuring with the truck. In 2010, Ford released the F-150 Raptor, one of the first off-road-focused production trucks.

The Raptor's power plant would be modified in 2013 as Ford continued the development of the vehicle. Shelby began developing the Raptor platform soon after working with Ford. Shelby added more efficiency and torque into an already hefty truck like all Shelby Mustangs. The Shelby Raptor was unveiled to the public and manufactured at the New York Auto Show in the same year. The platform would provide the basis for many more modern Shelby trucks in the years to follow.

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