2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review
Seven. Hundred. Horsepower. Over $100,000. This 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R is not messing around.
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This is a great time for gasoline-powered performance vehicles. Ford has responded in the debate with Ram’s 1500 TRX. The regular Raptor wasn’t enough, the 37 didn’t cut it, well this is Ford’s ultimate response. As Cliff says, it’s “totally amazing.” Watch to see his experiences with the Raptor R and then let us know what you think. Does the six-figure price tag make any sense at all? Or is ‘sense’ not a word we should use when talking about these trucks. You tell us!
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Presenter: Clifford Atiyeh
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0:00 The F-150 Raptor
1:01 The Engine
1:53 Exterior
2:16 Stats
2:55 The Rear
3:20 Interior
4:25 Infotainment
6:20 Driving Impressions
10:26 Off-road
12:56 Pricing
13:31 Final Thoughts
Content
7.74 -> here's an economics lesson for you you could
buy a two or three Ford F-150s or one of these
14.16 -> F-150 Raptor RS 110 000 is what buys you a 700
horsepower Dune hopping crazy truck that will
24 -> keep up with almost any sports car on the road and
then drive off the road better than practically
29.82 -> anything this is the truck we've been waiting
to drive for a long time it competes against the
34.56 -> Ram 1500 TRX and I'm going to tell you what it's
really all about this is what healthy competition
40.62 -> looks like Ram did a V8 pickup truck with over
700 horsepower so Ford has brand new for 2023 the
48.12 -> raptor r continues the Raptor tradition of being
overpowered oversized and just tons of fun this
55.08 -> is the third generation Raptor and this one is the
most powerful and exclusive one you're gonna find
61.02 -> the raptor r has more hot air and liquids
flowing through it than a Patriots tailgate
66 -> and this is why it requires 66 percent more air
flowing through it than the GT500 that's because
72.96 -> look at this thing it has to ingest everything
and filter out all the dust massive air duct up
78.54 -> here 5.2 liter Supercharged V8 it looks kind of
small inside here but that's because the hood is
85.38 -> so big that's the thing about the F-150 it can
go everywhere from a hybrid 6 to a regular V8
91.32 -> to this giant V8 check out the numbers they are
astronomical now look how they look next to the
98.58 -> regular Raptor which is already quite powerful
but it does not come close to this what Ford
104.22 -> also did they changed the exhaust manifold they
changed the oil cooler just about every little
109.14 -> part that they could versus the standard Shelby
Mustang has been re-engineered the front end of
114.72 -> the raptor r is quite stealthy the only giveaways
This Hood bulge and the red R on that Grill and
121.02 -> everything else you see like the steel bumpers the
tow hooks the metal skid plates everything is very
127.02 -> functional including all the clearance lights
because it's over 80 inches wide if you already
131.46 -> know the Raptor 37 and watch that review if you
haven't you'll know this one the raptor r does not
138.36 -> require major suspension changes that's because
it comes standard with the 37 inch tire package
144.12 -> that's optional on the regular Raptor that gives
you over 13 inches of clearance and check out the
149.46 -> approach and departure angles they're insane by
any measure now you get 14 inch to travel in the
155.16 -> back 13 in the front adaptive Fox Racing socks
all around that are very very responsive the
160.98 -> main difference versus a regular raptor is in the
front where the spring rate has been increased to
165.84 -> handle that increased weight from the engine
underneath is also a larger aluminum drive
170.7 -> shaft and a beefed up torque converter because
there's a lot of torque going through this thing
175.56 -> the back of the Raptor are it's like a regular
F-150 with two giant exhaust tips if you notice
181.5 -> something that's not here the graphics it's
got a delete package so you don't see the word
185.76 -> Raptor written like a four-year-old on the side
of the flanks you know what this is again it is
190.62 -> the bright red R cleverly hidden on that back
logo so if people behind you can't see that
197.16 -> it's a raptor they will hear it soon enough the
moon roof is optional but the seats are standard
203.82 -> you get that nice suede leather outboard heated
seats tons of room because this is the SuperCrew
210.06 -> it's the only way you can get the raptor r the
raptor r brings orange accents everywhere the
216.66 -> 12 o'clock hash mark on the steering wheel the
stitching on the dash even on these American flag
221.82 -> etchings on the side pillars there's also
metal shift paddles and carbon fiber trim
228.42 -> this is conventional F-150 so you get the top
of the line trim massaging seats that are not
234.36 -> available right now because of the pandemic sorges
eventually that'll be fixed but you also get
239.46 -> powered gear selector and this work tray which I
absolutely love great for eating lunch if nothing
244.98 -> else put this back up here got the carbon fiber
the only thing I don't really like the leather
250.02 -> doesn't really feel like leather all these panels
here not quite up to the quality of what you'll
255.24 -> find in a ram TRX especially at this price so
that's really the one knock I have against it but
260.7 -> then I do yeah that is what makes up for it sync
4 comes standard on this 12 inch touchscreen it's
268.62 -> pretty high res except for these cameras check out
the backup camera here and the bed cam that's a
276.3 -> pretty bad and garbled display if you go into a GM
truck they are so high res so Ford could improve
282.42 -> that but everything else is actually pretty good
you got this right third over here which I can
286.8 -> scroll through multiple functions looking at the
fuel economy which is laughable Zone lighting you
292.08 -> can see that bed camera here all this different
stuff it makes it really easy to use I can adjust
297.96 -> features there's a thing called Trail turn assist
which will help you by breaking the inner wheel
303.36 -> when you're in four wheel high or four wheel low
you're not going to find semi-automated control
308.16 -> like Ford's blue cruise but you do get basically
everything else including reverse brake assist
313.02 -> very helpful because it's difficult to see what
you're backing into when you're in a raptor are
319.2 -> and otherwise you also get Wireless Apple carplay
and Android auto and an 18 speaker banging off in
326.1 -> stereo with speakers in the headrests the raptor
r is not a work truck it's a play truck so you get
332.34 -> the steering waiting the suspension and your
exhaust all right here on your fingertips you
340.38 -> don't have to go waving through the touch screen
everything is right in front of you including all
344.76 -> the driving modes that's the great thing about
having a fully digital display not only do you
349.56 -> get great animations but you can see everything
that it's doing for example in off-road mode
354.12 -> it's switching to four high and putting the
rear diff Locker on that's really helpful
360.96 -> you can also customize some of the gauges on top
368.46 -> that's great so you can really concentrate
on those angles and if you really want to
374.7 -> see all the data without plugging in an
OBD2 port this is how you do it [Music]
388.92 -> remember when I said that the previous
Raptor was too slow wow no longer
397.14 -> love hearing that supercharger
pulley Ford modified the pulley
401.76 -> of course it changed the oil cooler
the oil pan the exhaust manifold
410.94 -> compared to that standard engine if you want to
call it standard of the Shelby GT500 they had to
417.6 -> make extra changes because this truck gulps
a whole lot more air than that Mustang needs
428.1 -> and it's down on power some a little bit
431.1 -> the shell we make 760 horsepower this is 700
even but this one has more torque want to hear
439.2 -> something funny the average fuel economy is
9.2 miles per gallon that's on a good day
448.92 -> I think that's what I love most about
the Ford F-150 you can get it in so
453.12 -> many different configurations excuse me if I'm
yelling I can barely hear myself over this V8
459.24 -> but the point being is that you can go all
the way to this raptor r a regular Raptor
463.2 -> with the twin turbo 6. you can get regular
V8s you can get hybrids a basic work truck
471.9 -> it's like every single possible configuration
known to mankind it's in the F-150 [Music]
481.32 -> but this one [Music] this one's not going to stick
around for too long like the ram TRX this is a
488.52 -> specialty model and you will pay this is over one
hundred ten thousand dollars as you see it here
495.84 -> and I don't even want to guess what the dealer
markups are going to be on a truck like this
501.84 -> astronomical
507.38 -> [Music]
508.38 -> Ford sells the Raptor are as if you live in a
desert it's meant for Sand Dune hopping jumps
517.08 -> but what you're really doing 95 of the time is
trying to stay in the lane of a paved Road which
524.52 -> is all but impossible [Music] you've got multiple
steering waiting options on here including the
532.86 -> suspension and the exhaust they're all accessible
by buttons right here on my right thumb so it's
537.72 -> very very easy to adjust and that steering does
help because in sport mode it tightens the feel
543.54 -> a little bit so it's not as sloppy it's still
very sloppy but you just don't have the illusion
548.94 -> of it being quite as loose but it still is and
every little crosswind any little thing in the
556.14 -> road is really knocking the Raptor side to
side if you pass somebody in this truck well
565.62 -> you might as well have four Hands on the Wheel
that's how badly you need to control this thing
574.32 -> and mine I suggest a pro tip always keep
this thing in four Auto because if you don't
582.12 -> I don't want to tell you what happens
if you don't just keep it in four Auto
590.22 -> a nice feature about the Raptor are there's a
quiet mode you can activate it right here on
595.8 -> the screen and it will based on your time like an
alarm clock will make sure it doesn't completely
602.28 -> awake your neighbors and I can also adjust the
exhaust sound right here on the steering wheel
608.76 -> including selecting a off-road
use only Mode called Baja
613.8 -> it just makes it a little Wilder [Music]
622.68 -> never mind it's a lot Wilder
626.76 -> the Raptor Arc comes standard with the 37 inch
tire package that's optional on the regular Raptor
633.42 -> so that means that all of the specs are the same
the 13.1 inches of ground clearance all the insane
641.04 -> approach and departure angles all of that good
stuff but things like the front spring rate that's
648.48 -> been increased this is a much heavier engine and
all of the various driving modes here have also
655.14 -> been recalibrated it's a lot different when you
have a giant V8 versus a pretty powerful Turbo 6.
663.42 -> of course you've got front
and rear locking differentials
668.22 -> there's even a system that will break the inner
wheels and drag them essentially on the ground
675.42 -> and what that does is it helps you navigate a
little easier around turns on the trail it's
681.6 -> called Trail turn assist kind of neat if
you can picture yourself like dragging a
687 -> boot behind as you're walking you can pivot
yourself a lot easier that's the system here
697.26 -> of course the easiest thing to do in a raptor is
just a put your right foot down that always helps
703.86 -> one piece of advice I could give you if
you ever drive a raptor are is just hang on
714.62 -> [Music]
715.62 -> and then pray that you can stop and you will
721.38 -> but allow yourself enough time right
it's like preparing for an emergency exit
730.2 -> know all your exits know all the doors
kind of have to do that with the Raptor are
736.74 -> because it might fool you into thinking that
it's some sort of agile sports car because it's
740.88 -> got this loud V8 and all the race trimmings
inside like these metal paddle shifters that
746.88 -> feel like they're inside a Ferrari with a
red hash mark up on the top but you're not
753.12 -> so never ever forget the fact that
you can't fit in a parking garage
762.42 -> and then if you reverse the wrong way
you'll have a tire in someone's windshield
776 -> [Music]
777 -> the 2023 Ford F-150 starts at 33 695 you
could buy three of those for the price of
785.04 -> this 2023 raptor r mine was 112 035 dollars
with destination the regular Raptor starts
793.14 -> at over 76k and adding the r well that's over 30
grand more and it's not just the V8 engine it's
800.28 -> the exclusivity it's all the extra suspension
tuning everything I was already mentioning and
805.32 -> let's remember there's only one other competitor
the Ram 1500 TRX this is a great time for gasoline
813.54 -> performance Vehicles 700 horsepower from a
Shelby V8 in a lifted pickup truck it costs
818.88 -> over a hundred grand and Ford cannot build enough
to satisfy you all and I can see why it's totally
825 -> amazing take my word for it drive one if you
can because the performance is just astounding
830.22 -> it shouldn't be sold really to anybody without a
racing license and the fact that it is well this
835.86 -> is America and I love America and I love trucks
like this so go to cargurus.com subscribe price
841.62 -> out your next car because we'll also give you a
pretty good deal if you trade your car in and try
846.12 -> to get one of these because if I don't you should
we'll see you next time [Music] thank you [Music]
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