Ford’s F-150 is accessible with a hybrid powertrain for the primary time, and an electrical drivetrain will be a part of the vary within the coming months, however electrified expertise will not unfold to the high-performance Raptor mannequin. The corporate plans to maintain electrification and desert-taming efficiency on reverse ends of the pickup spectrum.
Tony Greco, the F-150’s program supervisor, confirmed that an electrified Raptor is not within the pipeline throughout an interview with Muscle Automobile & Vans. “We designed and engineered Raptor to be Raptor,” he defined.
He stopped wanting revealing why. Electrification and off-road efficiency aren’t mutually unique, however it seems like Raptor consumers are extra within the latter than within the former, which is okay. And, his feedback do not rule out a extra succesful variant of both the hybrid or the electrical F-150 slightly bit later within the manufacturing run. It is cheap to imagine a number of the classes realized throughout the third-generation Raptor’s growth course of will in the end trickle all the way down to different variations of the truck, together with hybrid and zero-emissions fashions.
Ford hasn’t launched the brand new Raptor’s horsepower and torque numbers but, however we’re anticipating that the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 will generate extra of each than the last-generation mannequin, which posted figures of 450 and 510, respectively. It is fascinating to notice that the PowerBoost hybrid system is rated at 430 horsepower and 570 pound-feet of torque. Giving the Raptor extra grunt ought to widen the hole between it and its hybrid sibling.
Whereas hybrid and electrical fashions are off the desk, the vary will develop when the V8-powered Raptor R touches down in 2022. Credible rumors declare it’s going to fend off the Ram 1500 TRX with a 5.2-liter Predator V8 shared with the Mustang Shelby GT500, the place it produces 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque.
