Baby Raptor: How does the Taco stack up?

Agreed. But they are two totally different vehicles and though the Pro is capable the Raptor is insane, I've had the luxury of getting to play with my Dad's on a few family road trip / vacations. And agreed, I'll never be able to afford one. But for him it's his Corvette and he can afford one and then a few more lol.

 

The numbers that I saw have the approach, breakover, and departure angles right where the non-Pro Tacos are without the air damn. The HP/TQ numbers sound nice, but not MT and too many other gizmos for my liking. It will be interesting to see them out on the roads.

 

I have a coworker that has a 17 Raptor and it's definitely a nice truck. It rides nice, but here's the thing. It's huge. Like others have said, not just tall, but very wide. I'm sure that's fine in the wide open Baja-styled trails, but for what we might call traditional off road trails, it's less than ideal.

 

That's what she said!

 

It's like comparing this...

 

New Ranger really isn't all new then is it.

 

That is pretty much it. More like a mid-cycle refresh that we happen to finally get.

 

For what a Raptor sells for here in UT with the demand markups and stuff though, I could:

Buy a Tundra
LT the hell out of it
LS Swap
Still come out ahead

or:

Buy a tacoma
Backhalf it + LT
Supercharger
Still come out ahead and still fit in regular parking spaces

I just ride in my coworkers all the time, and let him foot the bill

 

You can't compare those 2 trucks. The Raptor is a F-150 a full sized truck. Compare it to a Tundra TRD 4X4.

 

Your answer is in the question. The F150 is a full-sized pick-up. It's an apples and oranges comparison in my opinion.

 

A little closer...

 

Not really. Have you wheeled one? Or agressively wheeled a 3rd gen?

 

Lol right. 4 gen will be hybrid. That or the 4 banger

 

Put that raptor in a parking garage. Let’s see how many dings that sucker gets ...

 

Geezus!

 

Raptors at $70,000 is a total rip-off,and I am also a Ford fan.

 

Raptor doesn’t fit between the trees where I drive, so it’s capabilities are moot for me. However, I hear you get a free ballcap and a sixer of Bud Light when you buy one, so that’s pretty cool.

 

My boss has an 18 raptor. Really nice truck my mine is the mini version.

 

Yes. Fat ass would get scratched to high heaven.

Believe it or not I drove Tom Cruise’s stunt man’s truck. He had the 6.2 gen 1

 

Ya since rednecks can afford $74000 trucks...