My experience with the 2011 SVT 4-Door Raptor

So, This last weekend I had the privilege of having my dad's brand new 4-door SVT Raptor, Fully loaded! the truck was SO spacious and so luxurious. The sony sound system was INSANE!. I know that they have a VERY heavy price tag.. But man, This truck was truly something else! Through the Differential locker, and 4x4 Hi/Lo I was able to get up, around, and through ANYTHING i could find. It even has an "off-road" mode and a "climbing" mode. Through the indash you could see which wheels were getting/needing power, and i didnt toy around with it much.. but i feel like you could choose which wheels to give power to! (not sure)

And as for the suspension. WOW. I was mobbing it pretty damn hard, and i felt like i was on the road. Fox did work when they threw those things on. Its probably valved specifically for the dimensions of that vehicle.

But after the crazy fun weekend. I headed GLADLY back to my tacoma. And was very happy to have it back <3

 

oooOoOoOhhh yeah! Very Pricy

 

Nothing more than an f150 with extra shit, its full-size which means it can't go places the nimble Tacoma can and it weighs a lot more.

 

aaaaaannnnddddd Ford hater #1






*NOTE* I never said anything was better than anything. I was only trying to say how bad ass it is.
This is NOT a competition haha.

 

For the price of a raptor I could buy a FX4 F-150 and put in a sick coilover suspension with almost the same capability and still have 10g's left over. It's nice, but not worth the price tag on it.

 

HAHAHAHHAHAHHA!
wiiiinn

 

Actually, I disagree.. I believe your getting what you pay for.
There is a lot more to it than just suspension.

 

They are insanely sick trucks. Way to fast for it's own good. My friend has one fully loaded every option you could get. But off roading it means bent frames. But it does take a lot to stop one.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/166090-ford-raptors-frames-bending.html
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/of...-ford-raptor-frame-damage-claims-w-video.html

 

Raptor are bad ass man.

 

Oh my god. It was so fast. FREAKISHLY fast. haha



***"You can break anything – you can even break a trophy truck."***

 

You have to give Ford credit for having the balls to bring the Raptor to market. Contrast it with the conservative Tacoma Baja Edition.

 

Hahaha, yeah i have. Never been in a fast truck though.. Untill then.

 

Well I thought it was fast?

 

Well its a BAD ass f-150.
Hey man, No need to antagonize, I was just admiring the shit it impressed me with. And I enjoyed it.
To each his own.

 

ahaha, Thanks man.

 

It is very fast for a truck, 400 hp and 430 pounds of torque ain't nothing to play with. I'm just glad that he didn't get the tacky vinyl mud graphics on it my friend did and regretted it within a week of owning it the dealer wouldn't give him his money back so me and him spent a few hours with a razor blade scraping it off. They are very nice trucks, SVT just need to work out the kinks and bring the price tag down before I would even consider buying one.

 

1000000% agreed

 

well it is extremely fast offroad (due to LT suspension and 400hp), but on the street it is not. but that isn't what its meant for

 

Haters gonna hate...I love Ford, and I love the Raptor. And I also love Toyota.

 

Yup.!
Yeah, i love my tacoma. I just wanted to share my raptor experience.