Yiche's original birds of prey, the collective name of Falcons and Owl birds, are located at the top of the food chain, and the eagles, eagles, vultures, etc. that humans are more familiar with belong to a kind of raptor. They are fierce and physically strong, after all, the word "bird of prey" has never been associated with provocation. For car fans, when they hear the word "Raptor", it must be the Ford F-150 Raptor that comes to mind, and this American pickup truck has led many Chinese people into a new world - the original pickup truck can still be like this.
Today, the Ford F-150 has come to the 74th year after its birth, and as far as the information is known, the new Ford F-150 Raptor will also be officially released in China in the first quarter of this year, and will open reservations through weChat Mini Program, it is expected that the price of the new car will not be much different from the old model, between 500,000 and 600,000 yuan. The appearance of its overseas version of the model has been officially announced, let us combine the official pictures of the overseas version to feel its charm in advance.
Rugged look as always
In 2009, Inspired by the Baja 1000 car, Ford launched the first generation of the F-150 Raptor model, and the new Raptor on the market was built on the 14th generation F-150, which was more rugged and wild than the regular version of the F-150. The whole car is not decorated with chrome trim like the ordinary F-150, but uses the iconic matte black decoration of the Raptor series, which matches the huge size of the vehicle and makes the whole car look very fierce.
The vehicle does not use Ford's traditional blue-bottomed oval logo at the front of the car, but designs the English letters of "FORD" in the position of the front grille, which is also a tradition of the Raptor. The headlights and front grille are designed as a whole, increasing the visual width of the front face. The overseas version of the Raptor adopts a yellow LED daytime running light design, with the yellow light strip in the middle of the headlight, which can form an "F" shape when lit. There is also a three-stage small light strip above the front grille, which is believed to be inspired by the tail jet of a sci-fi fighter.
The vehicle has a design with a heat sink directly behind the bonnet, and the "RAPTOR" logo is also on both sides of the heat sink. In addition, behind the two wings, there are also two heat sink designs, and its shape is also derived from the air intake shape of the F-22 Raptor fighter.
The design of the new Raptor body side is still very powerful, the front door of the vehicle is keyless entry, and there is also an electronic combination lock on the B-pillar on the main driving side. The Raptor series uses anti-lap design wheels, and the overseas version of the model also offers two different tire options of 35 inches and 37 inches for the first time, the tire model is Michelin's BFGoodrich Bailuch KO2 AT all-terrain tires, suitable for medium-strength off-road tires.
The rear design of the vehicle is relatively simple, the tailgate has a "FORD" embossed trim that corresponds to the front of the car, and a reversing camera is also equipped above the tailgate switch. The tail lights on both sides have a C shape when lit, and the width indicator is also set at the rear wheel brow of the vehicle. The F-150 Raptor features a bilateral dual exhaust design. Towbars, trailer power interfaces, etc. are readily available.
Smarter cockpits
The interior of the F-150 Raptor has also undergone some changes on the F-150, but it is less obvious than the exterior. The interior design of the whole vehicle is still atmospheric, as soon as it enters the car, the American large pickup truck is born with a sense of ruggedness and boldness, and the addition of some scientific and technological configurations also makes this wild-looking pickup truck have a lot of modern atmosphere.
The vehicle uses the same 12-inch full LCD instrument as the F-150, replacing the mechanical pointer-type combination of the old model. The size of the control screen also reaches 12 inches, and the car machine system is SYNC 4 system, which has functions such as navigation, voice control, Apple CarPlay/Android Android Auto mobile phone interconnection, OTA remote upgrade, and can switch The Off-Road page to display information such as body posture.
The F-150 Raptor has a point logo directly above the steering wheel, and the steering wheel is wrapped in leather and embellished with orange stitching, which reflects the vehicle's performance orientation. The laser-etched "RAPTOR" identification is engraved in the middle of the three-spoke steering wheel, while two large metal paddles are rear. In addition, the steering wheel has electric position adjustment and heating functions.
The overseas version of the F-150 Raptor also features 360° panoramic imagery, panoramic sunroof, remote control start, 18-speaker B&O sound, inductive wiper, automatic dual-zone air conditioning and other comfort features. The seats are wrapped in leather and are also embellished with orange stitching, and owners can also add money to choose recaro barrel seats. Its front seats are heated/ventilated, while the rear seats are also heated. In addition, there are 6 AUX interfaces reserved at the top of the cockpit, which is convenient for owners to expand the external functions of the vehicle.
Powerful power and off-road configuration
Like the old model, the new Raptor is equipped with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo engine, but with enhanced tuning. The engine has a maximum power of 450 horsepower and a maximum torque of 691 N·m, which is still matched by a 10-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle offers up to 7 driving modes, including Wetland, Tow, Sport, Standard, Off-Road, Rock Creep and Baja (High Performance All Terrain) modes. Depending on the driving mode, the vehicle's exhaust system can also make targeted changes to produce different sound effects.
The vehicle adopts a non-load-bearing body structure, the chassis adopts the front double wishbone independent suspension, and the rear suspension is a monolithic non-independent, with coil springs and FOX shock absorbers. The shock absorber uses FOX's unique Live Valve technology, which controls the movable valve through an electronic system to achieve vibration damping that balances comfort with extreme off-road performance.
The new F-150 Raptor features a time-sharing four-wheel drive system that is paralleled to a time-lapse clutch-based four-wheel drive system. Vehicles can switch between high-speed two-wheel drive, high-speed four-wheel drive, low-speed four-wheel drive and automatic four-wheel drive. The rear axle features an electronic differential lock and the front axle features a Towson self-locking differential. Coupled with the powerful four-wheel drive system, the new Raptor has extremely strong off-road capabilities.
With 37-inch tires, the F-150 Raptor has a proximity angle of 33.1° and a departure angle of 24.9°. When paired with 35-inch tires, the vehicle has an approach angle of 31° and a departure angle of 23.9°, while the vehicle can achieve a larger suspension travel, which is about 25% more than the first-generation F-150 Raptor.
In addition, the new F-150 Raptor can also achieve single-pedal driving in rock creep mode. During the slow up-and-down process of the vehicle, gently release the accelerator pedal and the brakes will work actively, helping the driver to meet the challenge in a more timely, effective and controllable manner.
Editor's comments: The Ford F-150 Raptor, which was inspired by the Baja 1000, can be said to have opened another door for the pickup truck model, and its wild, rugged and even slightly sloppy shape has also captured the hearts of many people, so that many people have ignored the fierce performance covered under its appearance. In fact, for pickup truck models such as the new F-150 Raptor, its off-road performance is much stronger than the mainstream off-road vehicles currently on the market, and secondly, its functionality and scalability are also unattainable for most passenger cars. Perhaps in the near future, with the increasingly humane domestic pickup truck policy, more Chinese people can feel its charm.