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" The Ford F-150 Raptor looks tough enough to run straight down the Baja Peninsula, race across the Mexican mainland and then continue roaring down through South America until it plows across Antarctica. It is the most extreme high-speed 4x4 pickup ever produced. It looks simply ferocious with its swollen flanks, aggressive stance, visibly rugged suspension pieces1 and thumping 35-inch-tall BF Goodrich off-road tires.  BEST OFF-ROAD ABILITY Ford F-150 Raptor Base Price: $38,995  The powertrain is still pure F-150, with a 320-hp 5.4-liter V8 linked to a six-speed automatic, though an exclusive 400-hp 6.2-liter &amp;quot;Boss&amp;quot; V8 will soon become an option. Engineers widened the F-150&amp;#039;s track by 7 inches with new upper and lower control arms. The lower arms are chamfered like a skidplate, so rocks can slide underneath without hanging the truck up. To allow the Raptor to glide over obstacles and take the punishment of hard landings, the Special Vehicle Team (SVT) chose specifically tuned internal-bypass Fox Racing shocks. There&amp;#039;s nothing exotic about how the Raptor moves over pavement. But the thrills off-road are mighty indeed--the truck is absolutely magical. Whoops, whoop-dees and whoop-dee-doos all get swallowed up by the Raptor&amp;#039;s suspension with casual disdain. At speeds that would lead to jail time when practiced on any interstate, the Raptor can cruise over yard-deep gullies as if they were speed bumps at a Wal-Mart.  Amazingly, while all of the SVT&amp;#039;s changes are designed to aid the Raptor&amp;#039;s off-road ability, they don&amp;#039;t exact a toll in truck utility. The Raptor is rated to tow 6000 pounds and carry a maximum payload of 1020 pounds. A truck that works as hard as it plays? Sign us up. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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