STOCKTON, Utah – “Where the hell am I supposed to drive this?” was roughly my impression of the Bronco Raptor, an SUV so annoyingly wide that it needs government-mandated marker lights. It also boasts 418 horsepower, enormous 37-inch tires and a suspension designed to cushion landing back on Earth after you’ve launched 5,733 pounds off its surface. Because that’s something you can routinely do. All of the above is amplified in the F-150 Raptor, but at least that can fit a fridge in its bed.
And by “engineers,” I don’t just mean those who call Michigan home. Like the entire 2024 Ford Ranger lineup, the Raptor is a global product, and the lions’ share of its tortuous development occurred on, through and over rusty red sands Down Under. To that end, the front frame rails, front shock towers, rear shock brackets and suspension mounting points were all strengthened. And yes, I did jump the Ranger Raptor and, honestly, it was anticlimactic. Credit assuredly goes to the enhanced hardware, but we weren't actually allowed to give it the full, well, this ...
2024 Ford Ranger Raptor action slide front View 7 Photos Later, I would get into the passenger seat next to Anthony Magagnoli, an Off-Road Attributes Engineer at Ford. Basically, it is his job to go fast enough to prove the truck’s limits. He was largely doing what I was doing around corners, but at, like, three times the speed. It was like someone hit fast-forward on the world. Maintaining such a pace through soap trees and eucalyptus would be terrifying. Good on ya, mates.
There aren’t any long straights at Raptor Assault to really let the big turbo V6 fly, so the best I could do was a couple full-wood acceleration runs up to the listed speed limit on Highway 73 . Like the Bronco Raptor, which has the same engine with a few extra horses but tasked with moving 408 extra pounds, don’t expect giggle-inducing, high-five-your friends thrust.
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