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10-26-2010, 11:21 AM
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Frequent Flying In Ford's Factory Baja Blaster
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2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 - Click above for high-res image gallery
A scant 30 minutes had passed after taking possession of this 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor) until we had all four of its wheels off the ground. We'd have done the deed even sooner, but our destination - a Baja-style test track in the middle of the desert outside Phoenix, Arizona - was, understandably, far enough out of town that no locals would be able to complain of excessive noise or mini dust tornadoes encroaching on their own tracts of brush-filled paradise.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/raptor-5opta.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/#3505954)After all, the modern conveniences of day-to-day life just don't mix with such uncivilized activities as seeing how much air you can put between your truck's skid plates and solid ground.
And therein lies the beauty of this particular beast. Since when did such niceties as in-dash navigation with voice-activated SYNC, a leather interior with heated seats, dual-zone climate control and satellite radio count as standard equipment in a truck that was built primarily for 100-mile-per-hour blasts through the desert?
Since late 2009, actually, when FoMoCo unleashed the first version of the F-150 SVT Raptor on an unsuspecting public. Unlike all previous products from Ford's Specialty Vehicle Team, including the F-150-based SVT Lightning, this truck does its best work once the pavement ends and the really nasty stuff begins.
It's no secret that we've loved the Raptor ever since our first experience behind the wheel, and now it's better than ever before. How so? Keep reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/#continued) to find out.
Gallery: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2: Review (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review)
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Photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) and Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOLContinue reading Review: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/)
Review: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Frequent Flying In Ford's Factory Baja Blaster
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/lead1fordsvtraptor622010review.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 - Click above for high-res image gallery
A scant 30 minutes had passed after taking possession of this 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor) until we had all four of its wheels off the ground. We'd have done the deed even sooner, but our destination - a Baja-style test track in the middle of the desert outside Phoenix, Arizona - was, understandably, far enough out of town that no locals would be able to complain of excessive noise or mini dust tornadoes encroaching on their own tracts of brush-filled paradise.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/raptor-5opta.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/#3505954)After all, the modern conveniences of day-to-day life just don't mix with such uncivilized activities as seeing how much air you can put between your truck's skid plates and solid ground.
And therein lies the beauty of this particular beast. Since when did such niceties as in-dash navigation with voice-activated SYNC, a leather interior with heated seats, dual-zone climate control and satellite radio count as standard equipment in a truck that was built primarily for 100-mile-per-hour blasts through the desert?
Since late 2009, actually, when FoMoCo unleashed the first version of the F-150 SVT Raptor on an unsuspecting public. Unlike all previous products from Ford's Specialty Vehicle Team, including the F-150-based SVT Lightning, this truck does its best work once the pavement ends and the really nasty stuff begins.
It's no secret that we've loved the Raptor ever since our first experience behind the wheel, and now it's better than ever before. How so? Keep reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/#continued) to find out.
Gallery: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2: Review (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01fordsvtraptor622010review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02fordsvtraptor622010review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/03fordsvtraptor622010review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/04fordsvtraptor622010review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/05fordsvtraptor622010review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review/)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) and Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOLContinue reading Review: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/)
Review: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/26/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-6-2-review-road-test/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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