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05-20-2013, 03:21 PM
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Start with a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150+svt+raptor/) as your base vehicle for modification, and chances are high that you'll end up with something pretty cool. Now, have those modifications done by professional lunatics Hennessey Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hennessey/), make the project turning the pickup into an ultra-long SUV, and the result stands a real chance of being a total kick in the ass. Let us present the Hennessey VelociRaptor then, in all of its awesomeness.
Hennessey has taken care in grafting a "Expedition style" rear cabin onto the Raptor, complete with an optional third row. The pictures we have show a cabin that's up to the fit and finish standards of the original Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) truck, too. The cab added over the bed also makes room for a massive load space out back, accessible via split out-folding doors and long enough for a person to lay down in (see video).
Mechanically, the truck-turned-SUV sticks with Ford's stock 6.2-liter V8, rated at 411 horsepower, or can be had with a supercharger and some 600 hp. Hennessey says the stock-motor VelociRaptor will run from 0-60 miles per hour in 7.5 seconds, while the hi-po version takes just 5.9 seconds. The SUV does take some of the off-road ability away from the Raptor, with the company saying it hasn't yet had the opportunity to test its capabilities. On-roading and "moderate off-road duties" are the current prescription.
Hennessey will build just 30 copies of the VelociRaptor per year, offered at a starting price of $149,500. If that seems like an absorbent markup over the Raptor's $43,920, well, you're welcome to go out and build your own. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/#continued) for a video walk around of the VelociRaptor, and one showing the supercharged version on a dyno.Continue reading Hennessey completes first VelociRaptor SUV conversion [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/)
Hennessey completes first VelociRaptor SUV conversion [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Start with a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150+svt+raptor/) as your base vehicle for modification, and chances are high that you'll end up with something pretty cool. Now, have those modifications done by professional lunatics Hennessey Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hennessey/), make the project turning the pickup into an ultra-long SUV, and the result stands a real chance of being a total kick in the ass. Let us present the Hennessey VelociRaptor then, in all of its awesomeness.
Hennessey has taken care in grafting a "Expedition style" rear cabin onto the Raptor, complete with an optional third row. The pictures we have show a cabin that's up to the fit and finish standards of the original Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) truck, too. The cab added over the bed also makes room for a massive load space out back, accessible via split out-folding doors and long enough for a person to lay down in (see video).
Mechanically, the truck-turned-SUV sticks with Ford's stock 6.2-liter V8, rated at 411 horsepower, or can be had with a supercharger and some 600 hp. Hennessey says the stock-motor VelociRaptor will run from 0-60 miles per hour in 7.5 seconds, while the hi-po version takes just 5.9 seconds. The SUV does take some of the off-road ability away from the Raptor, with the company saying it hasn't yet had the opportunity to test its capabilities. On-roading and "moderate off-road duties" are the current prescription.
Hennessey will build just 30 copies of the VelociRaptor per year, offered at a starting price of $149,500. If that seems like an absorbent markup over the Raptor's $43,920, well, you're welcome to go out and build your own. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/#continued) for a video walk around of the VelociRaptor, and one showing the supercharged version on a dyno.Continue reading Hennessey completes first VelociRaptor SUV conversion [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/)
Hennessey completes first VelociRaptor SUV conversion [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/20/hennessey-completes-first-velociraptor-suv-conversion-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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