I was taking to a friend of mine a few days ago, and he mentioned this new truck, and how awesome he thought it was. My first thoughts were ford f-150, ugh...... But, I still went online to see what this thing looked like, and how it stacked up against our beloved VX.

First thing I noticed was the fact that its just a standard F-150, BIG engine, upgraded rear axle, and shocks, and what looks to be some very uninspired cosmetic changes. The article I was reading was good, but something stuck out at me.

Noticeable differences between the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor and conventional F-150 include a distinctive grille that has the Ford name carved into it; front bumper, vented hood, front fascia and fenders, functional hood extractors, fender extractors with �SVT� bored out, as well as visible FOX Racing Shox, the only internal bypass shocks available on a street truck.
The ONLY truck that has internal bypass shocks available on the street?! I don't think so!

I found the article at the link below

http://jalopnik.com/5075561/2010-for...tor-first-ride

Why spend a LOAD of cash on that truck, thats practically a living fossil, when you can spend a fraction of that and get a REAL Baja truck? (VX)

I just don't understand why ford thinks that thing is somehow going to be the truck the enthusiast want...

Untapped market?

I guess this is more proof that the VX is WAS, and still IS way ahead of its time.

Anyone here have any thoughts on this truck? am I wrong about this? I just feel that ford is going to have an even harder time trying to sell this thing than Isuzu had with the VX..