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..