Ford Raptor

Though they are increasingly fewer and farther between, there are still places in the world where you can drive full speed across the desert, foot to the floor, dodging rocks and wailing on whoop-de-dos the whole way. It's a fleeting form of freedom and if you like it, better to act sooner rather than later.

To fully enjoy these places at these speeds, Ford has made the Raptor.

Based on the F-150 pickup, the Raptor is widened by seven inches to accommodate big, honking desert tires and extra wheel travel--11.2 inches front and 12.1 inches rear. From the A-pillar forward, it gets all-new SMC body panels that wrap around the stock three-valve, 320-hp, 5.4-liter Triton V8. The black Raptor grille is wider than the stock F-150 grille, and the skid plate angled below the bumper replaces the stock air dam lower panels.

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