BREAKING NEWS: 2022 Ford Raptor-R (760HP Supercharged 5.2L V8)

What's going on, guys? I'm Neo Auto and today we have

breaking

news

. The

2022

f-150

raptor

will be revealed next week on February 3rd and let me tell you right now that Ford has big changes for this generation. I'm so excited to share this information with you, so let's get started right. As some of you may already know, a while ago I made a video talking about the next generation of

raptor

s and one of the topics discussed was what engine it would have, well, rumored. Ford has big plans for this generation. To understand how we got to this point, we need to understand the history of the Raptor back in 2010.

The first generation of the Raptor was launched. This was the first truck of this type. No other brand had launched a truck like this. It was an instant hit and in 2017 the Raptor was in its second generation and although the redesign looked great, there was one thing that bothered many people: the powerful v8 had been replaced by a twin-turbo v6 and although it made more power than the The previous generation raptor just didn't sound as good despite this change, raptors sold like hotcakes and many dealers struggled to keep up with demand at this point, there was no doubt the raptor was a hit but For a long time it had no real competition. but that all changed when ram announced the trx, if you haven't heard the ram trx is the first real competitor to the raptor, this truck features the hellcat v8 that produces 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, This is substantially more than the Ford. raptor with 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque as a direct result, Ford will need to respond with a new raptor, I mean after all, Dodge is putting these graphics under the hood of the raptor that is being eaten by a ram t-rex understands that people love the V8 engine and I fully accept it and give the people what they want, so what will be Ford's response?

It looks like Ford is going to launch not one, but two variants of the new Raptor. The standard Raptor model will likely come with the same 3.5-liter V6 engine, but with a power increase, it could realistically be making around 500 horsepower and 535 pound-feet of torque. This is a nice power gain, but it's nowhere near the V8 of the Ram TRX, so taking on the Ford TRX will be by launching a second raptor variant with a v8 engine, it's believed the v8 variant will be called the raptor r. . The engine used will be none other than Ford's 5.2-liter

supercharged

V8 and will be more than capable of taking on the Ram TRX in the GT500. 5.2 makes 760 horsepower and even if Ford decides to detune the raptor's engine, which it probably will, it would still make more power than the ram trx now, to make things even more exciting, it's very possible the raptor will also receive a tremec 7- speed dct like the gt500, if this is the case the raptor will shift extremely fast for those of you who don't know, a dct is a dual clutch transmission, it's not like a standard automatic, if anything it's more Like a manual transmission if you've ever put one in. a modern automatic in sport mode to change gears you will find there is always a delay in shifting but with a dct it feels almost instantaneous this will make all the difference in the world to be honest if

ford

doesn't put a v8 in the raptor at this point it's going to look so bad how many videos would we see of a ram versus a raptor and the ram just destroying it in a drag race?

As far as the exterior of this new raptor is concerned, there have been leaks this first The image shows a CAD model. You can see that new Ford grille. To be honest, it looks a lot like the previous generation, but you can also see those new headlights. I think those headlights are a big improvement and the next picture here is even better. It is real. Image of one of the test models in the factory. I'm sure this image wasn't supposed to be published. I don't know how Ford keeps allowing this to happen but it looks like there will be an opening in the fender, maybe for aerodynamics or heat extraction, I'm not 100 sure but you can definitely tell Ford has taken the time to sculpt this f -150 in an even more refined version of itself.

Now when will we see the real reveal? Well, Ford has officially announced it. It will be revealed on February 3rd It's time for the v8 to return I don't know what Ford was thinking when they got rid of it You just can't beat the rumble of a V8 engine What worries me most at the moment The point is how much money goes to cost considering a base raptor started around 53k it will easily add another 15 grand just to get the v8 and to be honest it will probably be even more but still the raptor is finally getting a v8 and we should be very Happy about that, I think it's safe to say that this Raptor, if it comes with the V8, will pose a huge threat to the Ram TRX, as will the horsepower wars we are now entering into in a super truck. war anyway guys that will do it for this video make sure to stay tuned to the channel if you're not already subscribed go ahead and click below.

I'm neoado and thanks for watching, see you next time.