Here's Why the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Is Worth $65,000

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The Ford F-150 Raptor is a $65,000 pickup that you can't really get with a discount. Here's why I think it's worth every penny.

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[luuktoirkend]

if you close the tailgate while the little ladder is out you get an actual spoiler. giving you an additional 550 pounds of downforce.

[Raptorguy]

3 years and 70 K miles later, my 2017 Gen2 Raptor still puts a smile on my face everyday. Worth every penny!

[tommybahamax]

The owners manual does fit in the glove box, it has a special slot at the top... just sayin :)

[Altema]

Amusing little bit of trivia: My son worked as an assembly line lead at the Ford Rouge plant, and was asked to build the first Raptor at the plant so the line engineers could observe techniques and make adjustments to the processes. When he finished assembling the truck and they were done with their notes, they showed their appreciation by letting him pick the color he wanted them to paint it. He chose to have it painted like one of his dad's modified track cars, and they laughed, but they did it in the closest color they could get. And this is the part that Doug will probably cringe at, but it's absolutely true: The first assembly mule (At the Rouge plant anyway) for the F150 Raptor was painted in honor of a 2004 Electric Blue Chrysler PT Cruiser.

[DustinPlatt]

Man. I don't even have a love of cars or anything or need a new car but I just love watching these videos. I've been watching for like 6 hours straight. Somehow I look up and it's night time.

[westsenkovec]

Soon cars will have more gears than my bicycle

[BigGuyBiggerTruck]

had my 2018 for about 5-6 months now. 100% worth every dollar. Great car reviews man.

[CrustyTheElf]

$65, 000?? thats like 8 months of selling lemonade! :(

[shuntodd]

My grandpa has this car car and he's like 80 and goes 10 less than the speed limit and when i tell him to go faster he says “do u want me to get pulled over??” 😂

[SeandeDios]

Is it just me or did I not hear "Autotrader.com"?

[epitaphbartholomew]

This has gotta be the most powerful V6 on the market. I never thought I’d see the day a V6 would break 300 and here we are at almost 500. It’s pretty amazing...

[VanissarN]

We used a Raptor up in Scotland for moving equipment and stuff to the locations we were going to use. As a Brit I can't really get involved with the Dodge v Ford stuff or even the V6 v V8 sound stuff as the EU thinks anything that's not super hybrid should be illegal, but I can say this. Those things are beasts. We had no problem with getting stuck or rough bounces damaging equipment, it was very happy in the wet marsh and on the slopes themselves. Hungry, it did eat more than the land rover and the 2 Nissan pick ups we had but it was the only thing we didn't get stuck, or damage a tire, or scrape the underside too badly. We pointed it at any problem and it did the job we asked of it.

I may not know a great deal about US trucks, but the one we had was an off road and rough terrain work horse of a machine. If I needed to go out to a location like that again, or something similar I would see if I could get a raptor again. Sure, I might scratch the paint. but it's designed for heavy off roading. that's the point of a raptor. In my mind if a truck like this has scrapes and scuffs then it's being used properly. They are a nice looking truck, but I like my machines to do the job I ask of them beyond anything else. function over form. so if this version is anything like the one I used, it's going to be a real tough and versatile truck which I'd be happy to take on assignment.

[saablazer]

Saw this and thought he finally picked a Doug car...

[Grenyas]

High price, but Raptors hold their value well. Damn good looking truck.

[kamallenovo]

wait for a couple of years and you will see a Raptor with 3 cylinder engine and 4 turbochargers

[jabroni]

The contrast between the videos and comments are funny. I've seen a lot of Raptor videos and the 2017 Raptor has put a smile on everyone's face who has driven it. Then you read some of the comments. I can only conclude the haters are either upset because their car company of choice has nothing that competes with the Raptor, or they're upset because they want but can't afford one.

[NvTwist]

I bought my 2017 Raptor 2 weeks ago and Love this truck. I was one of those hard core off-road guys that always dismissed & laughed at the Raptor owners when they would talk up their trucks, a lot of that still stand but it's against the Gen 1 trucks and Definitely not the Gen 2 because all the points that were laughable have been addressed and fixed/removed/replaced. Before I purchased my Raptor I visited and test drove every competitors truck and even the 3/4 ton trucks and not one of them came close when looking at the truck as a whole. It's got the softest seats & suspension & when you have permanent lower back issues those to things are a massive plus. The rear passengers get not only air ducts(cough Chevy Cough) they get USB, 12V & 110v outlets & Seat Heaters. I normally don't worry about the rear passengers but those are hard to ignore.
Everyone do yourself a good deed and if you can afford it Get Yourself A Gen2 Raptor & enjoy driving again & get that feeling of owning a Bad Ass Truck.
Wow this was longer than intended but I just love ❤️ my truck.

[JoeGo]

Still wish they had a super charged or twin turbo V8 Option

[aaaa]

I usually don’t consider buying American cars (besides sports cars) but something about this..

[eddstarr]

This is hands down the best Raptor review I've watched online. Doug's enthusiasm and spontaneous reactions makes this review fun. Love the way the Raptor's features are covered without being long-winded or boring. I hope Ford offers a stripped version of the Raptor next year with a much lower starting price.