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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
Depends on how you define "Capable".
Care to list off the approach angle and departure angle, maximum grade, turning circle, etc. specs for the cRaptor? Just because it has a V8 and some big stupid tires doesn't make it more capable than any other vehicle? I'm sure there's some Jeep fans out there who would argue they have the most capable based on actual specs too.
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I pre-run off road courses, go into air so far I can count before I touch down, fly over big whoops faster than a Supercrosser would dare. Even though my truck is pretty specific setup I can tell you that the Raptor is a Baja fan's dream come true. No, it is not intended to be a rockcrawler like a Jeep, but it will take a fire road with 1-2 ft whoops at 70-80 miles an hour, thats what its built for. 1-2 ft whoops at 35 mph in a Jeep or production truck will break the dash in half. And for the record.....a lifted truck with big ass tires (hence your stereotype, which is probably well founded) is not an offroad capable truck either, the Raptor is very different and I applaud Ford for bringing it to the fore
Is its premise stupid?, perhaps, to people that have never raced off-road. I agree, it would be a stupid soccer mom rig. But most of the people that pre-ordered these a year ago when they were being promoted at Baja style events are truly enthusiasts that are pounding the pi*s out of them as we speak in the deserts of the Southwest. For us it does not get any better, and really no more foolish than people buying SS's when basic speed limit transportation will do
