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From all appearances it's a very capable truck in most conditions.
Someone pointed out the Motor Trend article on offroad capability- I'd like to point out Motor Trend thinks a Subaru is an SUV. So whatever.
Here's my review from someone who's never driven one.
Although I think the independant front suspension is much better on mining roads and sand/open desert, I think solid axles are going to be better if you want to crawl around in the rocks (where you go super slow and want to keep all 4 wheels touching all the time). So let your playground determine how good a fit that is. By all appearances, it may be the best stock desert/mining road type vehicle that I've ever seen.
It would be overkill on the 4x4 capability and underkill on the truck capability if you are looking for a truck that will do general purpose off-roading tasks. 6000lbs towing capacity is pretty limiting. We're not talking "Washington Monument", we're talking wet weight of an 18 foot trailer. You'd definitely struggle with even the smallest toy hauler style trailer.
Overall I think the Raptor is pretty extraordinary, particularly in these economic conditions. It's a play truck though.
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