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Originally Posted by cliffy
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
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So, after all that we can agree that making a statement that the raptor is the most capable off road vehicle is about as logical as saying a top fuel dragster is the most capable sports car.
It's been obvious to me that there are different forms of off roading just like there are differing forms of track racing.
My issue is with people proclaiming the raptor as the most capable offroad vehicle ever made, which is patently false. Yet I keep getting lambasted for daring to disagree with the statement.