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Old 02-13-2012, 10:42 AM   #1
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Next Gen GMC Truck described as a Head Turner!
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Old 02-14-2012, 05:15 PM   #2
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I just wanna see what i looks like and when it will come out is what im interested in.
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Old 02-14-2012, 05:18 PM   #3
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I need a new truck so lets get this moving.
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Old 02-14-2012, 05:27 PM   #4
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I need a new truck so lets get this moving.
i second that...

I spoke with some people in the know, they said that GMC Terrain HD Sierra "ford raptor killer" project will start back up when the new body style is released.

so I will be waiting for that model to come out and I will be sporting a new GMC!
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Old 02-14-2012, 09:07 PM   #5
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i second that...

I spoke with some people in the know, they said that GMC Terrain HD Sierra "ford raptor killer" project will start back up when the new body style is released.

so I will be waiting for that model to come out and I will be sporting a new GMC!
Interesting........
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Old 02-14-2012, 11:58 PM   #6
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Interesting........
i see you are interested in her too huh!
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:20 AM   #7
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i see you are interested in her too huh!
Haha, what makes you say that?
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Old 02-16-2012, 08:02 AM   #8
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Not happening. The Raptor is in a league of it's own and always will be. Believe what you want though.
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Old 02-16-2012, 10:52 AM   #9
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Not happening. The Raptor is in a league of it's own and always will be. Believe what you want though.
i try to make a habit of that actually....

believing what I want.
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Old 02-16-2012, 02:25 PM   #10
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Sheesh, in the 41 years I have been alive, I guess I am going to have to continue to wait for GM to design a truck worth looking at.
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Old 02-16-2012, 05:46 PM   #11
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Not happening. The Raptor is in a league of it's own and always will be. Believe what you want though.
Its a factory desert racer. What makes it so special that nobody can ever possibly compete with it? Its pickup truck with a body kit, an offroad suspension (with shocks from Fox Racing), and some bigger tires. Nothing exactly ground breaking there. Its pretty much the same way everyone else has built a pre-runner, Ford is just the first to do it from the factory (as far as I know at least).

If there were some sort of technology in the Raptor that Ford had been developing for years to make it what it is, I'd be more inclined to believe you. But it doesn't. I mean, if it had say conventional RWD but a pair of electric hub motors for the front wheels, and/or a reactive suspension that adjusts itself based on the conditions it encounters, or ... well I can't really think of too many crazy high-tech things it could have to improve it.

And even if it had that sort of gadgetry, the engineers at Ford aren't gods. The folks at GM, and Chrysler (and all the other automakers) have some pretty smart cookies working for them too. There is nothing that Ford can do which GM couldn't replicate if they wanted to (I'll keep my opinion to myself about the reverse though). The only thing that would stop them is the product planing group.
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Old 02-16-2012, 05:51 PM   #12
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Old 02-16-2012, 07:26 PM   #13
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Not happening. The Raptor is in a league of it's own and always will be. Believe what you want though.
A league with frames that bend when you actually do with it what they advertise. LOL

It's tires, slightly modified suspension and a high HP engine. Very nice and don't take me wrong the Raptor is a nice truck.....................but easy to duplicate the kit.

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Its a factory desert racer. What makes it so special that nobody can ever possibly compete with it? Its pickup truck with a body kit, an offroad suspension (with shocks from Fox Racing), and some bigger tires. Nothing exactly ground breaking there. Its pretty much the same way everyone else has built a pre-runner, Ford is just the first to do it from the factory (as far as I know at least).

If there were some sort of technology in the Raptor that Ford had been developing for years to make it what it is, I'd be more inclined to believe you. But it doesn't. I mean, if it had say conventional RWD but a pair of electric hub motors for the front wheels, and/or a reactive suspension that adjusts itself based on the conditions it encounters, or ... well I can't really think of too many crazy high-tech things it could have to improve it.

And even if it had that sort of gadgetry, the engineers at Ford aren't gods. The folks at GM, and Chrysler (and all the other automakers) have some pretty smart cookies working for them too. There is nothing that Ford can do which GM couldn't replicate if they wanted to (I'll keep my opinion to myself about the reverse though). The only thing that would stop them is the product planing group.
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