DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford said it has received more than 5,300 orders for the new 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, the automaker's high-performance off-road pickup.
Initial demand for the 320-horsepower 5.4-liter V8 model exceeded the company's expectations, according to F-150 marketing manager Mark Grueber, who added, "We actually wound up building more [5.4] models than we had originally anticipated."
Ford has begun taking orders on the new 411-hp 6.2-liter V8 edition of the Raptor, which goes on sale in late spring. The 6.2 V8 delivers 434 pound-feet of torque.
The 5.4L version of the Raptor retails for $38,995, while the 6.2L edition is priced at $41,995.
Inside Line says: Big muscle = big money. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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dreston says:
01:34 PM, 02/22/2010
I wonder who makes it? If only there could be a more obvious way to display the vehicle's origin from the front...oh wait...
fordgt1000 says:
11:35 AM, 02/22/2010
i think that ford needs to put more ponies under that 6.2 engine that's is my opinion
j84ustin says:
10:13 AM, 02/22/2010
5,000 is a drop in the bucket but this is a halo vehicle; not meant to be sold in the tens of thousands anyhow. I like this truck.
charlesb says:
08:18 AM, 02/22/2010
Five thousand orders, wow, that is a drop in the corporate bucket.
carguy622 says:
07:57 AM, 02/22/2010
Nice truck, but wow, that's expensive.