Monday 23rd May 2022

New 288hp Ford Ranger Raptor on sale now

A twin-turbo V6 Ecoboost has spiked our interest in the Raptor; a sub-£60k price will only help its cause...

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Likeable though the old Ranger Raptor was, a £50k asking price for a diesel Ford pick-up was always a stumbling block. Fact is there were plenty of faster trucks out there for less money, and speed matters. Ford hasn’t made the same mistake second time around: the new Ecoboost V6-engined Raptor will cost from £57,340, including the VAT.

 

Now, obviously £57k for a commercial vehicle remains a lot of money, but having almost 300hp and six cylinders in your Raptor for that money seems better value than a four-pot diesel for the same ballpark. And don’t forget vans and trucks can get jolly expensive these days; the Transporter Speedline recently driven on PH was £55,899 as tested, and that made do with a 2.0 TDI as well. No wonder building work is so expensive if the tools for the job cost so much…

 

Orders for the new Ford Ranger Raptor are open now, with deliveries expected in late summer. Standard kit will include Fox dampers, an active exhaust, Ford Sync 4A infotainment and seven drive modes; to that roster buyers will be able to add the new Code Orange paint for £720 (Arctic White is standard; all others, including Blue Lightning, are £600), the Raptor Splash Decal Pack for £600 and an exterior Raptor Pack, which brings a powered tonneau cover and cab roll over bar for £1,860.

 

“Being able to build their dream Next-Gen Ranger Raptor is now a reality for our customers and they can experiment with the range of options with our online configurator” said Hans Schep, general manager, Ford Pro Europe. “Whatever the combination, Ranger Raptor will always deliver its trademark ultimate off-road driving experience.” And it’s most people’s lunch break right now, the configurator is here… what are you waiting for?

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[D4rez]

Tragic, if I were in the market for a £60-70k pickup like this the Rivian R1T is more powerful and does the job better in every conceivable way. These legacy OEM products look so old fashioned and outclassed now.

[Superflow]

Good god !

Nevermind outclassed more like no class.

Yeeehaa!

[thewarlock]

Bit strange that there's a photo of it with a Russian military aircraft.

[Sean 2000]

"a sub-£60k price will only help its cause..."

Errrrrrr really? In what parallel dimension would 60k for a pick up truck help any cause.

The world has lost its st I swear

[smilo996]

They just seem like a giant 90's cliche. Raptor, the most over used marketing word for US products.
Now without long stroke, stonking V8's.

What is the significance of the aircraft? Good too see TopGun 1, orange sky filter making a reappearance.

[ghost83]

About 20k overpriced imo

[Wills2]

Sean 2000 said:

"a sub- 60k price will only help its cause..."

Errrrrrr really? In what parallel dimension would 60k for a pick up truck help any cause.

The world has lost its st I swear

I was thinking the same thing, it's bonkers.

[Berkut666]

I looked at the previous generation Ford Ranger on advise from my accountant as I own a Ltd company. On paper it was a great idea - if done correctly it can be very tax efficient plus you can get the VAT back. However the overall cost of this puts me off as its pretty close to Range Rover territory.

Also, as a side note, calling the Raptor a commercial vehicle is a strong use of the word commercial. Sure it has a load area, but the previous generation Raptor you couldn't get the VAT back on as it in theory couldn't carry enough to make it a commercial vehicle. This was due to the body kid and other mods made. If you wanted to get the VAT back you had to go with the lesser spec vehicles. Maybe they have changed this with the new Raptor.

[thewarlock]

Why on 288bhp. I thought the entry level 3.0 Nano was 350bhp, until now.

[cib24]

If Ford puts these out with a good low interest finance deal plenty of people will pick one up. The amount of lifted and murdered out Rangers, Mitsubishis and Isuzus rolling around nowadays tells me this is more the truck people wish they could have rather than a diesel one.

[greggy50]

I look forward to this being about 2 inches of my rear bumper in the future driven by a bloke in a vest...

[dunnoreally]

Berkut666 said:

I looked at the previous generation Ford Ranger on advise from my accountant as I own a Ltd company. On paper it was a great idea - if done correctly it can be very tax efficient plus you can get the VAT back. However the overall cost of this puts me off as its pretty close to Range Rover territory.

Also, as a side note, calling the Raptor a commercial vehicle is a strong use of the word commercial. Sure it has a load area, but the previous generation Raptor you couldn't get the VAT back on as it in theory couldn't carry enough to make it a commercial vehicle. This was due to the body kid and other mods made. If you wanted to get the VAT back you had to go with the lesser spec vehicles. Maybe they have changed this with the new Raptor.

I recall reading in Farmers Weekly that the old shape Raptor didn't have the load or towing capacity to count as a commercial vehicle, so VAT wasn't reclaimable. Unless I'm going mad.

Old one really did seem all mouth and no trousers, and I've no clue who'd have had one over a Wildtrak. This one still isn't what you'd call "tasteful" but at least the bodywork is no longer making cheques that the engine can't cash.

Not for me, but I've a hunch that these are going to be popular.

[Glenn63]

D4rez said:

Tragic, if I were in the market for a 60-70k pickup like this the Rivian R1T is more powerful and does the job better in every conceivable way. These legacy OEM products look so old fashioned and outclassed now.

I like the Rivian ( and the pull out kitchen) but I wonder what it’s real world range would be whilst towing say a track car about. And the blag of trying to get said pickup plus a trailer onto the charge points at the services.

[Pflanzgarten]

I thought Ford use mirror image plates so they could flip them to show left or right hand drive?

[ducnick]

From what I hear it still can’t carry 1 ton and thus it’s not a commercial vehicle so no VAT can be reclaimed.
Also the U.K. one gets a very low state of tune. 288bhp verses the rest of the world who get about 100 bhp more from the same engine but a different tune.

[Master Bean]

thewarlock said:

Bit strange that there's a photo of it with a Russian military aircraft.

It's an Antonov 12. Ukrainian.

[thewarlock]

Master Bean said:

thewarlock said:

Bit strange that there's a photo of it with a Russian military aircraft.

It's an Antonov 12. Ukrainian.

Well, technically it was designed and built in the Soviet Union, but yes, in what is now Ukraine.

Still, bit odd.

[Fetchez la vache]

Pflanzgarten said:

I thought Ford use mirror image plates so they could flip them to show left or right hand drive?

They do. 808 UVV would still make sense as VVU 808 as each letter is mirrored... as opposed to the huge FORD on the front mind...

[hu8742]

D4rez said:

Tragic, if I were in the market for a 60-70k pickup like this the Rivian R1T is more powerful and does the job better in every conceivable way. These legacy OEM products look so old fashioned and outclassed now.

But if you're in the UK you won't see a Rivian for at least 3 years, probably more. And by then, they'll cost more like 80-90k. I have an R1T on order; told I should get it mid of next year. Seriously excited, seen a few in the flesh and they look mega.

[Canon_Fodder]

These things are absolutely monstrous in the metal.

They certainly have 'presence' although some may think, not in good way