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Ford Releases a One-of-a-Kind F-150 Raptor You Can’t Have

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Ford Releases a One-of-a-Kind F-150 Raptor You Can’t Have

The new F-150 Raptor is badass enough off the showroom floor, but in support of the Experimental Aircraft Association Gathering of Eagles – an organization and an event committed to aviation and encouraging youth involvement in flight — Ford created an even more awesome version and you can’t have it. That is, unless you’re the lucky soul who won it at auction for $300,000.

This beast is based on your standard F-150 Raptor but with a slew of performance, feature, and visual upgrades that are sure to please any buyer. Under its hood, the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 gets a huge update that pushes it to 545 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Those are increases of 95 horses and 90 pound-feet. Ford didn’t dive into what all it did to achieve these massive gains, but it did mention the addition of a Whipple intercooler.

The chassis also received a few tweaks to make this already-off-road-prepped truck even more capable off the beaten path. These updates include a modified Addictive Desert Design front suspension and bump-stop kit, a Deaver rear spring pack, Fox bypass series shocks with adjustable compression and rebound valving, and Alcon six-piston caliper and high-friction pads gripping oversized rotors.

At the corners, Ford added a set of Innov8 Racing custom beadlock wheels wrapped in Falcon Wildpeak tires.

On the outside, there are plenty of sharp updates. Up front, there’s a 1.3 million-candela LED lighting system for off-road use, a unique paint scheme that integrates the looks of the F-22 fighter jet, a titanium grille, a silhouette of the F-22 on the front end, a LineX spray-in bedliner, a stainless-steel borla cat-back exhaust, power-retracting steps, and skull-cap-design mirrors. In addition, there are DeBerti carbon-fiber wheel flares, hood and fender vents.

Inside, the only updates Ford notes are its 1,500-watt Kicker audio system, and glossy and matte accents.

After years of handling problem cars in repair shops, Justin regained his love for cars by writing about them. Many years later and countless hours of banging on the keys trying for formulate sentences that actually make sense, he has managed to parlay a hobby into a career. Justin is a bit of a petrol-head and has a severe weakness for lightweight sports cars and insanely powerful supercars.

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