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2018 Ford F-150 Raptor Official with Choice of Two Different Tailgate Designs

From $49,265 for 2017 to $49,785 for the 2018 model year, the F-150 Raptor SuperCab is $500 more expensive than before. Be that as it may, there are two newities in store for the overhauled off-road truck, and neither is a redesigned front fascia as you would find in lesser variants of the facelifted F-150.
2018 Ford F-150 Raptor in Lead Foot Gray (tailgate comparison) 7 photos
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First of all, the Ford Motor Company has made a handful of changes in the exterior color palette. Gone are Avalanche and Ruby Red, and in comes the Shelby GT350-inspired Lead Foot Gray. Then there’s the matter of tailgate, with the 2018 Raptor being offered with two individual designs.

Beyond the F-150 lettering stamped in the bottom of the tailgate, the cheapo variant looks out of place bearing in mind what a fabulous and supremely capable pickup truck the Raptor is. The moment you select the 801A or 802A package in the configurator, the full-sized dune runner adds a matte black tailgate applique that reads “Ford” with big, capital letters.

The difference in design can be best observed in the side-by-side photo collage serving as the main pic of this write-up. Customers who would prefer the more spacious SuperCrew will have to pony up at least $52,770 excluding destination, and retail pricing can only go up from here on in.

Customers who can’t live without Android Auto or Apple CarPlay will have to spend $3,280 on the 801A package. The thing is, the 802A has so much more to offer. Sure it’s $9,770, but other than the usual creature comforts and technologies goodies, the 802A adds the 4.10 front axle with a Torsen differential. If that’s too much money, the 2018 Raptor can be upgraded with the Torsen diff in exchange of $500 as a standalone option.

Having said these, the 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor didn’t make the change to five-link, coil-spring rear suspension, nor did it swap the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 for the long-rumored 7X V8. As ever, the high-output tune of the twin-turbo V6 develops 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque on full song.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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