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770-HP Supercharged 2021 Ford F-150 PaxPower Alpha Can Easily Tackle Off-Road Trails

I still remember the day Ford revealed the 2021 model year F-150 Raptor. “Evidently, it’s the 3.5-liter V6 again,” I was thinking to myself, and Ram couldn’t miss the opportunity to throw shade at the F-150 for its mill.
This 770 HP Ford F-150 Alpha V8 has Raptor suspension and may just be the Ram TRX slayer 20 photos
Photo: The Fast Lane on YouTube
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The joke, however, is on the Hellcat-engined TRX because the F-150 Raptor has a few strong points and a trick up the proverbial sleeve. For starters, the Ford Motor Company has worked its magic on the way the six-cylinder engine sounds for the 2021 model year. But most importantly, Ford tops Ram in terms of front- and rear-wheel suspension travel. It’s also important for us to mention the 37-inch optional tires of the F-150 Raptor.

As for the aforementioned trick, Ford has confirmed eight-cylinder muscle for the 2022 model year. Raptor R is how the newcomer is called, and the Predator V8 engine in the Shelby GT500 seems to be the motor of choice.

As we’re sitting here, waiting patiently for the Raptor R to show its mettle, The Fast Lane has tested a viable alternative to the upcoming truck. Alpha is how PaxPower calls the leviathan in the featured video, and it’s a serious rig that flaunts a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger on top of the Coyote V8.

Filmed at the Hidden Falls Adventure Park in Texas, the PaxPower Alpha flaunts 770 horsepower and more than enough torque for negotiating a trail. Three inches taller and four inches wider than the regular F-150, this fellow hides upgraded leaf springs, control arms, sway bar end links, bump stops, extended front axles, and steering links behind its ginormous fender flares.

Pictured with Toyo Open Country R/T rubber shoes wrapped on matte-black wheels, the PaxPower Alpha isn’t exactly cheap. The base package costs in the ballpark of $17,000 according to Andre Smirnov while the blower adds $12,500 to the tally. Add the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of a SuperCrew in Platinum flavor and with four-wheel drive, and you’ll understand that a truck like this clearly isn’t for everyone’s pockets.

Still, few trucks are capable of hitting 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in 5.16 seconds with all-terrain boots in the real world. For the sake of reference, a Ram 1500 TRX in absolutely perfect conditions will reach that speed in a quoted 4.5 seconds.

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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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