A forbidden fruit in the United States, the Raptor version of the Ford Ranger is all things to all men. Seriously impressive from the factory, there’s still room for improvement for the mid-sized truck.
“Beast” is how German performance shop Delta4x4 calls the pickup in the following video, which levels up from 33- to 35-inch tires. The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss rubber shoes that replace the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2s from the factory are complemented by matte-black wheels. This tasteful combination is topped by a set of color-keyed widebody fender flares.
If the Ranger Raptor from Delta4x4 appears to ride much higher than stock, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. The pickup truck has been treated to a 40-millimeter suspension lift in addition to a 100-millimeter body lift, translating to a total of 4.5 inches in American currency. From the bottom of the tire to the top of the roof, this fellow stands 2.2 meters or 7.2 feet tall.
The Beast further sweetens the deal with a performance calibration of the engine control unit that increases the output to 260 PS and 650 Nm. That’s 256 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque from 2.0 liters of displacement and a couple of turbos, which is seriously impressive for a four-cylinder diesel.
Auxiliary lights, reinforced side sills, a heavy-duty front bumper, and colorful decals on the doors round off the list of improvements, which totals close to 25,000 euros in Germany. Speaking of money, care to guess how much the Ford Motor Company is asking for the most outlandish Ranger out there? Make that 65,696.60 euros before options such as the aluminum tonneau cover, a bundle of cash that converts to $77,345 at current exchange rates.
Codenamed P703 and internally referred to as Project Redback, the next generation of the Ranger Raptor is expected to arrive stateside as well. The rumor mill still hasn’t decided on what may be hiding under the hood, but it’s not hard to guess what Ford is cooking up for the U.S. specification.
Because the mid-sized pickup is joined at the hip with the Bronco in terms of underpinnings, the EcoBoost V6 should be the most obvious culprit.
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. Full profile
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