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Todd Eckert, Ford Truck Group marketing manager, says that Ford is helping its customers raise their game and get the job done with purposeful technology through the introduction of SYNC 4 with a larger 12-inch screen and 24x7 cloud connectivity for both their truck and mobile devices. This all-new screen is landscape-oriented and offers wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, along with the ability to multitask thanks to a split-screen function. This allows one to view navigation, music, truck features, and the new digital owner s manual in various combinations. However, this is only standard on the Lariat and higher trims, while base models get the 4.2-inch system as standard with the SYNC 3 eight-inch display available (standard on XLT trims).
2021 Ford F-150 Raptor is high-speed off-roader with cult following
The 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor is known for its smooth flights through the air and comfortable landing. (Ford/TNS)
Published February 15. 2021 12:06AM
By Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press
This insane truck was once killed in development.
Then resurrected.
On sale this summer, the third generation 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor is a high-speed, off-road, performance pickup truck with what has become a cult following, owners who want to go 100 mph in the desert and fly through the air over ruts and rocks. Revealed last week, the new Raptor adds new features including a built-in generator to power anything from campsites to power tools.
New Ford F-150 Raptor Answers Call of the Wild Ford’s excitement starts with an increase in the Raptor’s off-roading capability, driven by a 3.5L EcoBoost V-6 and a 10-speed automatic transmission that, with help from a redesigned five-link rear suspension, will make driving among the cacti an easy task.
Say hello to the most raptor-y Ford Raptor ever.
The 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor is bestowed with a number of superlatives, but the main message from Dearborn is that it’s just, well, the “most.” In advance promotional materials, Ford calls the all-new third-generation Raptor the “most off-road capable” Raptor, the “most connected F-150 ever” and the “most advanced F-150 ever.”
Then resurrected.
On sale this summer, the third generation 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor is a high-speed, off-road, performance pickup with what has become a cult following, owners who want to go 100 mph in the desert and fly through the air over ruts and rocks. The Raptor that debuted on Wednesday adds new features, including a built-in generator to power anything from campsites to power tools.
The beefy 37-inch tires and wheels and cutting-edge suspension deliver stability despite the extreme terrain even while you re holding onto the oh, sh t handle.
Normally, you d have to tear apart a vehicle to get it to fit such enormous tires. These are stock, not special order. And they re 2 inches bigger than earlier models.