TFL s 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor Detailed, Including $19,315 Worth of Options 20 Apr 2021, 14:59 UTC ·
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Although it doesn’t sound as inspiring as the first generation, the 2017 to 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor is one seriously capable truck. The Fast Lane has one, and the crew s pickup will soon be replaced by the all-new model. 31 photos
As they’re waiting for the order books to open next month, the peeps at TFL decided to detail the weekend warrior one last time. Andre Smirnov starts the following video by talking about pricing, namely $77,100, including $1,595 for destination and delivery plus $19,315 worth of optional extras.
Painted in Rapid Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat and specified with the more spacious of two available cabins, the Raptor rocks 450 horsepower, 510 pound-feet (691 Nm) of torque, six cylinders, a couple of turbos, and the 10R80 automatic transmission co-developed by Ford and General Motors.
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TFL Compares 2021 Toyota Tundra V8 Against 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid 11 Apr 2021, 19:56 UTC ·
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A rather peculiar comparison given the huge differences between these pickups, The Fast Lane has pitted the V8-engined Tundra and F-150 with the PowerBoost V6 hybrid powertrain against each other. Managing editor Andre Smirnov highlights that it’s probably the final test of the current-gen Tundra before Toyota unleashes the next-gen truck. 36 photos
In the blue corner, the F-150 is an XL with the SuperCrew cabin and FX4 Off-Road Package that retails at $51,970, including freight. The Japanese pickup, which is manufactured in San Antonio, Texas, with locally-sourced parts, rocks the Nightshade limited-edition package and costs $53,354.
Grosjean completes seat fit ahead of farewell test
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April 8 2021
Romain Grosjean’s dream of having one final run in a Formula 1 car is closer to becoming reality after completing a seat fit.
Grosjean was set to leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 season after Haas opted not to renew his contract for another year.
But, his farewell was cut short by two races following his explosive crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix in which he was incredibly fortunate to walk away from.
Grosjean is now carving out a motorsport career away from Formula 1 and, amongst ambitions to race at the Dakar Rally and Le Mans, he is competing Stateside in the Indycar series racing for Dale Coyne Racing on non-oval circuits.
Drive To Survive was going to be Red Bull only
Date published:
April 8 2021
The producer of Netflix’s Drive To Survive has revealed the show was originally going to be pitched around solely following Red Bull for a full F1 season.
James Gay-Rees, who also produced the enormously successful ‘Senna’ documentary in 2010, alongside other biopics for footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona and singer Amy Winehouse, says his initial thoughts around the show were based on Red Bull specifically.
Speaking to the In The Fast Lane podcast in a wider discussion around the third series of the popular Netflix show, he said: “At one point I bumped into some people from Red Bull at a business event. We got talking about the idea of doing a Red Bull-oriented series.