Originally Posted by mlpjunior

That thing is hideous. Also pretty curious that they chose to only get 575 bhp out of the supercharged 6.2L, which has 700+ in the Charger. With the right supercharger, they could have gotten 575 bhp out of the widely used 5.7L Hemi, so why would they go through the hassle of using the more niche 6.2L?

Originally Posted by ls2c6vette

A 707 hp motor de tuned to 575hp will be more reliable than a 395 hp motor boosted to 575. Also the 6.2 has the internal components and compression ratio for forced induction. The 5.7 does not, and would require a bunch of R&D and engine specific parts to make it work reliably.

Originally Posted by mlpjunior

Good points.

But I wouldn't be surprised if the production version has the 5.7L. I don't think they will be able to price it competitively to the Raptor otherwise, unless they make it a loss leader.

Also, since when does FCA make decisions based on reliability?

Originally Posted by jtnuge

They have been known to think outside the box. If they do, it only makes ford do more for the future. I'm ok with that. I have a 2017 raptor on order, and I love my 2012 reg cab v8. I would take a current 5.0 raptor right now. I will take the 2017 and then see what ford does in the future. Fingers crossed for some kinda v8 in the future.

Originally Posted by VTX1800N1

Ford had an aluminum hood on every F150 as early as 1997...

Originally Posted by gopherman

FCA has been doing some cool stuff with their vehicles and the hellcat motor. The problem is...it says a lot when you have all that horsepower but are incapable of using it. None of their hellcat products are well-designed. They just took their current models and put a bigger engine in it without taking things like handling into consideration.

I was seriously disappointed when I saw that 707 hp only yields 0-60 times in the high 3's in the Challenger. Vehicles with far less power produce quicker times and handle better...and they have interiors that don't look like cheap plastic sh**.

Originally Posted by robertsunrus

Hi, I know this has already been, but the first aluminum hood on a Ford production product was in the late 70's on a Lincoln Versailles.