Next Lightning?
Wasn't the tremor kinda like a lightning? sure it had 4x4 and all but it had the eco and 4.10s. From what I recall that didn't sell well at all. People want the crewcabs.
and I could see the 5.0 ecoboost going in the super duties to take out the 6.2. Hell of a lot more power
and I could see the 5.0 ecoboost going in the super duties to take out the 6.2. Hell of a lot more power
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I would be surprised if Ford didn't built a truck similar to the lightning in the near future. Both generations of that truck was a home run IMO. When I bought my 04 Lariet, the dealership had 2 still sitting on the showroom floor and I still kick myself for not buying one.
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The Raptor fills that void much better in the marketplace than a 2wd performance truck would.
I highly doubt we will see something like that in the near future. In order to make it interesting the power would be so much more than a truck can safely put to the dirt. Everything has changed since those days. Now the stock 3.5 eco is capable of so much more than the lightning ever was.
I highly doubt we will see something like that in the near future. In order to make it interesting the power would be so much more than a truck can safely put to the dirt. Everything has changed since those days. Now the stock 3.5 eco is capable of so much more than the lightning ever was.
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The Raptor fills that void much better in the marketplace than a 2wd performance truck would.
I highly doubt we will see something like that in the near future. In order to make it interesting the power would be so much more than a truck can safely put to the dirt. Everything has changed since those days. Now the stock 3.5 eco is capable of so much more than the lightning ever was.
I highly doubt we will see something like that in the near future. In order to make it interesting the power would be so much more than a truck can safely put to the dirt. Everything has changed since those days. Now the stock 3.5 eco is capable of so much more than the lightning ever was.
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The Raptor fills that void much better in the marketplace than a 2wd performance truck would. I highly doubt we will see something like that in the near future. In order to make it interesting the power would be so much more than a truck can safely put to the dirt. Everything has changed since those days. Now the stock 3.5 eco is capable of so much more than the lightning ever was.
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I believe the story goe something like this. SVT wanted to do another Lightning, but the Ford bean counters weren't having it. The gave SVT the go ahead with 2 conditions. : It must be at least an extended cab. 2: it must be 4wd. They didn't want to limit the market with a 2wd 2door sport truck. Bam the Raptor was born. They took the only options they were given and hit a home run with it.
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I believe the story goe something like this. SVT wanted to do another Lightning, but the Ford bean counters weren't having it. The gave SVT the go ahead with 2 conditions. : It must be at least an extended cab. 2: it must be 4wd. They didn't want to limit the market with a 2wd 2door sport truck. Bam the Raptor was born. They took the only options they were given and hit a home run with it.
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Wasn't the tremor kinda like a lightning? sure it had 4x4 and all but it had the eco and 4.10s. From what I recall that didn't sell well at all. People want the crewcabs.
and I could see the 5.0 ecoboost going in the super duties to take out the 6.2. Hell of a lot more power
and I could see the 5.0 ecoboost going in the super duties to take out the 6.2. Hell of a lot more power
Ford could've easily charged less for what was essentially a parts bin combo.
The ones I looked at were priced the same as a crew cab FX4 with similar options.