While we’re always grateful to see one of our Ford vehicles featured on Autotrader’s “Five Reasons to Buy” series, we have to admit that there are quite a few more reasons to own the 2017 F-150 than that. In fact, Jabari Jones even comments on it. But if you want the detail-icious goods, hold tight, because we aim to deliver.
If there was one reason behind offering a 450-hp, off-road rated pickup like the 2017 Ford Raptor, it’s for enabling capable debauchery. But while the outgoing truck did that quite well, many are eager to see just how high the bar has been raised. Absence of a V8 aside (although many will miss the soundtrack), Motor Trend discovered it’s been perched at nigh-unassailable heights.
Whenever a new version of a favorite model arrives—especially one such as the Ford Raptor—there are always going to be inevitable comparisons to whatever came before. In the case of the second generation Raptor, the main difference is a whole lot of weight loss and a slightly smaller, albeit more powerful engine. But which one takes the cake?
There are quite a few new models arriving for 2017, and all of them are building on the fantastic groundwork of their forebears. The Escape and Explorer are both boasting impressive amounts of new features and styling, while the 2017 Fusion that we're going to talk about today expands its already impressive footprint.
After a keeping us on our tip-toes with teasers for nearly a year, Ford finally has let slip the capability figures for the 2017 Super Duty. Now sporting aluminum skin and a fully-boxed, high strength steel frame in the style of its F-150 sibling, the F-250, F-350, and F-450 are now showing off how this new tech will increase grunt.