The spec sheet for the Ford F-150 Raptor R reveals that its 5.2-liter supercharged V8 is sweet for 700 hp and 650 lb-ft (868 Nm) of torque. Nonetheless, how a lot of this energy really makes it to the bottom?

To seek out out, Late Mannequin Restoration strapped their freshly delivered F-150 Raptor R onto the dyno for a collection of assessments, aiming to see precisely how a lot grunt it’s pushing out.

Within the first check and whereas working in fifth gear, the F-150 Raptor R muscled out 580 hp at 6,300 rpm and 533 lb-ft (723 Nm) of torque at 4,400 rpm. Meaning the potent pickup truck has a 17 % drivetrain loss, which is frankly not dangerous contemplating it has a 10-speed computerized transmission and a very heavy-duty drivetrain.

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Late Mannequin Restoration then fitted a efficiency air filter to the F-150 Raptor R. The filter had a small affect, lifting energy to 588.7 hp and 534.6 lb-ft (724.8 Nm) of torque. Then, simply to have a little bit of enjoyable, the group put baggage of ice over the air filter and on high of the supercharger to chill issues down. Doing so noticed energy rise to 590.5 horses whereas 541.6 lb-ft (733 Nm) of torque was additionally recorded.

Ford constructed the F-150 Raptor R to rival the favored Ram 1500 TRX and relatively than creating an all-new engine for it, has borrowed the identical 5.2-liter supercharged V8 used within the Mustang Shelby GT500, though horsepower was diminished from 760 hp.

A mess of different upgrades was made to the F-150 Raptor R. These embrace the fitment of five-link rear suspension, extra-long trailing arms, 24-inch coil springs, and Fox Stay Valve shocks which can be electronically managed and use top sensors to observe terrain situations and regulate the tuning accordingly.