<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drive</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/10svtraptor62fd2011optb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Unless you're a died-in-the-burlap save-the-planet kind of person, you probably think the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor">2010 Ford SVT Raptor</a> is freakin' cool. There's not a factory truck on the planet that can <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/31/video-ford-f-150-raptor-svt-storming-across-the-desert/">wing across the desert floor</a> with equal ease, grace and unmitigated speed.<br />
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The 2010 Raptor genuinely has no competition In the world of production trucks, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved. If you bent the ear of the right <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> engineer, he would admit that the 2010 SVT Raptor was supposed to launch with the 6.2-liter SOHC V8 we're testing today. The aging 310-horsepower 5.4-liter Triton mill included at launch was never the perfect fit for the radical Raptor. Too tame. <br />
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From the truck's introduction last Fall, everyone knew the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/09/ford-raptor-6-2-liter-goes-on-sale-nearly-3-000-already-ordered/">all-new iron-block/aluminum-head 6.2-liter engine</a> would be better. But no one knew how much better until now. Read about our wild test drive (and brief flight) after the ummm... jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/">First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012229"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012230"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012232"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012233"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012234"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Rex Roy / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc. and Ford Motor Company</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 is born to fly</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/">First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 is born to fly</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 25 May 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19489627/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Unless you're a died-in-the-burlap save-the-planet kind of person, you probably think the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor">2010 Ford SVT Raptor</a> is freakin' cool. There's not a factory truck on the planet that can <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/31/video-ford-f-150-raptor-svt-storming-across-the-desert/">wing across the desert floor</a> with equal ease, grace and unmitigated speed.<br />
<br />
The 2010 Raptor genuinely has no competition In the world of production trucks, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved. If you bent the ear of the right <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> engineer, he would admit that the 2010 SVT Raptor was supposed to launch with the 6.2-liter SOHC V8 we're testing today. The aging 310-horsepower 5.4-liter Triton mill included at launch was never the perfect fit for the radical Raptor. Too tame. <br />
<br />
From the truck's introduction last Fall, everyone knew the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/09/ford-raptor-6-2-liter-goes-on-sale-nearly-3-000-already-ordered/">all-new iron-block/aluminum-head 6.2-liter engine</a> would be better. But no one knew how much better until now. Read about our wild test drive (and brief flight) after the ummm... jump.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/">First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012229"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012230"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012232"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012233"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/#3012234"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05svtraptor62fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Rex Roy / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc. and Ford Motor Company</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 is born to fly</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/">First Drive: 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2 is born to fly</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 25 May 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19489627/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/25/2010-ford-svt-raptor-6-2-first-drive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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