Raptor R has a V8 engine because of Twitter

Ford had previously announced the truck was getting a V8, but now Ford CEO Jim Farley has revealed part of the reason why. "We listened, Twitter helps us sharpen our focus since we can listen to individual feedback," Farley tweeted in response to a fan thanking him for putting the V8 in it.

I think Jim should join the forums, he would have found out years ago that enthusiasts wanted the V8 back!

 

[JUNGLE JIM]

Only a few hundred million happy sleeping Desert Brine Shrimp eggs were destroyed in the production of this video!

Although a few million were perfectly happy to be blown away in the dust to possibly land and enrich the gene pool in new unknown territory.

JJ

 

[JUNGLE JIM]

My first Raptor was a 2012 with the V-8. I maxed it out at 148 mph. in the desert on Interstate 40 near Kingman AZ with two Jeep engines in the bed!

I had one of the tech's at Ford Yuma disable the speed governor when I first got the truck. Talk about "Scary Fast"!

JJ