{"id":1094,"date":"2016-02-03T20:13:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.akinsford.com\/blog\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:17:51","slug":"2017-ford-f-150-raptor-off-road-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akinsford.com\/blog\/2017-ford-f-150-raptor-off-road-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Off-Road Racing in the Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even if you are perfectly content with the features of your standard commuting vehicle, there’s something exciting about reading about the advanced off-road heavy-hitters that can handle pretty much any terrain. Which is why we keep coming back to the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor<\/a>. What’s the latest news about this off-roading powerhouse of a truck? It’s off to the races.<\/p>\n

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The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor will be participating in the 2016 Best of the Desert off-road racing series as part of the new factory stock class. We’re excited to see how this off-roading monster does thrown up against other all-terrain vehicles starting this week, February 4-7 in the Parker 425 in Arizona. The basic form of this truck is exactly the same vehicle that you’ll be able to purchase later this year<\/a>, but there have been some racing enhancements specific to this model.<\/p>\n

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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Off-road Racing Enhancements<\/h3>\n

Each 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor will have standard features designed to offer the best off-roading experience, like a torsen front differential which can allow the truck to pull itself over obstacles even when traction is divided among all the tires, its first-ever dual exhaust and new Ford Performance 17-inch beadlock-capable wheels. Some special enhancements <\/a>for the race version of the 2017 Raptor include:<\/p>\n