Ford Reports Rise in Sales of F-150 SVT Raptor Trucks

Ford’s SVT Raptor pick up truck of its F-150 series has witnessed an increase in its model sales this year. January was reportedly the best month for the vehicle, according to the manager of consumer marketing of Ford F-150, Mark Lapine, during its new 2011 version Super Crew cab’s press introduction in Michigan.

According to Marc Lapine, the sold more than 900 Raptor model pick up trucks in January alone. By the month of February was over, the company had added more sales of 740 Raptor pick up trucks to its list. From this years model year versions of both the Super Cab and Super Crew trucks, Ford sold around 1,072 models of the Raptor.

For the year 2010, meanwhile, the company managed to sell around 8,614 Raptor pick up trucks of the model year 2010. The 2011 Super Crew model of the Raptor pick up truck has so far managed to receive a lot of rave reviews. The Raptor pick up trucks from Ford manage to not only deliver on performance but also on style, a feature which is sorely missed in other full size four door pick ups.

Both the Super Crew as well as the Super Can Raptor models is solely powered by Ford’s own V8 6.2 liter engine, which first made its debut in the models 2010 version. These engines deliver a horsepower of 411 and a torque of 434 pounds feet. While the Super Cab version is priced at $42,525, the Super Crew version is priced at $45,290.

One of the great features of Raptor truck is that it offers a lot of space being a full sized truck and at the same time delivers on performance, suitably transitioning from a family pick up to that of a work truck having a great towing capacity of 8,000 pounds for the 2011 Super Crew version.

Apart from this truck also manages to deliver on style, probably one of the things which make it stand out from regular four door full size trucks, and the reason behind its sales growth. The Super Crew Raptor version is also able to easily drive on any type of rough off road terrains. These trucks are also quite feature packed, with the Super Crew boasting of a 4.2″ display computer or the stability Advance-Trac control.