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What Ford Deserves the Raptor Treatment Next?

A photo of an orange Ford Bronco Raptor.
A photo of an orange Ford Bronco Raptor.


What Ford deserves to join the Bronco, Ranger and F-150 in Raptor land?

Did you know that October is National Raptor Month? No, neither did I until earlier this week. Apparently, over the course of the month, we’re supposed to celebrate our favorite raptors, which in this instance includes things like Peregrine Falcons, Andean Condors, and that all-American hero, the Bald Eagle.

But, you’re reading Jalopnik, so you know there’s a different kind of Raptor that we like talking about, and it isn’t the dinosaur variety that you might have once seen chase down Jeff Goldblum. It is, of course, Ford’s series of high-performance Raptor trucks.

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The Raptor badge first appeared on the Ford F-150 back in 2010 offering more power, more width, and more off-road performance. Since then, the badge and its upgrades have also been applied to the Ranger pickup truck and the Bronco SUV.