Ford Releases New Trim of Raptor for 2013

By Marcus Slater - April 10, 2013

The world just cannot get enough of the Raptor. I guess that shouldn’t be surprising considering it’s really the only truck of it’s kind out there right now. Dodge has their “Ram Runner” kit, but that’s not a turnkey beast like the Raptor is. Ford knows this, and has decided to issue a new variant of the Raptor as a thank you to all the fans out there.

If you were hoping for a hopped up SVT model, you might be a little disappointed to know that the special edition is an appearance package. Essentially, you get all the bells and whistles of the luxury package with some special touches. The seats now have red bolsters and black inserts, the center stack and door panels get new accents, and there are two new choices for paint: Ruby Red Metallic and Tuxedo Black Metallic.

Honestly, the Raptor’s mechanicals are pretty much adequate for most situations out of the box. It’ll handle most anything you throw at short of trophy truck-esque jumps. We all know what happens when you hit a jump too fast. The truck goes on sale next fall.