The Ford F150 Raptor is taking dealerships by storm
Ford’s all new F-150 SVT Raptor is creating a large buzz among truck buyers. The orders are moving almost as fast as the world’s only production high-speed off-road high performance truck. More than 5,300 orders have currently been placed for that new high performance pickup.
“We could not be a lot more pleased using the popularity with the F-150 SVT Raptor” mentioned Mark Grueber, F-150 Marketing manager. “Orders have exceeded our expectations. The truck is so well-liked that we really wound up building a lot more 5.4-liter V-8 models than we had originally expected. The order banks are now open for that all-new 6.2-liter V-8, and also the orders continue to keep rolling in”
The F-150 Raptor is the very first ever high-speed off-road high performance truck offered by any manufacture and highlights Ford’s 33 years of truck leadership by emphasizing Built Ford Tough innovation and engineering. Developed using the DNA of an off-road pre-runner, the comprehensive modifications towards the truck focused on chassis and suspension.
Built alongside the best-selling F-150 at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant, the 2010 F-150SVT Raptor was created for that off-road high performance marketplace which has steadily grown in popularity more within the past decade.
The appeal with the Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor extends beyond just desert runners. While the biggest markets for order so far are within the Southwest and Texas, demand also is higher in states like North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio and Georgia.
“Pre-owned Ford F-150′s have usually been well-liked with our clients and I cannot wait until the F-150 SVT Raptor hits the used vehicle marketplace” mentioned Tracy Myers, owner with the North Carolina based vehicle dealership Frank Myers Auto Maxx. “The excitement has exceeded our expectations. The truck is so well-liked that we have considered ordering several new ones (Raptors) to provide to our clients just to hold them at bay. So keep your eyes open simply because you might see one rolling in soon”