The Raptor SVT is a performance darling, but before it they built another truck to fight a slightly different battle. That truck was the F-150 Lightning.

The Raptor SVT is a performance darling, but before it they built another truck to fight a slightly different battle. That truck was the F-150 Lightning.

The Raptor SVT is a performance darling, but before it they built another truck to fight a slightly different battle. That truck was the F-150 Lightning.

Oh boy. Now this is the comparison we've been waiting for. Ever since the Raptor was released, it's been the last word on purpose built off road truck performance. Independent tuners and race outfits might do better by themselves, but for a turn-key truck it's matchless.

Somehow, I don’t think the engineers at Ford were planning on their off road warrior to be a rolling emblem for the dark side. Despite that fact… It’s still pretty freaking sweet. The owner of the truck is Oskaloosa, Iowa resident Trey Laymon. Instead of covering the Raptor with mud and dust, he’s vinyl wrapped [...] More »

Wanna see something cool? There are a lot of videos of F-150s doing burnouts on YouTube. That’s a fact. That said, there’s a surprising lack of videos featuring the F-150 Lightning doing to the deed. Apparently the guys at Bullet Motorsports felt the same way. But instead of writing about it on a blog, they [...] More »

Talk about an even match up! Races like this just prove that raw speed isn’t the only thing that makes drag racing exciting. Compared to real, fast trucks, 13 seconds isn’t all that, but that’s still pretty quick for your daily driver. The silver Ford on the left lane is our hero. It’s a 2011 [...] More »