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2021 Ford F-150 Raptor has bigger feet than Sasquatch

With optional 37-inch rubber, this reborn off-road pickup's tires are actually bigger than the Sasquatch package footwear on Ford's new Bronco.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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2021 Ford F-150 Raptor
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This is the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, the third generation of the Blue Oval's off-road juggernaut.

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Designed for high-speed desert off-roading and big jumps, the new Raptor features an even heavier-duty suspension, in addition to upgraded power and tech smarts.

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For the first time in its over decade-long career, the Raptor finally has a true rival: the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, powered by a supercharged V8 with 702 horsepower.

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Ford isn't sharing how much power the new F-150 Raptor makes, but since it carries over the 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 from last year, it probably won't match the Ram horse-for-horse and pound-foot for pound-foot.

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Did we mention that Raptor also has more ground clearance, longer suspension travel and better approach, departure and breakover angles than the TRX?

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My, what big... everything you have.

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Raptor doin' Raptor things.

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Although pricing hasn't been released, we're anticipating similar pricing to today's Raptor, meaning a pricing advantage of well over $10,000 versus the Ram.

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No more leaf springs, the new Raptor has a coil-sprung rear end governed by new Fox shocks.

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You'll have to look reasonably hard to note the changes versus last year's truck -- they look very similar, but we assure you, they're actually very different.

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Keep clicking or scrolling to see dozens more photos and renderings of the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor.

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Yep. Look closely and you'll see that Ford has confirmed that Raptor R is coming, and it's going to have a V8 engine. 

Pretty sneaky, Blue Oval...

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