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2022 Ford Bronco Raptor: My, what big everything you have

Ford's popular 4x4 SUV has just bulked up in the spirit of an Ultra4 off-road race truck, and we got an in-person look.

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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Yep, this is a bonus second gallery of the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor. I couldn't resist taking some extra snaps when we saw it in person in frigid midwinter Detroit. Enjoy.

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Packing a 3.0-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 with an estimated 400 horsepower, Ford says this new SUV is the closest thing you can get to an Ultra4 race truck for the street.

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This is a wiiiide truck. With track width expanded by 8.6 inches versus a standard Bronco, this 4x4 is only a smidge narrower than the much longer F-150 Raptor.

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Available only as a four-door model, the new Bronco boasts 13.1 inches of ground clearance.

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Cartoonishly large flared fenders are made out of sheet-molding compound, as is the new Raptor-specific hood.

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That's a 37-inch BFGoodrich K02 hung out back, and it's so big and heavy that Ford had to reengineer the spare tire carrier.

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This one is painted code orange, a new color for Bronco, but a well-known hue for Raptor fans.

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The Bronco Raptor's interior features new, hip-hugging seats, a redesigned steering wheel with paddle shifters and a full digital gauge cluster, among other changes.

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The new Raptor will be available for orders in March and the first examples are expected in dealers this summer.

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Other than saying it's targeting 400 hp, Ford isn't saying how much power it expects the Bronco Raptor's 3.0-liter engine to make. This is a version of the engine found in the Explorer ST and Lincoln Aviator, and with better breathing, it'd be surprising if Ford couldn't best those vehicles' power totals.

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These flares give the Bronco Raptor a ton of attitude, but combined with other changes, they also unwittingly remove a lot of the retro charm of the standard Bronco's design.

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The Raptor features substantially upgraded airflow, including intake and exhaust.

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A new two-piece grille boasts 50% higher airflow, replacing the standard model's Bronco script with bold Ford letters. Note the amber marker lights and modular bumper.

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