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New Ford F-150 Raptor‘ Super Truck’ arrives in the UK
The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor has arrived in the UK, with delivery-mileage examples of the 444bhp‘ super truck’ available from Clive Sutton, one of London’ s leading supercar and luxury car dealers.
T he car sourcing specialist has initially acquired five left-hand drive examples of the latest F- 150 Raptor, with three already snapped up by long-standing clients. The vehicle can be viewed now by appointment at Clive Sutton’ s premises in St John’ s Wood, with on-the-road prices starting from £ 78,000( incl. VAT).
Ford’ s latest F-150 Raptor has been widely anticipated in the UK since the end of production of the previous truck in 2014. Significant features include a lightweight aluminium body, an efficient and powerful twinturbo 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine producing 444bhp and 510lb ft of torque, and a 10-speed automatic gearbox. High-performance Fox Racing shock absorbers are fitted as standard, giving the Raptor incredible off-road agility.
Customers interested in right-hand-drive vehicles can commission a conversion of the new F-150 Raptor through Sutton Bespoke’ s specialist programme, at a cost of £ 36,000( incl. VAT). Sutton’ s right-hand-drive conversions use precision-sculpted mouldings of interior components, before specialist craftsmen use a blend of both traditional and modern techniques to‘ mirror’ the dashboard appearance and steering assembly.
Further personalisation of the new F-150 Raptor can be achieved through Sutton Bespoke’ s supercharging package, taking the truck’ s V6 petrol engine to over 590bhp, priced at £ 10,800( incl. VAT), and an active sports exhaust option from £ 3,200( incl. VAT). Clive Sutton is also able to offer tax-free sales for export outside of the EU.
Clive Sutton can source vehicles with specific optional extras on request. The raft of factory extras available for the F-150 Raptor include: 10-way electrically adjustable and heated seats, dual-zone climate control, a 360- degree camera system, twin-panel‘ moonroofs’, and a trailer towing package with Ford’ s
Backup Assist technology.
Two examples of the F-150 Raptor are available to view by appointment at Clive Sutton’ s facility in St John’ s Wood, London – are a SuperCab in Lightning Blue and a SuperCrew in Shadow Black. The latter is the more spacious variant, with larger rear doors and more room for occupants inside. The SuperCab model has rear-hinged coach doors that open to reveal a pillarless cabin aperture.
Sutton Bespoke offers a complete ' tailormade ' service to its customers, affording the opportunity to create a truly unique vehicle. Numerous upgrade packages and specialist customisation options can be supplied and fitted, either to modify a car already owned by the client, or as a complete service with the base vehicle sourced as well. Attractive funding options are available to enable the car and the upgrade package to be financed together.
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