 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am Gold Pony I do car truck and SUV reviews on YouTube today we are in the new 2020 Ford Raptor courtesy of Bob Ruth Ford in Dillsburg PA and what a beautiful day to be reviewing a Raptor it is supposed to snow all day today it's going to make for some beautiful shots and also at the same time really put the Raptor to the test in the snow as quite often people do get this vehicle for the snow and of course off-roading etc but having said all that what do you say let's go ahead and just jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing let's just start MSRP for the 2020 Raptor we'll start at $53,205 and that is for the super cab setup if you were to add the crew cab setup that goes for $56,190 and of course there's going to be several different options you can tack on to this one and I'll go over those of course as we go on in the video it's up but regardless of which cab setup that you go with for the Raptor power plant on this beast will be the same powering this one is a 3.5 liter twin turbo v6 putting out 450 horsepower at 5000 rpm 510 pound feet of torque available at 3500 rpm power sent to all four wheels through a 10 speed automatic with magnesium paddle shifters which you guys know even in the snow we of course will be testing out in a little bit here zero to 60 time approximately 5.1 seconds in this heavy truck that is quite amazing by the way that's a car and driver number by the way in case anybody doesn't believe me mpg numbers coming in at 15 in the city 18 on the highway of course taking premium unleaded fuel and so before we test out anything on this beast I did want to mention there are some drive modes of course coming standard on the Raptor including normal sport slippery tow and haul mode sand and snow mode Baja and a rock crawl mode so really you can adjust the Raptor for just about any scenario that you could possibly think of going in in the Raptor and so essentially what all those drive modes are going to do is adjust things like the throttle response shift point steering sensitivity traction control and really whether or not the power is sent to the rear wheels or all four wheels so so essentially it's really meant to optimize grip in just about any situation or in some cases not optimize grip like in Baja mode but nonetheless having said all of that to put it in full manual shift mode what you want to do is slide the shifter all the way to the back that is going to give me full control over the paddle shifters here so what do you say let's go ahead and test out the paddle shifters here let's see how quickly they're going to react for us nice oh my goodness paddle shifters that react quick in a truck who would have thought there would ever be such a thing that was that was amazing and their magnesium too a lot of paddle shifters these days even in my Mustang GT are plastic even in luxury vehicles like Audi they're plastic but in the Ford Raptor that magnesium they're heavy duty they're legit they are real paddle shifters and they react quickly in a truck I just can't get over that that's so amazing I gotta be honest but to take it out of that manual shift mode just push the shifter back up into the drive mode there and that's going to get full control back to the Raptor and I think you guys know what we have to do next let's go ahead and do a quick little acceleration test in this snow and let's see what kind of grip we get quite honestly and let's see how quickly we can get this one here up to speed all right you guys let's come to a stop here and here we go I'm not going to do anything too crazy but well done Raptor wow there was no slippage whatsoever in this wet mucky snow that we're in that was that was brilliant definitely confidence building that was nice it's up but anyways to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important and so up front you will find 13.8 inch ventilated front discs in the back 13.7 inch rear discs as far as the braking feel goes I guess since there's absolutely nobody on the road right now let's go ahead and just hit the brakes here brilliant even in the snow my goodness this truck continues to impress that was that was awesome touching on suspension and handling a little bit up front you're going to get an independent double wishbone front suspension with cast aluminum lower control arms and fox racing shocks which of course were carried over from 2019 in the back a leaf spring style rear suspension once again adaptive fox racing shocks and let me let me elaborate a little bit on this fox shocks because they really are a game changer for the raptor honestly and so the raptor has always been very off-road capable really nice suspension but the fox shocks that were introduced for the 2019 model year they really changed it they made it even better because these fox dampers continuously adjust in real time and fox calls it live valve technology this not only delivers a smoother ride but it's also going to tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering and it really is just going to allow you to take full control full advantage of the raptor's 13 plus inches of suspension travel including automatically stiffening the suspension in mid air if you're doing any jumps in the raptor or anything like that to avoid bottoming out so really the adaptive fox racing shocks are just that they're adaptive they're going to constantly adjust really giving you the benefit of whatever kind of situation that you're in so that's why they're brilliant but nonetheless really what impresses me the most because I still think most people are going to be using this more so on a regular driving basis as opposed to mostly off-roading the ride quality is brilliant as well so like I said because of those adaptive shocks really does give you the best of both worlds the ride quality is certainly right on points and no issues there for me in the raptor a lot of times that's hard to say in a truck so I definitely am a big fan of that as far as steering feel goes it is a little bit more on the way to your side certainly not even close to as weighty as my Mustang GT but I do like the steering feeling the grips are super thick as well these 10 to 2 grips definitely give you a little extra confidence a little better feeling of being in control so I'm a big fan of that as well cabin noise is just fine as well certainly no issues there it's pretty much as expected and touching on visibility you're really not going to have any issues with the truck when it comes to visibility I can see perfectly fine out the side mirrors as well as the rear view mirror there as well so definitely no issues there and I did want to mention reinsensing windshield wipers they are going to be optional we do actually have that option today but that's really nice too allows you to focus more on driving they're kind of like automatic headlights they're going to automatically turn on whatever it detects any kind of moisture on the windshield so that is definitely a plus as well but now that we pull up to our location for the exterior let's go ahead and take a look at the outside of this one in the snow yes I'm going to freeze my butt off but this is going to be fun let's go ahead and take a look at the exterior here of this new 2020 Ford Raptor all right so here she is you guys the 2020 Ford Raptor and so let me first start by mentioning the couple new colors for 2020 including iconic silver lead foot and currently what you were looking at right now called rapid red it's rapid red by the way looks absolutely amazing in the snow today so definitely a fan but so anyways let's go ahead and start up front you will find a unique front grille of course for the Raptor with Ford block lettering of course just above it integrated into that front grille marker lights as well there's three amber lights at the top there definitely distinguishing itself from all the other f150s out there looks amazing to the sides quad beam led headlights with black housings coming standard it will of course come with the automatic future meaning when it starts to get dark out they're going to turn on automatically for there so you never have to worry about that led daytime running lights also coming standard heavy duty front skid plates you guys can kind of see that just down below that is of course when you go on off road it doesn't mess up any of the undercarriage that's definitely a plus as well two front tow hooks can also be found up front they're going to be finished in black kind of integrated into those front skid plates there now let me jump up to the top real quick here you guys can see there are some hood air extractors as well so perhaps not quite as big as the new GT 500 but still they're there and they are functional of course so that is definitely going to be a plus as well let me mention one more thing before we head around to the side here you guys I saw this the other day there are some led aftermarket lights available for this little area they are so bright but they look so good with these led lights so did want to mention that of course you put leds up top and everything and there are actually aux which is built in that are for nothing right now but that are set up for that kind of thing so I'll get more into that a little bit later but now let's go ahead and make our way to the side on this one here rear privacy glass coming standard across the board of course when it comes to their side mirrors they come standard as black side mirrors power adjustable and they will come standard heated with led integrated turd signals no matter what route that you go with however I did want to mention there are body color side mirrors that are optional also led mirror spotlights for an additional 175 dollars let's say if you're going hunting bright and early in the morning and it's still dark out that's going to help you out a little bit there as well and then let's take a step back here a little bit you actually get black side door handles that's going to be the standard setup so if you do go with the standard setup for the raptor I would probably say black is the best exterior option to my opinion it's going to kind of all blend in quite nicely but of course this rapid red raptor is completely optioned out so we got just about everything on it but of course you have some flared out front fenders with air extractors once again definitely look good and once again functional as well cast aluminum running boards down below they are very heavy duty and they definitely help me get into this one as well with those cast aluminum running boards I like that they actually have raptor towards the end of it as well so that's a nice little nice little touch that Ford didn't have to do but they did taking a look down at the wheel setup standard setup is going to be 17 inch cast aluminum wheels with bf goodrich all-terrain tires of course that is the setup you were looking at right now but I did want to mention there is an optional setup 17 inch forged aluminum bead lock wheels they go for around 1900 dollars if you are interested there but don't want to mention that as well and by the way the raptor graphics found on the exterior of this one they look very good but they are an option that is not something that comes standard on this one but now let's go ahead and make our way to the back I love these led taillights to start here and they are leds by the way so that's definitely a plus two f150 etched into the real tailgate or Ford black lettering that is an optional setup you were looking at right now but once again dual rear tow hooks finished in black just like the front if you're curious if there was a spare tire it is found underneath there I'll know if you guys can see that hopefully you can but there is a spare tire underneath that's always a plus false you've seen optional setups we can kind of mount it right up there that looks pretty sick as well but nonetheless you do have a towing setup back here four and seven pin connectors of course and six thousand pound towing capacity with the super cab eight thousand pounds for the super crew cab that we have today and of course to the sides dual exhaust outlets with black tips they are some massive tips too that's pretty cool but nonetheless I think you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip it's open now since we are around back of the raptors you go ahead and open that rear tailgate you of course have the manual method of opening it up once opened up I will say there is an option always like mentioning with Ford f150s and raptors of course there's a tailgate assist step that goes for three hundred and seventy five dollars I've actually used that plenty of times it's definitely helpful to go about getting in the bed of this one so if you're using this a lot of times for an actual pickup truck hauling stuff to the dump or picking up a christmas tree or whatever it definitely makes things a lot easier we'll say that again that's three hundred and seventy five dollars if you wanted that option but five and a half foot bed will come standard on the raptor now that it's the only setup for the raptor as far as the bed size goes box link system is also going to come standard back there to help store ramps for storage bins etc there's a couple other things you can put back there led tailgate lighting will come standard but led box lighting is going to be an option for an additional one hundred and twenty five dollars that led tailgate lighting being the uh the lighting up top there but the box lighting of course being down below but again hundred and twenty five dollars there drop in bed liner for three fifty spray in bed liner that you're looking at right now for five hundred and ninety five dollars that's the option I will go with but overall five and a half foot bed is really probably more than enough for just about everything that you want to use a truck for um if you needed a larger bed go with the f 150 you can always get a larger bed there or f 250 f 350 whatever but make your way to the rear leg room that's going to come in at 33.5 inches for the super cab however if you go with the super crew cab that you're looking at right now that comes in at 43.6 inches that's probably the most rear leg room that's available out there on the market really in any vehicle right now it's absolutely amazing even luxury vehicles for reference I'm an even six feet tall this is how much space I have back there a ton of it if you didn't want to use those rear seats if you had a massive for something you wanted to put back there those rear seats do fold up it's a 6040 flip up bench seat so once again certainly enough space to put your super large dog your dinosaur or tools or whatever back there heated rear seats can be had with the 802 a luxury package which we do of course have today rear center armrest with cup holders will actually come standard love that rear ventilation also coming standard back there you have a 400 watt power outlet back there as well as you can charge up your tools perhaps from job to job I don't know if you're using this for a workshop or not it's a raptor but nonetheless it's still cool to have that 12 volt power outlet two usb charging ports back there as well some coat hooks on the top there so rear seats definitely have it going on but anyways let's make our way to the front now eight-way power driver seat with a cloth finish is going to be the standard setup and by the way that does come with power lumbar adjustment as well 10-way power adjustable driver and passenger seats with the leather finish come with the 801 a package by the way that goes for $3,785 this is probably the one package I would add if it were me I go with the base setup with this one package just because it does give you the leather seating the power adjustable passenger seat also power adjustable pedals and a power sliding rear window I think that's kind of a necessity for a truck that's just my personal opinion but you can adjust that by using the button on the roof of the raptor here just in front of the awk switches there but that's going to be how you're going to open and close that one but raptor lettering of course can be found on the top of the seats and they are heated and ventilated seats with that 802 a package once again and overall the seats are plenty comfortable certainly didn't have any issues there but taking a look at the steering wheel now it is tilt and telescoping it is leather wrapped and if you go with the 802 a package it is heated for those super cold snowy days in Pennsylvania like today I do like the the red marking at the top of the steering wheel as well and there is some raptor lettering at the bottom so it is a perforated leather of course since we have a heated steering wheel so steering wheel is definitely a very nice setup on this one no issues for me but let's go ahead and make our way to the start up here and let me of course start by showing you guys the key here you do have your raptor lettering on the one side end when you flip it over lock unlock that button to pop the rear hatch and that times two button is actually a remote start which is an option for $195 a standalone option if you wanted it but also notice though the the buttons on the one side are a kind of darker finish than all the other Ford key fobs like the Mustang for instance or the Echo Sport or Expedition all the other key fobs have more of a chrome like finish this kind of has a dark chrome like finish so I don't know just a little observation I had there push button start is going to come with the 802 a package of course and that is what we have today so all I am going to do simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee there and so once started up tachometer is on your left speedometers all the way to your right there is a really large digital display front and center actually to control what is on that digital display simply use the steering wheel mounted controls on the left side there of course you have a digital speedometer if you wanted to display that there's also things like your towing status your off-road status that's perhaps my favorite part it's going to tell you what angle the wheels are at what angle the whole raptor is at if you're going up a mountain perhaps that's pretty cool you can also adjust your safety settings up there of course you got trip a trip a average fuel economy and the list goes on anyways let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality twin panel moonroof being an option that we have today for $1495 and that goes all the way into the box even the rear passengers have a view of the sky that's always nice dual zoom climate control coming standard with the 802 a package of course there's grab handles absolutely everywhere since this raptor does sit quite high up comparatively speaking to other trucks out there ice blue ambient lighting for the 802 a package you can adjust the colors like you can in the Mustang but it is ice blue so that's pretty cool universal garage door opener coming standard with the 802 a package once again and those garage door buttons are going to be located on the driver's side sun visor by the way for up to three different garage doors there but so I kept mentioning it let me actually show what you guys now there are six auxiliary switches found on the roof here of the raptor and of course they are going to be for when you add aftermarket lighting or aftermarket accessories to the raptor you can hook them up directly to these aux switches that's kind of cool that Ford anticipated this truck being modified in some way or form and they prepared it for that by putting those aux switches up there so that's always a plus and just in front of that of course you have your overhead sunglass holder if you wanted to use that as well overall raptor is definitely finished quite nicely quite nicely for a truck I should say at least just in front of the shifter there is a fairly large storage area with two USB charging ports right there just to the right of the shifter you have a little rubberized storage area perhaps for a cell phone maybe and then you have your dual cup holders with ice blue ambient lighting at the very bottom of them of course then as far as that center armrest goes just underneath of it there is perhaps the most massive storage area experienced in any reviews and of course you have a pullout tray with places where you can store your quarters and nickels dimes and pennies as well and all of this having a rubberized bottom so things aren't inclined to slide around as much and that's always a plus when you have an off-road vehicle because things do slide around of course unless you have those rubberized bottoms and of course you have your pen holders not one but two pen holders dare you put pencils in that and Ford will find you and within that massive storage area in the middle there you do have a 12-volt power outlet in there as well so ton ton ton of storage there then just above the passenger side glove box a little tray area perhaps to store some nuts and bolts or screws or whatever really isn't that much of an area but inside the glove box there you have your standard glove box then you have a separate storage area up top for the owner's manual nonetheless let's go ahead and make our way now to the tech display front and center eight inch color touchscreen display welcome standard aka sync 3 bluetooth and audio streaming coming standard with that android auto and apple carplay as well meaning if you have a smartphone simply hook it up to the raptor you have free navigation through that smartphone as well as the ability to like and dislike your pendora songs up there factory navigation system is going to be an option for $795 if you wanted that you can of course check out your climate control settings and adjust your climate control settings up there as well as your radio settings of course and by the way when it comes to the sound system you will get seven speakers coming standard on the raptor however there is an optional 10 speaker bang an ulcin sound system with the 802 way package that has 750 watts that is nuts and that is the one we have today so let's go ahead and turn on the radio see if we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one dang the loudness was ridiculous bass is plenty enough for the raptor really that's out systems where it's at and there's speakers everywhere in this thing because of that bang an ulcin sound system so definitely quite nice there last thing one to mention on that tech display though is when you do put the raptor in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard of course however there is a 360 degree camera available for an additional $375 that is currently what you were looking at right now of course that is going to let you know who or what is behind you which of course is going to lead us into safety as soon as start there are front side and side curtain airbags also in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats also back there rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system also coming standard auto dimming rear view mirror also standard as well as a reverse sensing system and so that's going to be the sensors in the back there so when you get too close to an object or another vehicle it's going to kind of beep at you letting you know you're getting too close to something so you don't go hitting it that's what I have on my Mustang I actually do like that it's very nice automatic high beams also standard I did want to mention the 802 way package does add a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert and so that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of screen there if you like be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in a new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold