- Ford’s 2025 Dakar Rally car would be the Raptor T1+
- The 2025 Dakar Rally is in January
- Ford will enter the Raptor T1+ in two off-road rallies forward of Dakar
Ford has constructed a truck to personal off-road rally programs.
On Friday, the Ford Raptor T1+ debuted on the 2024 Goodwood Pageant of Pace. The off-roader has been customized constructed round parameters particularly set to deal with, and win, the 2025 Dakar Rally in January.
Ford has been quiet about key particulars of the rally construct.It is a collaboration between Ford Efficiency and M-Sport Ltd. It faucets an engine no client should purchase in any street-legal Raptor product: Ford’s naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter Coyote V-Eight engine. No efficiency numbers have been shared for the engine, however Ford did say it is fitted with a dry-sump oil system and exhaust each designed for the Dakar rally’s situations.
Ford Raptor T1+
Ford matches the Raptor T1+ with a customized impartial entrance and rear double-wishbone suspension system co-developed with Fox. Coilovers pair with three-way adjustable and four-way adjustable dampers with exterior bypass and distant reservoirs to assist shed warmth buildup. Ford stated the Raptor T1+ has as much as 13.77 inches of wheel journey and 15.74 inches of floor clearance. Method angle checks in at over 70 levels, however no departure or breakover angle has been launched.
The off-roader rides on 17-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in 37-inch off-road tires. A set of 355-mm Alcon ventilated disc brakes paired with mono block calipers sit in any respect 4 corners.
Ford Raptor T1+
The chassis is a purpose-built T45 metal house body lined with carbon fiber physique panels. The grille merely says Ford in huge capital letters. Your complete bundle weighs 4,431 kilos and is 90.55 inches vast.
Ford has ready the Raptor T1+ by testing it 6,213 miles within the harshest environments it might discover. Forward of the 2025 Dakar Rally the Raptor T1+ will compete on the 2024 Baja Hungary in August and 2024 Rallye du Maroc in October.
In Might, Ford introduced Carlos Sainz Sr.—the daddy of Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr.—and Nani Roma can be two of the 4 drivers of its Dakar off-roader. Extra drivers might be introduced later this yr.