{"id":388573,"date":"2022-01-27T17:42:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-automoblog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=388573"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:32:07","slug":"2022-ford-bronco-raptor-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/2022-ford-bronco-raptor-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Ford Bronco Raptor: Is This Animal Enough to Scare Jeep & Ram?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a new Raptor in Ford\u2019s animal kingdom, and it\u2019s quite the behemoth. The new Bronco Raptor is not just a lifted and toughened-up Bronco with oversized 37-inch chunky tires (although it is that too!). Designed from the ground up by the blokes at Ford Performance, Bronco Raptor is the most potent and street-legal Bronco ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor looks up to its F-150 Raptor brethren<\/a> and has inherited some styling and mechanical pieces to boot. \u201cRaptor is the apex of our off-road lineup and is now a full lineup of race-proven content and design that you can\u2019t get from anyone else,\u201d said Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company. \u201cOnly Ford could create a Bronco Raptor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 Ford Bronco Raptor: The Beating Heart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d be lying if we said we weren\u2019t expecting Bronco Raptor to be as formidable as the current F-150 Raptor, and we\u2019d grow our noses like Pinocchio if we didn\u2019t say we sorely miss the old F-150 SVT Raptor\u2019s monstrous 6.2-liter V8. But change is inevitable, so we\u2019ll make do with the F-150 Raptor\u2019s high-strung 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 with 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft. of torque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Bronco Raptor did not<\/em> inherit the F-150 Raptor\u2019s 3.5-liter V6 engine. Instead, it has a marginally smaller-capacity 3.0-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 that Ford promises will churn out upwards of 400 horsepower. If the engine seems familiar, it\u2019s the same mill under the hood of a Ford Explorer XT<\/a> and Lincoln Aviator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what\u2019s going on? Rumors are ripe of a Bronco Raptor R in the pipelines, and we heard through the grapevine that the F-150 Raptor R is also on the way. If it were true, you could expect Ford\u2019s supercharged 5.2-liter Predator V8 performing double duty on both monster trucks. In case you were wondering, the Predator V8 is what you\u2019ll find in a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, cranking out no less than 760 horsepower and 625 lb-ft. of torque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re pretty sure Ford knows the Hemi-powered Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392<\/a> is out there in the wild, so it\u2019s prepping two new contenders to shake up the food chain. The new Bronco Raptor may not be enough to scare away the Jeep Rubicon 392, but the R variant is a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formidable Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor employs a fully-boxed and high-strength steel frame with new shock towers for added toughness, durability, and wheel travel. Heavy-duty skid plates are under the engine, transmission, and driveline for added protection against scuffs and damages. Bronco Raptor also has reinforcements in the B-pillar and C-pillar to deliver up to 50 percent more torsional rigidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underneath is a new semi-float Dana 50 AdvanTEK rear axle with a 235-millimeter ring gear, while there\u2019s a Dana 44 AdvanTEK front axle with upgraded half-shafts and a 210-millimeter ring gear. Those axles are partly responsible for Bronco Raptor\u2019s 8.6-inch wider track width than a standard Bronco. In addition, Bronco Raptor offers 13.1-inches of ground clearance, about five inches more than a regular Bronco and an inch higher than Bronco Sasquatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The twin-turbo V6 sends power to all four wheels via a 10-speed automatic and a three-mode 4×4 drivetrain with an updated transfer case and a 67.7:1 crawl ratio. Bronco Raptor also has an updated HOSS off-road suspension<\/a> equipped with FOX 3.1-inch internal bypass semi-active dampers and remote reservoirs. The suspension system utilizes sensors at each wheel to monitor terrain conditions and adjust the damping forces appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n