Ford F 150 Raptor

This guy can hoon anything.

Would take on the Ram Rebel TRX and be a send-off for the current Raptor.

No, that's probably not going to happen. Here's why.

We still miss that big V8 soundtrack.

We talk a lot about trucks on this episode of the Autoblog Podcast

The Raptor didn't need to be improved. Ford did so anyway.

It's cruise control for trails

We talk trucks and a purple supercar.

Some nice new seats are available, too

Between the rampant exotics and the lurking classics, it takes some seriously special sheetmetal to stand out in car-clogged Malibu. But this triumphantly conspicuous ride is John Hennessey's stab at the already imposing Ford F-150 Raptor, a wicked transmogrification of the offroad-effective 4x4 into an over-the-top six-wheeled, three-axle'd behemoth. And here I am, trying to keep this hulking steed centered in its lane on the gently winding Kanan Dume Road, when a carload of teenagers fills my

You even get to watch an F-150 Raptor tackle a corner.

The 2.3-liter EcoBoost should be pretty good. But what else might Ford throw under the hood?

It has just over 600 horsepower.

There are a number of upgrades to the suspension, too.

There's more here than just a big bump in power.

William Fichtner says it's "the American incarnate."