- Ford’s next halo model after the GT supercar could be a super-SUV.
- The pricey performance flagship would wear the brand’s Raptor branding.
- Hero vehicle would provide link to Ford Raptor T1+ Dakar rally racer.
Ford is plotting a new flagship performance model, but despite the automaker getting ready for a return to Le Mans in 2027, this time the hero car won’t take inspiration from the track, but from trucks.
CEO Jim Farley recently declared he wanted Ford to be known as the Porsche of off-road, and in a conversation with Top Gear, he expanded on that idea, revealing that Dearborn could build a flagship go-anywhere supercar wearing Raptor branding.
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This wouldn’t be merely a faster version of an existing product in the style of models like the F-150 an RangerRaptors, but a bespoke Raptor vehicle that could provide a marketing link to Ford’s Raptor …