{"id":10742,"date":"2018-02-02T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T16:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=10742"},"modified":"2018-02-02T16:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T16:46:11","slug":"ford-f150-raptor-now-available-in-uk-spec-right-hand-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10742","title":{"rendered":"Ford F-150 Raptor now available in UK-spec right-hand drive"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ford

Specialist car dealer Clive Sutton is now selling the UK’s first Ford F150 Ford F150 right-hand drive conversion.<\/p><\/div>\n

Until now, owning a genuine American pickup with right-hand drive has been pretty much impossible. But specialist luxury car dealer Clive Sutton has changed that, with the UK’s first right-hand drive conversion of a Ford F-150 Raptor pickup.<\/p>\n

The fully-converted model is now available for the not-so-bargain price of \u00a389,000 +VAT. Converting an existing F-150 Raptor, should you happen to own one, will cost around \u00a332,000 +VAT.<\/p>\n

What’s a Raptor?<\/h2>\n

In case you’re not familiar, the Raptor version of the F-150 is a high-spec version of the standard F-150, with extra off-road equipment including super knarly off-road tyres and upgraded long-travel suspension. Power is delivered by a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 engine which delivers 450 horsepower through a 10-speed automatic gearbox.<\/p>\n

The conversion has been done in depth and includes a right-hand drive steering rack, precision-sculpted cabin fittings and a fully ‘mirrored’ cabin and dashboard conversion.<\/p>\n

Even the Ford Sync 3 infotainment system has been reprogrammed with full European mapping and radio frequencies.<\/p>\n

\"Ford

Inside the cab of Clive Sutton’s first RHD Ford F-150 conversion<\/p><\/div>\n

Sutton’s first converted model is a SuperCab model in Lightening Blue. Ford’s SuperCab is a smaller version of the SuperCrew crew cab, so while it can seat extra passengers, they won’t have as much space as in a full-size crew cab.<\/p>\n

That’s probably just as well, because according to this US review<\/a>, the full-sized SuperCrew cab adds an extra 12 inches to the truck’s already gigantic dimensions (compared to a standard UK-spec pickup<\/a>)<\/p>\n

I want more…<\/h2>\n

If a ‘standard’ F-150 just isn’t enough, then Clive Sutton has something even more special on offer. Renowned US tuner Shelby is producing a limited run of 500 Shelby-tuned Ford F-150 pickups.<\/p>\n

In among these will be 150 F-150 Super Snake models. These heavily modified trucks are built around a 750hp supercharged 5.0-litre V8 engine and will have more than 45 proprietary components. The price will be \u00a3120,000, including VAT.<\/p>\n

\"Shelby

Just two of these 750hp V8 Shelby F-150 Super Snake trucks will be imported to the UK. Contact dealer Clive Sutton if you’re interested.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Super Snake promises to be a true super truck. But just two of these models will be available in the UK, so anyone who is interested should contact Sutton as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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