- Raptor R Gets Supercharged 5.2-liter V-8
- Tremor Gets 5.0-liter V-8
- Lariat Loses Super Cab
- Colors Added, Colors Deleted
- New Packages: Rattler and Heritage
- The Bottom is Less Base
The 2023 Ford F-150 order guide and price list has been posted by our friends at the F150Gen14.com forum, detailing the standard and optional goods for the whole 2023 F-150 lineup. For those into fine print and combing through columns of option codes, there’s a lot to be gleaned. To avoid getting too stuck in all the muddy details, we’ve highlighted six things to know about the 2023 Ford F-150.
Raptor R Gets Supercharged 5.2-liter V-8
With is supercharged 5.2-liter V-8, the 700 hp, 640 lb-ft of torque Raptor R is by far the hottest addition to the 2023 Ford F-150 lineup. Although it falls two hp short of its nemesis, the supercharged 6.2-liter Ram TRX, Ford has set the precedent of magically bumping horsepower figures after-the-fact to be slightly better than the competition—and we wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest to see the R get a slight tuning adjustment that puts it on top of the TRX. Furthermore, the TRX’s supercharged V-8 is probably going to sunset just as the Raptor R’s 5.2-liter is rising. Common sense says that demand for the Raptor R will outstrip supply.
The 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor starts at $77,570, which includes as standard the 801A equipment group; 800A gets dropped for 2023. (More on that coming up.) Raptor R is considered a package (option code 802A) and tacks on $31,575 for a grand total of $109,145. So according to Ford nomenclature, 800A is gone, 801A is standard, and 802A, the Raptor R, essentially becomes high. Back to that Raptor R price tag—that’s the most expensive F-150 ever, with plenty of room to option upward even further. (Think: power tailgate, moonroof, and bed accessories.)
Tremor Gets 5.0-liter V-8
The Ford F-150 Tremor, considered its own trim (and not a package) when applied to the F-150, gains the 5.0-liter V-8 gas engine as standard for 2023, with the 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost as optional. Currently, the only Tremor engine is the 3.5-liter EcoBoost. This addition seems to resonate well with the Tremor crowd. Plus, without the intercooler, there may be room for a winch.
Lariat Loses Super Cab
RIP, Lariat SCAB. For 2022, you can get a SCAB (Super Cab, the one with shorty rear clamshell doors) in XL, XLT, and Lariat trims; 2023 drops the Lariat. That leaves the XL and XLT as the only trims to have all three cabs (Regular, Super Cab, and SuperCrew), with all other trims configured exclusively as four-door SuperCrew only.
Colors Added, Colors Deleted
New colors for the 2023 Ford F-150 include Area 51 Blue (from the Bronco and Maverick), Avalanche (from the Ranger special edition), Azure Gray Metallic Tri-Coat, and Hot Pepper Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat. Colors axed for the year include Smoked Quartz Metallic Tinted Clearcoat and Space White Metallic.
New Packages: Rattler and Heritage
The Rattler and Heritage packages join the lineup for the 2023 Ford F-150—and technically, the Raptor R is a package, too. The Rattler is an off-road package for the XL trim, bring off-road goodies (black tip dual exhaust, 18-ich dark wheels, all-terrain tires, Rattler logo, halogen fog lights, black interior with bronze color accents, Hill Descent Control, off-road tuned shocks, Rock Crawl mode (from Tremor), and skid plates) to the base trim. The Heritage package for the XLT brings unique looks and great style, especially with that two-tone exterior and unique black honeycomb and body-color surround grille.
The Bottom is Less Base
Whether you like it or not, some 2023 Ford F-150s comes with more features as standard. The XL, Tremor, Lariat, and Raptor trims lose equipment groups 100A, 400A, 500A, and 800A, respectively. They essentially get rolled into the next-up equipment group that’s the new “base.”
Cheers to another year of the F-150!
Keyword: 2023 Ford F-150 Updates: Tremor Gets 5.0-liter V-8, Lariat Loses Super Cab