This VelociRaptor 6x6 is one of just 50 the company is planning to build.
It’s not the way you normally sell a brand new pickup, but then again Hennessey isn’t exactly your ordinary automaker. And the VelociRaptor 6×6 isn’t exactly your ordinary truck. So maybe doing things a little differently is sort of the point.
If you’re not already familiar with the VelociRaptor 6×6, you’re missing out on an extreme hunk of steel and aluminum. John Hennessey, known for super-Vipers, rocket-ship Corvettes, and for packing far more power than any reasonable person could want in a car has turned his attention to the Ford Raptor.
Sure the Raptor was big, strong, and capable of leaping over dunes and probably small houses. But it only had four wheels. How is that a problem, you ask? Then this truck isn’t for you. But as Mercedes-AMG already proved with the 6×6 G-Wagen, more wheels is most definitely better. So Hennessey took a Raptor and added more. More length in the bed, more axles, and, yup, more wheels. A total of six with all of them driven.
But those aren’t the extent of the upgrades.
You see, it turns out that the stock Ford Raptor’s 3.5L twin-turbo V6 and 450 hp aren’t enough for all that extra truck. So Hennessey upgrades the turbos, adds a new exhaust, upgrades the intercooler and re-tunes the computer. That means more than 600 hp are on tap. Plenty to spin the massive new 20-inch wheels and off-road tires.
The truck gets a lift, because maybe it would look out of proportion without it? Or something? Who knows. Nothing about this truck is rational, that’s the whole point. It’s lifted because it’s bigger and it’s bigger because of course it is! That’s why it’s an extra 7.0-inches in the air. With an upgraded Fox suspension keeping those 37-inch tires in check. Most of the time, at least.
So what’s so strange about how they’re selling it? Well, it’s on internet auction site eBay. The place that started out helping you swap the stuff in your closet for some extra spending cash. And Hennessey isn’t really selling a finished truck. They’re selling one that’s in progress, set for delivery next January. But this VelociRaptor 6×6 is one of just 50 the company is planning to build. And the starting price is US $349,000. Or you can buy it now if you want for another $26 large.
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