The 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R is the most powerful production model of the Raptor brand in history. With its monstrous 5.2-liter supercharged V8 engine under the hood, the vehicle is a formidable competitor for the mighty Ram 1500 TRX. There’s a new video we’d like to share with you featuring the Raptor R, showing the performance truck being evaluated on the dyno.
the Late model restoration (LMR) channel on youtube got a brand new delivery 2023 F-150 RaptorR and decided to test it on the dyno immediately. The team completed a series of runs and the first was in full series form. Before we get to the results, let’s first look at the serial number of the truck.
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the 5.2-liter V8 pumps out 700 hp (522 kilowatts) and 650 pound-feet (868 Newton-meters) of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via a 10-speed automatic transmission. The EPA evaluated the truck at always 15 miles per gallon on the highway and just 10 mpg in the city. For comparison: The Ram 1500 TRX has almost identical performance and consumption values.
Back to the dyno, everything is completely in stock for the first run. Results show peak power of 580 hp (426 kW) at 6,300 rpm and 533 lb-ft (723 Nm) at 4,400 rpm at the wheels. If we do the math — and take Ford’s engine horsepower at the crank as an exact number — it means powertrain losses in the Raptor R are around 20 percent. However, this is not surprising considering how robust the truck is.
For the second run, the 5.2-liter V8 engine gets a very quick upgrade in the form of a performance air filter. This results in almost 9 hp (6.6 kW) and 1.5 lb-ft (2 Nm) more torque than the standard values. We’re betting that with a bunch of other relatively minor hardware tweaks and new software, the dyno could easily show around 600 hp (447 kW) at the wheels, which equates to around 720 hp (530 kW) at the crank
As a final note, the 2023 F-150 Raptor R’s 5.2-liter V8 engine is the same as that found under the hood of the GT500. In the sports car, however, the top output is 760 hp (567 kW), which means that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the truck.
