Aluminum Ford F150 raptor could debut in Detroit

There are a great many rumors as to what will debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but the newest rumor suggests that a new SVT Raptor based on the aluminum bodied 2015 Ford F150 will be among the high performance premiers in the Motor City come January.

While details are very limited – like limited to pretty much nothing – the folks at Road & Track have sources that have stated that the newest Ford SVT Raptor F150 will make its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. That isn’t official nor have the sources offered any idea as to what we can expect from the new F150 Raptor, but it goes without saying that the performance truck world will be eagerly watching the news from Detroit in January with the hopes of seeing the next high performance SVT pickup.

Since we don’t have any details or even any rumors as to what we might see from the next generation Ford SVT Raptor F150, we can use the current Raptor to guess what could be coming for the next generation of the off-road ready SVT pickup. Of course, it will be based on the 2015 F150, which means that the body will be largely comprised of lightweight aluminum panels that will help to get the weight of the Raptor way down. Considering the fact that the 2015 F150 pickups that saw the biggest drop from the implementation of aluminum body panels in the larger bodied trucks – and the Raptor has traditionally been a based on the SuperCab and SuperCrew F150 pickups – the new Raptor should benefit greatly from the new aluminum body.

As was the case with the previous generation SVT Raptor F150, look for unique body appointments including a unique grille, a unique front fascia, unique front fenders and rear bedsides with flares for big, meaty off-road rated wheels and tires and a hefty dose of package specific badging that will likely include a big, flashy decal package.