The Raptor: big, brash and a whole heap of fun

Americans love Ford's F-150 truck. The Raptor version is a beast – but a ridiculously appealing one.

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The Ford F-150 is "America's equivalent of the Ford Fiesta when it comes to commercial appeal", says Steve Sutcliffe in Auto Express it has consistently topped the sales charts since its creation in 1984. But the Raptor version is something else. Powered by the same turbocharged, 3.5 litre, 450bhp engine you'll find in the Ford GT supercar, it is "a quite ridiculously appealing machine to drive".

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Ben Judge

Ben studied modern languages at London University's Queen Mary College. After dabbling unhappily in local government finance for a while, he went to work for The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh. The launch of the paper's website, scotsman.com, in the early years of the dotcom craze, saw Ben move online to manage the Business and Motors channels before becoming deputy editor with responsibility for all aspects of online production for The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News websites, along with the papers' Edinburgh Festivals website.

Ben joined MoneyWeek as website editor in 2008, just as the Great Financial Crisis was brewing. He has written extensively for the website and magazine, with a particular emphasis on alternative finance and fintech, including blockchain and bitcoin. 

As an early adopter of bitcoin, Ben bought when the price was under $200, but went on to spend it all on foolish fripperies.