Manufactured by Ford Thailand, this truck was specifically designed for Thailand's Super Pickup Series with a 3.2-liter inline-five turbodiesel power plant. The vehicle is being driven by Sandy Stuvik, a 25-year-old Thai-Norwegian racer.
Like a lot of famous racers--Danica Patrick, for example--he began in kart racing. From there Stuvik moved up to Formula Renault open wheel racing when he was 15. He later graduated to the Euroformula Open and then GP3. In short, he's had a lot of experience handling machines in competition.
The story, by Caleb Jacobs, goes into more details about the interior, suspension and other features. You can get the hole picture here.
And for the fun of it, here's some video from YouTube. Enjoy.
Only $60 (U.S.) and you can use this Thaland track all day.
The footage here was shot on October 26, less than 2 weeks ago.
If you're wondering why they are not wearing masks, well, for some
reason Covid has not been all that active in this country of 70 million.
Less than 60 people have died from Covid-19 in all of 2020.
The new off-road monster is expensive, with the base raptor starting at about $57,650 U.S. at current exchange rates. The new truck is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel engine mated to an all-new 10-speed transmission and it will have specially tuned Fox Racing shocks. To get the 3.2 Liter inline-five turbo diesel and the six-speed manual transmission in Thailand it’s a special order adding another $25,000 U.S.
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