The MegaRaptor, a mutant Ford Super Duty pickup from MegaRexx, is huge. How big? It was so large that it disrupted international shipping for weeks after being stranded in the Suez Canal. It’s so big, there’s snow on the roof that never melts. It needs rear axle steering or a hinge in the middle. The base price of the turnkey is $135,000, and you’ll also want to budget for one of those wide-capacity pilot vehicles to drive a quarter mile ahead and verify clearance for upcoming flyovers. . Diesel Forklift, Meet Your New God.
The MegaRaptor recipe requires a Ford super mission 4×4 diesel engine (F-250, F-350 or F-450), 4.0 or 4.5 inch raised suspension, girder-sized MegaRexx radius swingarm, trophy truck body with The clamshell front end, military MRAP wheels and 46-inch tires weigh about 400 pounds each with their hub adapters. The final drive was switched to a 4.88:1 ratio and the speedometer was calibrated. The production of results is of surprising proportions. Like mountains and skyscrapers, MegaRaptor requires some known frame of reference to visually convey its grandeur. Those flared fiberglass fenders add 16.0 inches in width. The floorboards are about three feet off the ground. Weight? It is flirting with £10,000. But that’s okay because the tires are rated for 12,300 pounds. Each.
Fortunately, a diesel-powered F-350—like the one hiding under all this chutzpah—is designed to haul, even if its payload is itself. You feel the mass of the wheel and tire assemblies through the steering, and the brakes feel like a ton of concrete on the bed. But it’s easy to adapt to MegaRaptor driving dynamics. Like the 787 pilot and captain, you just need to plan your moves in advance.
Aaron Richardet, owner of MegaRexx, said the Ford Super Duty was so muscular from the start that it billed itself as a MegaRaptor, even in F-250 guise. “There’s really no difference between the F-250 and the F-350 except for the springs, so our usual starting point is the F-250 Lariat,” he said. While MegaRexx will convert owners’ trucks, repairmen typically just buy one new and build the whole thing—about 40 last year. (If you’re looking for in-stock Super Duty fenders, we know where you can find a few.) Richardet insists durability hasn’t been an issue so far, despite the wheel and tire assemblies. very big car. “From the very beginning, Super Duty was over-built,” he said. “Ford doesn’t want dirty work trucks back within the warranty period.” For those curious about the MegaRaptor, we point out that while the F-250 and F-350 may be functionally similar, the F-450 comes with larger brakes.
This MegaRaptor was purchased by an owner who drove it about 3000 miles and then sold it back to MegaRexx, possibly after getting tired of the forced climbing and climbing out of the driver’s seat. As of now, it is still for sale for $169,950. It has several mods: turbo, intercooler, one tune. There’s an electric knob to the left of the steering wheel that offers five positions, from fixed to “may not fit”. Stock, in this case, means 475 horsepower and 1050 pound-feet of torque, enough to propel us tractor truck F-250 Tremor to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds, so the MegaRaptor feels pretty fast without pouring any more fuel on it.
One cool thing about MegaRaptor is that you can back it up into the house and look down at the roof when you need to blow away the pine needles.
In the harshest of environments, it will bark at those giant Michelins and shift gears hard enough to make you feel bad for the transmission. Also, you’ll want to remember that the dials for control and braking are rotated in the opposite direction of the dials for the big horsepower. There’s a reason you don’t see your local MRAP. And if you’ve ever done that, that could be your cue to take an impromptu vacation at the nearest bunker.
Driving MegaRaptor, you feel the whole world watching you. The rich driver looked over, surprised to see the same pickup truck H-point driver’s seat. Children stare. F-150 Raptors pilots question their sanity. MegaRaptor is a scrolling eclipse. It turns every road into a one-way street. One day we saw a bird flying under it. This isn’t even a truck—it’s performance art that disrupts the entire concept of a truck.
In our unofficial MegaRaptor poll, half of the people thought it was awesome. The other half thought it was ridiculous. Both are correct.
