2012 Ford F-150 Adds New FX Appearance Package

Umm, they have had the FX2 and FX4 styling packages for quite a while now.

It looks pretty, but completely lost me in functionally, so a big vehicle like this only holds 5 seats like a little civic! Has anyone seen Dodge's middle console that folds down into a seat? that is the way to go! 20in wheels and 37in tires would be great on a truck, but the low profile tires belong on upscale suvs and sports cars, the Raptor is a bit too expensive, what does metal cost per ton? And the Raptor doesn't weigh any more that the regular F-150, I know the shocks are at least $5,000. extra, and the rest should be in every F-150, it isn't that radical, about 2inches of increased wheel travel in the front, big deal! and 2 inch taller tires, about time, I am not a fan of appearance packages, I would call these princess packages because they add nothing in the performance department, lets hope the transfer case still locks, if not I would never look at another F-150, I am sure it must, but never assume, us consumers are dumb as they come.

Is the F150's transfer case chain driven? If so there is no need for a lock as it would have no differential in the transfer case. the front and rear would be locked together. Personally I like the Transfer case with a diff and lock like My land rover. It is permanent 4wd with no chirping or binding unless I lock the center diff. The Raptor is definitely a Domestic product I would buy. Prior to that I liked the Tundra for its power and the Titan for its bang for the buck sine the only engine is a 5.6 v8 meaning you don't have to settle foe a weak v6 like the GM or Dodges if you are on a budget.

85bmw745, I like the idea of a center diff in the transfer case as long as it has the ability to lock, and I love the new 3.5L ecoboost,