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Ford is looking to add new Raptor models to its lineup, according to Ford Authority.
The Raptor name represents the high-performance, off-road specialist variants of Ford models.
Ford’s Chief Financial Officer Sherry House said more Raptor models are in the works, at the recent Barclays Global Auto and Mobility Tech Conference.
"I know that some people in the audience here just had a wonderful ride in some of our Raptors, and that's a product that I think that we're going to be doing a bit more of as well," House said.
“We're going to be leaning into these products that are just passion products. I mean, these are vehicles that people love.”
Adding further fuel to the Raptor fire, is Ford's Dakar rally commitment to the range.
The brand fielded its largest amount of Raptor-badged cars ever in the off-road race, with four factory Ford Racing Raptor T1+ full-size pick-ups and four additional privateer Raptors competing on the same core platform.
"Those privateer entries are a deliberate part of how we grow the Raptor ecosystem globally — sharing technology, data, and durability across customer teams who are pushing the same hardware in the same extreme conditions," Ford said in a press release before the race.
There is nothing offical yet on what these new Raptor models could be.
The Ranger Raptor ute is the only Ford currently on sale in Australia bearing the iconic name plate, sitting at the top of the best-selling Ranger line-up.
One new possibility is a Ford Mustang Raptor.
The Mustang is the best-selling sports car in Australia and the Blue Oval’s third best seller behind the Ranger ute and Everest SUV.
An Everest Raptor is another possibility, but it would likely need to get the V6 petrol engine found in the Ranger Raptor.
There is also a Raptor variant of the Bronco compact SUV, but the Bronco has never been officially sold in Australia.
