When it's all said and done, the tow hooks, flares, and decals will probably be the only things that make production. Oh, and the real package will only be available with crew cabs.
There are more lifted 4x4 Silverados on the road that there will ever be Raptors. It is too bad that GM doesn't have a serious off-road truck to be the halo vehicle the Raptor is, but the Raptor, at least to me, is more of a win for Ford in terms of marketing than it ever will be as far as sales go. Ford's never going to get back what they invested just based on Raptor sales.
Especially given the fact that pickups are some of the most modifiable vehicles - with aftermarket stuff bursting all over - it seems a particularly bad idea to try to package the stuff in a 'stock' pickup.
Is that the same truck as in the Baja thread the other day? Geez, if it is I take my comments all back. I thought the fenders were reworked to look nice again but I must have been mistaken. This is a monstrosity!... Big fender flares on Top of already flared fenders?? Ughh.... And I was thinking (for some strange reason) that the grille/bumper fiasco was fixed.. Nope. Maybe GM needs to just stick to cars and crossovers from here on out. Turn in their Truck card and call it good.
Now if had the 4.5L diesel, removeable/washable neoprene seat covers, wash out drain plugs in the floor, heavy duty skid plates, a winch, off roading front/rear facing lights, and a finish that was scratch/chip resistant....then it would be exciting. Good use of GMPP engine parts though.
The more I see this truck, and the more people compare it to the Raptor, the more I'm disliking it. I love Jalopnik's words for this truck ("weak-A$$"), and I hope GM listens. Almost all the custom trucks GM makes for SEMA always seem to have stupidly large and flashy wheels and other overly shiny junk.
So, who really comes up with the ideas for these custom GM vehicles? I haven't seen a custom GM truck that doesn't have the shiny, big wheel, setup.
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