Jalopnik's top cars of the decade

• Source: Global Times
• [13:40 December 16 2009]
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Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

Years Produced: 2010 - Present
Base Price: $38,995
Engine: 5.4-liter V-8, 310 hp
Curb Weight: 6000 lb
Power-To-Weight Ratio: 19.4 lb/hp

It's a much-tweaked Ford pickup with long-travel suspension, a relatively low price tag, and the ability to bomb over washed-out terrain at 80 mph. Nor is it akin to a lifted, worked-over Jeep or Land Cruiser; it can handle rock-crawling and trail-poking, but that's not its forte. No, it's happiest pounding over desert washes at 80 mph.

The Raptor is a frivolous project at a time when Ford has no business screwing around with frivolous projects.