Name That Car: Blame engineerd Edition

The engineerd Mystery Car. No cheating, now!

As we all know, engineerd was at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with UDMan last week. Because he’s a bit of a bastard, he decided to take a few ultra-close photos of tiny little details that should define a vehicle for people who know them.
Unfortunately, he’s taking photos of concept cars that aren’t in production yet! Oh noes! Yeah, suck it up, it shouldn’t be that hard if you know Dustin. Now go! Identify the vehicle, right down to the option package and tire brand.

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  1. franchitti27 Avatar

    F150 Raptor?

  2. Bentoboxx Avatar
    Bentoboxx

    Ford F150 Raptor with 35-inch BFGoodrich® All-Terrain TA/KO 315/70-17 tires

    1. muthalovin Avatar

      how about 2011 Ford F150 Raptor with the Coyote motor?

      1. engineerd Avatar

        IIRC, this one still had the 5.4L motor, but it's hard to tell. I don't think there are any obvious external clues and nobody was around to tell me.
        Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

        1. rocketrodeo Avatar

          No external clues, at least on the TT and PP prototypes. Main difference is the sound. Three tons of truck and driver do an excellent job of absorbing that extra hundred horsepower. I think if I were going to buy one of these for my own, I'd be plenty happy with the 5.4.

  3. carplanetzone1 Avatar

    Since it's Engineerd… I would say a Ford GT. But I know that isn't correct.

  4. engineerd Avatar

    I'm not a bastard. See…within minutes the car was identified. Plus, I know who my dad is.
    /Wanders off mumbling, "These kids are good. I need to step up my game."

    1. Deartháir Avatar
      Deartháir

      Welcome to my world. I've thrown out some Name That Parts, thinking, "This should take them a while." Then they've solved it within a minute. Bastards.

      1. CptSevere Avatar

        Yeah, I amazed even myself by being such a dick that I identified that Borg Warner Overdrive cable t-handle, immediately. I saw one in a Packard.
        You should have been answering the submission line when I sent the Ruby Mystery Engine shots to Schmo. That was a stumper.

    2. rocketrodeo Avatar

      You might have had better luck with a detail or two from that BMW 700 headlining the sales regret post. I haven't seen one of those for years …

      1. engineerd Avatar

        Oh, trust me. The next time I send Dearthair a photo for a guessing game, it's going to be something unique. No more softballs for this bunch!

  5. muthalovin Avatar

    See, as far as I could tell, the Raptor had zero coverage at NAIAS this year, so I was hesitant to guess it.

  6. engineerd Avatar

    There was one sitting in the back of Ford's expansive booth — seriously, that place was bigger than my house. Of course, I was immediately drawn to it and, since it was out of the way, proceeded to do naughty things to it.
    Wait…come back! Did I say too much?

    1. Tim Odell Avatar
      Tim Odell

      The automotive blog world already has one Ray Wert.

      1. engineerd Avatar

        I made Ray look like a boy scout.

        1. scroggzilla Avatar

          (shudders at thought)

        2. joshuman Avatar

          There is a double meaning there.

        3. JeepyJayhawk Avatar

          Jeeze, does the GT40 have a restraining order on you then?

  7. lilwillie Avatar

    The straight stripe. Gotta love them. Why more cars don't have them is beyond me.

    1. superbadd75 Avatar

      Because it would be one more thing for customers to bitch about when they don't align their cars regularly and the stripe is off center.

      1. lilwillie Avatar

        Yup. Amazing how a little stripe is so obvious but without it most don't even realize the wheel is off center.

  8. pj134 Avatar

    Something that needs 5 inch larger tires.

  9. rocketrodeo Avatar

    Definitely a Raptor. I stared at that stripe during months of development work.

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