Posted by Mark Williams | September 29, 2014

Ford's last SVT Raptor rolled off the Dearborn, Mich., not long before the Dearborn Assembly Plant shut down for a major overhaul as it prepared to put in an all-new manufacturing line for the 2015 F-150.

Right to the very end, Raptor sales have been strong and consistent, with the last three straight months breaking monthly sales records. Unfortunately, Ford does not break apart sales numbers of the F-150 by model, so it's tricky trying to verify how many total Raptors have been sold.

The highest unofficial Raptor sales number we've heard from unnamed sources is close to 2,000 per month, but we're told many of those vehicles are designated to go overseas, where they often have much greater profit margins because of extremely high demand.

Ford has officially said there will be no 2015 model Raptors built but they've neither confirmed nor denied whether it will bring back the performance truck for 2016. We're guessing the odds of Raptor being killed are somewhere between slim and none. However, what changes might be ahead is another question entirely. Certainly an EcoBoost engine would be interesting, as would a lighter and more nimble body style. Could we possibly see something like a baby Raptor to turn a few heads? Only time will tell.

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