Written by: Christian Seabaugh [G+] on August 2 2012 4:00 AM
"The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor may be one of the baddest off-roaders on Earth, but Ford wanted to see how it would compare with something a bit more, well, alien. With NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity about to land on the red planet, Ford created this helpful infographic comparing the specs of the Raptor to the ultimate off-road Mars vehicle.
So how does the Raptor stack up with the Curiosity? Well if speed’s your thing, you’ll want the Raptor, which tops out around 100 mph. The Curiosity, on the other hand, is only capable of 500 feet/hour or roughly 0.095 mph. If you’re on a budget, the Raptor is also has the advantage, considering its $43,970 base price is dwarfed by the Rover Curiosity’s $2.5 billion program cost.
That said, there are aspects where the Curiosity gets the edge on the Raptor. For example, the Curiosity’s six wheels are powered by electric motors, which are powered by a nuclear thermoelectric generator fueled by 10.6 pounds of plutonium dioxide. Ford’s chart notes the Curiosity produces up to 500 lb-ft of torque at each wheel. The Raptor, in comparison, only has a single 6.2-liter V-8 that runs on boring-old 91 octane, and makes ‘only’ 411 hp and 434 lb-ft of torque.
If you find yourself more interested in the Mars Rover Curiosity than the Raptor, the closest you can get to owning one is probably the 1:64 scale Hot Wheels version, which is set to arrive in stores by September."
No comments:
Post a Comment