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A CLOSER
LOOK AT
ADDICTIVE
DESERT
DESIGN'S
BAJA XT AND
XTR TRUCKS
W
ith desert racing technology becoming
available from the after-market, companies
like Addictive Desert Designs in Mesa, Arizona,
has filled the void of a Raptor-less market,
with a well-engineered Ford F-150 that can
offer a higher level of extreme off-road
performance..
The Baja XT and XTR are the company's latest creations that are based
on the standard Ford F-150, but built to be a notch or two above the
capabilities of the Ford Raptor. "We have taken many of the cues from
the Raptor," says Greg Foutz, General Manager at Addictive Desert
Designs. "But the Baja XT trucks take it a bit further with a wider stance,
aggressive wheel travel, and reinforcements that strengthen the truck to
be capable of the punishment produced when a vehicle can travel off-
road at higher speeds."
Simply stated, the ADD Baja XT and XTR are "beefed-up" F-150s with
all the right parts that were designed from desert racing experience. But
a company like ADD isn't just building cool-looking stuff to make these
trucks look mean. It actually teamed up with Ford to design the 2015
model Baja XT and XTR that were on display at the 2014 SEMA Show in
Las Vegas, Nevada. More importantly, ADD has worked on Ford Raptors
for more than five years and have come up with designs that improve
the capabilities, and have adapted them to fit the F-150.
