In 2010, the Ford rocked the world with the introduction of the F-150 Raptor. The Raptor was the world’s most Baja-ready production truck you could buy from the factory. No truck outside of specially built prerunners had ever been able to throw sand and jump dunes like the Ford Raptor. Along with its impressive dynamic capabilities, the first-gen Raptor was the most powerful 4×4 full-size pickup ever made. The truck could be ordered with either a 5.3L V8 producing 320 horsepower or a more widely accepted 6.2L V8 that produced 411 horsepower.

The introduction of the Raptor started a new chapter for Hennessey Performance that nobody could have guessed would change the outlook of the company forever. Hennessey offered three packages for the truck, transforming the Raptor into the appropriately christened VelociRaptor®. Whether you wanted your VelociRaptor to remain naturally aspirated or jump to forced induction, Hennessey had a solution for you. The early twin-turbocharged and later supercharged Velociraptors made 800 and 600 horsepower, respectively. The first-generation Raptor grew in popularity through the end of its production in 2014.