Car and Driver – June 22, 2023

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Car and Driver Senior Editor Ezra Dyer let the world know about our new XTF Pre-Runner Truck kit on Car and Driver’s website under the news section. Click here to read his review.

“Bored with all the factory-built Baja trucks out there like the Raptors and TRXs and ZR2s? Well, you’re in luck, because Factory Five Racing just cooked up a new kit that’ll turn a 2015 to 2020 Ford F-150s into something more akin to a trophy truck than a Raptor.” – Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver

Click here to learn more about the XTF.

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