The moment we have been waiting to see for quiet some time now has finally happened. The all new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor has hit the dirt.

The 2017 Ford Raptor just completed durability testing logging over 1,000 miles while in the southwest United States. The desert trail that the Raptor was on was over 1,028 miles designed to parallel the Baja race course that is down in Mexico.

As we expected the Raptor reached speeds over 100 mph on flat ground and needed to get down to 10 mph in more technical sections. The average speed of the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor on this trip was 50 mph. The all new Raptor is 25 percent faster than the current truck, based off of lap times comparing the two.

Some may find that surprising since the new model has ditched the V8 and opted for the 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine. The new 10-speed automatic transmission will be paired with the motor.

Each lap the Raptor went on ended with a tabletop jump consisting of a steep ramp up to a two foot plateau, then dropping back to level ground. The interesting part of this test is that the Raptors tested were early prototypes made from a mix of 2015 F-150 Raptor and 2017 F-150 Raptor parts.

There will be plenty of testing still to come, with the possibility of fine tuning the truck to be better then before. The 2017 Raptor is not expected to hit showroom floors until the fall of 2016.

We will be sitting on the edge of our seats waiting to see what testing will be done next. We know their is still time for plenty of changes as well as for more detailed information to come out on the truck.