Yes, the Raptor's defult mode is 2hi, front driveline disconnected.
I spent a good couple of hours today test driving first a '20 200 and then back to the '16 I orignally drove. I mentioned my experience yesterday and suggested maybe they disconnect the battery to reset it.
ECT power on, the '20 pretty much performed like what I saw in the videos on the last page. Good acceleration 0-60 and used all it's revs. Going up the hill when I was cruising at 50 then floored it, kicked into a lower gear and after a second another gear. Much more like what I expected. After about a 40 minute loop I took it back and asked them for my sanity to drive the '16 again. The sales guy said sure no problem, do the same loop and if it is doing what it was yesterday we'll take it into service and check it out. Also said to make sure all the features worked since I was an enthusiast and knew about them. Not sure if they disconected the battery or if yesterday it hadn't 'learned' *BUT* today it performed almost exactly like the '20. I did the same loop and then did some very light offroading to make sure all the goodies worked which they did. It did feel very stable on the mini-trail even with lamestock tires.
Took it back thinking I had a tough decision to make now. Told them I had to sleep on it, talk with my wife, etc. Jumped in the raptor and drove away, I was immediately struck by how much faster, lighter low speed steering and general fun factor it had. I ended up going wheeling for a couple hours and decided I'm not at the point where I'm ready to give up the power, bed, big cab and commit to a 200 for the next 10+ years. I think the 200 is a really unique and cool vehicle but it's just not for me right now. Maybe it'll be in the cards for my wife when she's ready for her next vehicle.
I appreciate all the input, help and discussion in this thread, ya'll are awesome! I'll leave it with a pic of the test drive, purely in the interest of making sure all the features worked of course.
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