F-150 Raptor with EcoBoost power flies roughly 80 feet through the air with the intersection serving as the jump.
The Ford F-150 Raptor is built to travel at high speeds across any surface, but with the high performance suspension from Fox, the EcoBoost-powered pickup can safely travel through the air. There are many videos of a modern Raptor jumping on sand dunes, but the video above from the YouTube channel of Scott Mathis shows the 450-horsepower F-150 jumping, flying through the air and landing on pavement.
Flyin’ F-150
The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor in the video above is fitted with the stock suspension from Fox, but it does appear to have aftermarket wheels. We aren’t sure if those wheels are wrapped in the standard BFGoodrich rubber or some other variety of tires, but they are clearly a high quality option to handle these hard landings.
Of course, this Raptor is powered by the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, delivering 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque with a 10-speed automatic transmission and an advanced all-wheel-drive system that all come together to make this F-150 the most capable truck in terms of off-road high performance fun. Snow, ice, mud, deep water, you know it; the Raptor will dig through it or climb over it, but the premium suspension setup also allows this pickup to jump.
Taking to the Skies
In the video above, we watch at this 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor performs several jumps on paved roads. The disclaimer at the beginning of the video states that the action was filmed on a closed course with a professional driver, the details state that the jumps were made on a closed road. Frankly, we don’t believe that they had a professional driver who is trained to perform this kind of stunt, but that doesn’t really matter. The bottom line here is that you shouldn’t try this at home, but after this F-150 owner did, it made for some cool footage.
Each of the jumps take place at an elevated intersection, some of which contain train tracks, but all of them have enough of a change in elevation around the crossroads to allow this F-150 to get off of the ground.
With each run, the driver hits the jump a little faster and on the final run, the Raptor hits the “jump” at 72 miles per hour, allowing the F-150 to fly roughly 75 to 80 feet through the air. On the landing, the truck hit the bump stops and the skid plate scrapped a bit, but the half-ton Ford was otherwise unscathed by this high flying fun.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
