Watch: Ford Ranger Raptor’s demolishing dune leap in Brazil
A Ford Ranger Raptor was destroyed after a massive jump over a dune in Brazil. The driver, reportedly a new owner, survived the spectacular crash.
Despite how capable and rugged the Ford Ranger Raptor is, someone has pushed the bakkie too far after getting enormous air over a dune before crashing down on the earth below! The visible result seems to be a totalled bakkie. Watch below.
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While exact details remain uncertain, a video has gone viral showing a Ford Ranger Raptor launching off a massive beach dune in Canoa Quebrada, Ceará, Brazil, before rejoining the earth beneath in spectacular fashion. Reports suggest that the driver had purchased the vehicle just a day prior to the incident, and despite the severity of the crash, the driver reportedly emerged unscathed. Gaining quite a bit of momentum online (like the bakkie did before it got that air), many have slammed the reckless stunt, which very obviously wrote off the bakkie, but could have also caused serious harm to the occupants in the car.
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As a reminder, the extensively tested Ford Ranger Raptor features a significantly upgraded suspension system designed for serious off-road performance without compromising on-road comfort either. The headline upgrade are FOX 2.5-inch Live Valve Internal Bypass shocks that adjust up to 500 times per second for real-time terrain response. The rear suspension also uses coil springs with a Watts linkage and trailing arms, replacing the standard leaf springs. On the chassis front, Ford Performance has ensured it can take a beating with reinforced components like the front frame rails and shock towers.
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All of these upgrades meant nothing with that amount of airtime and force when it rejoined the sandy earth beneath it. Some complex calculations based on very rough estimates from the video below suggest the Ford Ranger Raptor, which weighs just under 2 500kg, was airborne for about 2.5s, suggesting a drop height of roughly 7.6m and an impact speed over 12m/s. Assuming the suspension bottomed out in 0.3s, the bakkie would’ve hit the ground with an estimated force of over 100 000 newtons — about the weight of 10 tonnes slamming into the earth. Even for a Raptor, it’s no surprise the airbags deployed, and it needed to be unceremoniously dragged off the dunes.
Watch it here:
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