Getting Dirty with the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor! - Wide Open Throttle Episode 41

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang attends the Raptor Assault School to learn intensive off-roading techniques. See how the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor performs on a variety of tough terrains, including a white-knuckle rock crawling course and a high-speed desert jumping circuit.
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[@rudy52350]

jessi's vids are always the best...you can tell she is enjoying herself and she knows how to get the point across ...

[@caiovictorsat]

Awesome to see the little Jessi in this awesome giant truck. She is, as always, just PERFECT !!!

[@slyguyaction]

Great episode. Jessi takes it serious but has a lot of fun and makes the show fun to watch...

[@TrueAerodynamic]

Yeah, another Jessi video on friday. Great way to start the day.

[@CubanRider]

Love Jessi as a presenter, so enthusiastic!

[@Fatof]

Jessi, i like your videos because besides everything, you love what you are doing, and i can see that you are really excited and having fun, thats amazing.

[@hisgal7172011]

I love the Raptor. I'm a Ford girl. I'll admit it. I love the looks of the truck, the fact that it's a truck, and the off road capability of it makes it even more awesome. I would love a Raptor. Dream truck.

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Me too! More drifting to come! Jessi

[@MotorTrendWatch]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting us know! Jessi

[@halo1234dog]

0:51 that laugh always gets me :). You have one of my favorite laughs Jessi.

[@EverythingisFire]

Sounds like a school I would LOVE to attend!

[@Promoting_Masculinity]

Jessi is such a great host for these series.

[@jake4lif3]

LOVE THIS TRUCK SO MUCH!

[@joshfrost7939]

i love it when they come to Utah, represent!

[@k0edby22]

Jesse, you are by far the coolest person ever! :P I love your reactions with the Raptor :p Looked fun!!

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Great description; that's exactly how I felt! Jessi

[@MotorTrendWatch]

You got it. Jessi

[@sdlausen1]

If the next F150 is going to be 500-700 lbs lighter, I can only IMAGE how much better it'll be than this already awesome truck. GREAT job Ford. AMMEERRCAA!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Raptor School? Rawr.

[@2KUSH11]

Jessi you should let me join you on one of these trips. Looks like tons of fun. I would love to go and do these events with these amazing cars like you do.

[@the6cow6god6]

i do gotta agree with some of the comments i see, asmuch as i enjoy seeing jesse and listening to her talk about cars i would of loved to see her drive more and hear that beautiful ford engine, still, not a bad video.

[@CAJFB]

Great episode!!!!!

[@saw4fire]

"Everything about it pushes you to defy authority!" The best line of the whole video.

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Thanks for the feedback. We'll see what we can do... Jessi

[@TheSlapadabass]

Well all know you wrap your thumbs around the wheel while off-roading. That rock crawling was super intense too.

[@soxphan9876]

There were two trucks used for filming on the rock crawling course, becuase they had different tires. One had the stock BFGoodrich All-Terrain tires and the other had BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain tires. The one Jessi said she used all day was the one with the mud tires.

[@alexalex736]

Awesome video Jessi! cool blouse

[@203stern]

WOW! GREAT VIDEO

[@rdsii64]

this is the coolest truck on the road. If I didn't hvae a high mortgage I would so buy one tomorrow.

[@mintchipster]

BEST JOB EVER

[@1godisthegreatest1]

Now that is awesome

[@bamf802]

thats one badass truck

[@spencedoggie1970]

i when on the ride along there... it was great!

[@leskoby]

JT, nice video, actually would love to get myself and GF into this course for a day, looks like a lot of fun!

[@tremulant2388]

Not that she ever looks bad, but Jessi looked particularly fine in this episode. Also, Raptor school looks fun.

[@abdulbrm]

Definitely would be my future ride

[@yaakovha1948]

Jessi to The Baja!:)

[@cal920c]

i'd love one of those just to go through my school parking lot...

[@Nicksterzone]

I had the chance to go to this school and passed it up. SOB, I could've met Jessi.

[@Pablocrz44]

she dont even sound like she was having fun like she did a jump *after jump* just a little giggle if that was me id would of be like wooooo!!! with the biggest smile on my face

[@sournator]

dream truck

[@66dylanashley]

Thats built ford tough !

[@pleasantcrew]

I have feeling Ford is going to give her a Raptor for Christmas

[@mzb007]

wow corners and steep inclines :O

[@fatboy19831]

Good point.

[@bigghoss762]

Looks pretty tame. I probably could have done that in any random truck, even a 2wd.

[@goYankees19]

there's a school for that?! SIGN ME UP!

[@Murda2Wayz]

For this truck to have so much hype has it won any trophies or competitions

[@thegunkidnra9150]

im a Chevy guy but with the ford raptor i think i changed my mind go ford tough

[@PKimpact]

Jessi, are you an angel?

[@Answerzombies]

Wow dirt roads, super extreme..

[@fatboy19831]

I want one too. I wish they made a Diesel Raptor.

[@1370632]

lets see a wrx sti on that off road course!

[@salmanbioshock]

exactly !

[@sickjohnson]

Do I detect that you like to do it in the dirt Jessie? Get your mind out of the gutter! =D Next you should try some winter rally racing! Ford are you listening?

[@cigardude7]

Looks like fun. I own a 2012 Raptor and it is a blast. Now for all you 4x4 guys, my Rubicon could out 4x4 the Raptor but the Raptor is much more comfortable at high speeds and it loves go jump. You got to take it for what it is and stop being so jealous. I am a GM guy through and through but they just don't have anything that compares, sorry.

[@droidrazor873]

That track looks like a gravel rosd around here.

[@creativeganesh]

an STI or EVO on that track would be so much fun.. except the climbing..

[@davidinellicott]

ok I'm 39 and a yankee from the north, but back in 1996 I took my 1992 F-150 (modified with a 4"lift bigger tires, suspension etc) over some inclines that way exceeded this course. We made a game of it in MA "try to get to the party with your vehicle" which included huge unknown ascents and descents, you needed an assist person on the ground because it was night. Jessie come on this isn't offroading and Ford stop worrying about lawsuits.

[@C8guy84]

They call that rock crawling wow. Could have done that in a wrx lol. Come on motortrend lets see some real crawling!

[@imprezasti305]

Flynmid... You're probably correct that some regular trucks may not have the ground clearance for the initial climb because so many have tried to make their trucks more car like to appeal to the city dweller that only hauls light loads once in a while; however, throw a real truck in there like a 2500 ram (or several others that stick to the real truck code)that is made for work, and they will walk all over this coarse with no problem.

[@sanketanchan]

@exiledrabbit yeah you are the only one!

[@edgar4G]

thanks a ton! it's probably not public but..

[@EZlover415]

Jessi + Raptor = Kid in a vehicular candy store \=-)

[@ImHereToAnnoyYou]

Yep good, I think you're getting it. Way to argue back at me what I've been telling you for the past 3 weeks or so. A simple "thankyou for schooling me" wouldn't go amiss, but whatever...

[@Lukos0036]

Jessi you can afford one of these easily. Just go buy it.

[@bmwmsport11]

They need to put the Ecoboost V6 in this.

[@Xiofuo]

Amen

[@1370632]

i just watched for jesse

[@DesuVR]

It's a training course, chill out, guys!

[@ImHeatless]

You should see our version of offroad in Kuwait.It's better in KSA since there is way more sand there,Better way to test the 4 wheel drive ;)

[@shagg90125]

I'm bored now and over it.... Moving on with life

Hahaha !! You are probably right regarding the presentation ;)

[@spencedoggie1970]

i thinkn this was the miller motorsports school in tooella UT. i think

[@tahoebogzooz]

looool wa7sh wala!!!

[@wmff15]

shit i do this on a daily basis getting out of my driveway !

[@DoctorYoda2]

Hahahahahahahahah

[@BadAssEngineering]

Im In Love...

[@80hitultracombo]

Over 25 mph on the whoops -- whoopsie! Tee hee!

[@TheSteelhead15]

2:24 for the all terrains

[@garamanth]

I would also ask - at the top of the hillclimb did you get out and check the road ahead? Even if somebody is guiding you, if you go in blind you have no idea what you're driving into. I'd be surprised and disappointed if they didn't go through the basics of walking the track and picking your driving line before entering an obstacle.

[@harleydavidsonfatbob]

yep she's nice, I need the truck more, my Chevy's got 225 k miles on it, not sure how many more the 6.0L has left in it, so far so good though.

[@ar1368]

I see soooo many Raptor's just not dirty. They are not built to be a trail killer like the Jeep Rubicon, but still!

[@michaelcaplinger5115]

my uncle bought a jeep Rubicon for a DAILY DRIVER i want to punch him

[@RevolutionMuscle]

+Rick Riccar trails are boring as fuck. You can keep them

[@mikeg_123]

Sadly, Ford stopped production of the Ranger in the US. It is newly designed, in a diesel only engine, not for sale in the US. It was competing against the F-150, so they cut it.

[@muertomaniaco]

cool

[@Rallymania1]

I hate speed limits to the bone! Lol

[@jooka2010]

the tires they used in this test are not the stock tires the raptor is a baja ready truck

[@Drumsetkid23]

Jesse i wanna see you practice drifting again

[@Eminem3214]

3:34.... Dat laugh.

[@PandaBear822]

i love her

[@CamaroAmx]

i was looking at one the other day. if Ford made one thaat was a regular cab short bed, that;d be the one i'd want. PS: $46,000 is a little high of a price.

[@FreqMod911]

You read my mind, sonottiny. Only reason i watched the whole vid was because i was hoping something interesting would happen. The whole thing bored me to tears.

[@Meganeclipse92]

yeah it prob cant stand up to custom CJ's and such, but i mean ford calls it a Baja Truck thats street legal so as a baja truck its top notch

[@KomKash]

defy authority... HAHAHAAH

[@Scorp969]

She's such a bro. *fist bump*

[@nitrosport5]

2:23 isnt the same truck as 2:27 look at the tires. BFG all terains first, and then BFG mud terrains

[@garamanth]

You don't need to "beat the piss out of the trucks" to test their off-road capability. I've seen tougher fire break tracks through the middle of forestry plantations than the "roads" they were driving on... Besides, dry weather and wet weather are two different beasts for 4WDing. Out in the desert in the dry and on the flats are one thing, but trying to climb a rutted mountain track in clay soil in the pouring rain... still on a "road" but a world away from what was done on this video.

[@6SpeedSilverado]

what do you mean the next? 2013 models? those are out already...

[@justafatman7]

I Don`t like ford but even I know the Raptor can handle WAY more then that. This is not testing its limits

[@MyKiwi14]

The should make a off-road version of the Ford Ranger with a V8.

[@GordanMFreeman]

So, will it be possible to get the 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo Diesel on the Raptor?