Power Ranger

Something you don’t expect to hear while approaching the crest of a dusty dirt road while travelling at a speed just south of the national limit is: “Pick up the pace, we hit this jump at 120 km/h.” The instructor in the passenger seat is serious.

Everything you thought you knew about the laws of physics with regard to a production pick-up truck is defied as all four wheels clear the gravel and the Ford Ranger Raptor becomes weightless before reconnecting to terra firma with a stomach-churning thud a second and a half later.

Again, not something you’ll be able to do in any other vehicle straight off the production floor.

What the heck is a Raptor?

The Raptor treatment is still very new to the South African market, but