The Lotus Formula 1 team driver set a Guinness World Record for the longest truck jump at 83 feet and seven inches, soaring over a speeding Formula 1 car in the process. The stunt was coordinated by Terminator 2 stuntman Mike Ryan, who also drove the truck, and the F1 Racer was piloted by Martin Ivanov. Watch the video… Continue reading World Record: Semi Truck Jumps Over Formula 1 Car
Tag: Pickup Truck
Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Concept
General Motors revealed a concept version of its new Chevrolet Colorado pickup tuned to a ZR2 setup, with huge changes throughout the body and frame. The ZR2 is fitted with new grille, power-dome hood, flip-out aluminum tow hooks, a built-in winch, and shock absorbers by King. The off-road pickup truck is powered by an upcoming 2.8-liter Duramax diesel engine, providing an… Continue reading Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Concept
Upside Down Ford Truck
A mechanic built an upside down truck that looks like a flipped-over vehicle. Rick Sullivan spent six months and $6,000 building the topsy-turvy truck from the parts of two separate vehicles. The road-legal car is created from a 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck with a 1995 F-150 pickup truck body placed over the top – upside… Continue reading Upside Down Ford Truck
MINI Paceman Pickup Truck
MINI has chopped the back of a Paceman S to create cargo area for their first new all-wheel drive pickup truck, the Paceman Adventure. The powerful 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine used in the Cooper S Paceman, capable of 181bhp and 260Nm of torque. Completing the pickup-look is a modified chassis with improved ground clearance, apparently… Continue reading MINI Paceman Pickup Truck
Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV
Hennessey Performance turned a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor into an 8-passenger full-size SUV, which transforms the pick-up truck into something altogether more exclusive and a whole lot faster, powered by a supercharged 600-horsepower engine. The VelociRaptor SUV is going to be limited to just 30 units per year. The same 6.2L 411 bhp Ford V8 powers the entry level SUV while… Continue reading Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV
Size Matters 2: Gymkhana Style Semi Truck Drifting
Some of Hollywood’s top stunt drivers and coordinators came together to produce this action thriller video. Legendary stunt driver Mike Ryan in the Banks Super-Turbo Castrol Freightliner semi truck, goes drifting toe-to-toe with Daniel Leavitt driving a Nissan 240SX on the docks of Long Beach harbor, California.
Excavator Pushing a Truck To The Nearest Gas Station
A excavator operator in Turkey came up with a clever way to power a truck after it ran out of fuel. The excavator was pushing the truck down the road to get to the nearest gas station while being on top the trailer. Watch the video in action.
Richard Hammond Test The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6
Richard Hammond test-driving the massive six-wheeled Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG (6×6) in Abu Dhabi. He takes 9000 pound car up and down some very steep sand dunes at ‘The Empty Quarter’ – the largest desert space in the world – to see what it can do. Watch Hammond on Top Gear, series 21 episode 4, in the video below.