If you haven't heard of Team O'Neil Rally School, you've either been living under a rock, or you might need to reconsider how much of an automotive enthusiast you actually are. But if you don't know Team O'Neil has an awesome YouTube channel, that's a little more understandable. Their videos typically only get a few thousand views even though they absolutely deserve more. After all, where else are you going to see a talented rally driver push a Ford Bronco Raptor to its limits?
Recently, Team O'Neil's Wyatt Knox got his hands on a Ford Bronco Raptor and decided to answer the question, "Will it rally?" As a big, high-powered SUV with a ton of suspension travel, the Bronco Raptor was designed more for desert running, but that doesn't mean it's completely out of its element on gravel. With a talented driver behind the wheel, it absolutely will rally, and it looks like a blast.
Will It Rally? Ford Bronco Raptor
What was surprising, though, is that the Bronco Raptor posted a time that was ever so slightly slower than the much more pedestrian Bronco Sport. You may have more fun sliding the Raptor around in rear-wheel-drive mode, but what's fun and what's fast aren't always the same thing. So they posted a second video where they ran the Bronco in four-wheel-drive mode. It wasn't quite as fun, but it was definitely quicker.
Initially, the Bronco Raptor completed the course in a hair over two minutes. But with all the wheels putting the power down, Knox was able to knock more than five seconds off his previous time. That makes it the second-fastest vehicle they've tested on the gravel and only a few seconds off the pace of the CanAm Maverick they tested, which is seriously impressive. So now you know. The Bronco Raptor will definitely rally.
Will It Rally? Ford Bronco Raptor 4WD Edition
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