---
title: "The Internet’s Most Viral Ford F-150 Raptor Is Allegedly Still Running"
date: "2025-09-23"
modified: "2025-09-23"
authors:
  - name: "Byron Hurd"
    job_title: "Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-internets-most-viral-ford-raptor-is-allegedly-still-running"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "F-150 Raptor"
  - "Ford"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "pickup"
---

# The Internet’s Most Viral Ford F-150 Raptor Is Allegedly Still Running

![Ford F-150 Raptor Viral Jump and Crash](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/raptor-yt.jpg>)
*\<em\>\<a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MattesonRacingFilms">Matteson Films\</a\>/YouTube\</em\>*

Do you remember [*that* viral Ford F-150 Raptor jump](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQdlXvbWSU>)? While there have been [others](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39102/video-claims-a-stock-2021-ford-f-150-raptor-made-eight-of-these-huge-jumps-and-drove-away>), the original stands apart as one of the all-time viral automotive clips, right up there with [Eddie Griffin's Ferrari Enzo incident](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/he-lost-millions-on-a-terrible-car-movie-and-helped-crash-the-global-economy>). It hit all the right notes to become an internet sensation, combining a quintessential "hold my beer" moment with the perfect subject vehicle for such an attempt. Back then, Raptors were still new and somewhat mythical; this airbag-popping, frame-tweaking stunt brought the F-150 down to Earth—literally and figuratively.

As viral automotive moments go, it was a biggie. And since nobody was filming for short-form social video in 2013, we actually got [a walk-around](<https://youtu.be/JKQdlXvbWSU?si=JIhSya658cTkFYDt&t=17>) showing us just how bad the damage to the truck actually was. The force of the crash damaged virtually every piece of exterior sheet metal on the truck, including the tailgate, which partially separated on impact. There was also a growing puddle of what appeared to be washer fluid under the passenger-side front wheel, suggesting that the under-hood situation was similarly bleak.

But according to [@gen1raptors on Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/gen1raptors/>), the truck is still alive and kicking today:

> [View this post on Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTo7ndyys0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading>)

> [A post shared by NICK | GEN1 RAPTORS (@gen1raptors)](<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTo7ndyys0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading>)

The truck is currently owned by [itsjust\_noe](<https://www.instagram.com/itsjust_noe/>), who has posted several photos and reels of the Raptor doing vaguely Raptor-ish things, albeit at a much more subdued pace than its first owner.

> [View this post on Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHjrKx6ycGz/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading>)

> [A post shared by Noe Piña (@itsjust\_noe)](<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHjrKx6ycGz/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading>)

For having been totaled once already, the truck seems to be in reasonable driving shape, but it doesn't look like the new owner plans to subject it to the same level of abuse, choosing instead to take a more leisurely, technical approach to off-roading—one without any 90-foot jumps. At this rate, it might have yet another 12 years left in it.

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## Author
Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City.

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