In this video I’m not doing some dealership walk-around—I’m showing you real-world off-road performance from the 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor on an actual trail. I’m breaking down a couple clips from Union Springs Trail up in northern Virginia (George Washington National Forest), which is a heavily traveled trail with legit obstacles that hang people up. I ran it in off-road mode, 4-low, with the rear locker on, and I’ll tell you straight up: the control in 4-low is insanely good. With the 10-speed, it feels like a crawl mode—constant power, no jumping forward—and it made a steep rock shelf way easier than it looks on camera. I also show why I’m a big fan of running an underbody cam, especially on a truck that sits a little lower from the factory. I’m using the Wolfbox G900 Tri Pro and I mounted the underbody camera facing rearward so I can see my diff, rear tires, driveshaft—everything—so I can back down and renegotiate obstacles before I start diff-dragging and breaking stuff. Then I zoom out and compare the Ranger Raptor to the other midsize options (ZR2 Bison, Tacoma TRD Pro, Gladiator, etc.). For the money, I still think the Ranger Raptor is the best bang for your buck because you get the power, the tech, and the fun factor—on-road, off-road, and even desert-running—without paying TRD Pro money.