You don’t have to be able to do it, but you shouldn’t.
Some viewers might have noticed that he had already done the back-to-front experiment before we get into a heated debate in the comments. The car’s automatic gearbox was a bit slow and the car went into neutral instead of ripping itself apart. It was quite disappointing. AutoVlog decided not to take chances this time and chose a manual vehicle, the 1994 Ford Ranger pickup.
Although it was simpler to put the analog vehicle in reverse, the task of detonating its gearbox was not as easy as you might think. The Blue Oval was already thinking of idiot-proofing its vehicles in 1994. Mike had to use both his arms to get the car into gear. After dropping the clutch, the rear wheels locked up, sending the car into a spin before it started to roll again. After a panicked scream, Mike tried a burnout and accelerated the pickup after yanking it into wrong-way drive.
In his attempt to pull the ignition key while driving , the Ford Ranger subject has already appeared. The truck has a low-range and manual transfer case. It is also one of the most basic models that he could find. We mean no electric door locks, no power steering, or manually adjustable mirrors.
We’d love to see a video in which he switches the Ranger from high range to low, as the gearbox did not explode. We loved Mike’s comment that he had more fun riding in a pickup truck than driving his Ferrari F12.