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* In ''TheLegendofZelda: [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', the Goron Roll ability allows you to do this automatically any time you're going fast enough (with remaining [[{{Mana}} MP]]) that spikes pop out. It also [[YetAnotherAnnoyingDeath painfully]] subverts the trope any time you lack either the spikes or the ramp.

* In ''LastScenario'', this was used to [[spoiler:''launch an amphibious boat over an airship'' so the heroes could jump onto said airship]]. Yes, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome it was awesome]].

* In an episode of the TV series of ''FutureGPXCyberFormula'', Hayato and his navigator Elena participated in a [[BloodSport no-rules race]] called "Fireball", and during the race, they were chased by a racer with a huge truck-like car and the driver bumped his car, the Asurada GSX. Then Hayato saw a car with a ramp and used Asurada's effect fans to jump on the rail and escaped from the racer in the truck.

* ''Anume/SpeedRacer'' about OnceAnEpisode, with the assistance of his built-in jacks (which for the record weren't intended to make the car jump, they were there to...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin jack up the car]]).

* ''SpeedRacer'' about OnceAnEpisode, with the assistance of his built-in jacks (which for the record weren't intended to make the car jump, they were there to...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin jack up the car]]).

* ''TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' -- a Honda Accord, leaping over a pile of cars with a tow-truck's loading bed as a ramp. A gorilla was driving. It all makes perfect sense in context. There were also zombies.

* In an episode of the TV series of ''FutureGPXCyberFormula'', Hayato and his navigator Elena participated in a no-rules race called "Fireball", and they were chased by a racer with a huge truck and bumped his car, Asurada. Then Hayato saw a car with a ramp and used Asurada's effect fans to jump on the rail and escaped from the the racer in the truck. [[spoiler:He would later win the Fireball race.]]

* Standard occurrence in ''TheFallGuy''. And probably the reason why Colt's GMC truck has a bodylift so extreme that it makes cornering tricky.

Unfortunately (as proven by ''MythBusters''), it's almost impossible to pull off this type of jump as depicted without wrecking the vehicle in the process: Ideally, the car should land with all four wheels hitting the ground simultaneously; but in RealLife, gravity insists that since the front of the car was the first thing to leave the ground, it must also be the first thing returning to it; in other words, the car starts to pitch down during the flight, and is very likely to hit the ground nose first instead of on all fours. From a physics standpoint, landing in this manner is barely distinguishable from any other head-on impact: It causes severe damage to the car's engine and frame (doubly so for sports cars, whose frames are specifically ''designed'' to crumple on impact[[hottip:*:because softening the blow of impact makes the crash less deadly to the driver/passengers]]), leaving the car in a more or less inoperable state.

Motorcycles have it a bit easier in this department, as the bike's relatively lighter weight means the rider can shift their center of gravity enough to help avoid the bike tipping over in midair, to ensure a clean two-wheel landing. The professional practice of "loading" helps too -- compressing the front springs before takeoff helps keep the bike from tipping over to begin with. However, the risk of landing unbalanced is still very real: Keep in mind just how often professional motocross racers crash, even when they specifically train to make jumps off specifically designed ramps (definitely DontTryThisAthome).

* ''San. Francisco. Rush''. Jumps, flips, spins, rolls! I miss that series.

This is when somebody dramatically jumps over a ravine, river, pit, or other gap by driving a vehicle very fast up a ramp (or [[{{Ramprovisation}} something vaguely ramp-like]]). Often, it's part of a car chase of some sort, with the jumpers either trying to escape somebody, or trying to pursue somebody who took an easier route that's now blocked somehow. People just love to scream "you/we are not going to make it" when that happens. Bonus points if somebody else then tries the same jump but fails - this is standard operational procedure for {{Lemming Cops}}. If there isn't a ramp handy, you may need to use {{Ramprovisation}}.

Busted by ''MythBusters''.

SubTrope of YouFailPhysicsForever: the standard jump depicted so often is impossible to pull off safely. Due to that pesky law of gravity, a car that hits a ramp nose first will land nose first too, unless the landing surface is sloped. As a result, jumping from any ramp of significant height will cause the car to land on its bumper, not on the tires, completely destroying the nose and most likely bending the frame beyond repair (this goes double if it's a sports car).

Ah, you ask, but then how do they film those scenes where a car jumps from a ramp truck, or something? Easy: they launch a sacrificial car (often just an empty hull) up the ramp, then cut out before the car smashes itself and insert another landing, probably after having driven off a knee-high wall. Furthermore, if a long shot of the vehicle flying triumphantly through the air is needed, the trunk might be loaded with bricks to keep it balanced with the engine's weight.

With motorcycles, Ramp Jumping is a lot more plausible. Due to the motorcycle itself being smaller and having a more balanced weight distribution, it's far less likely for a motorcycle to land nose-first. In addition, a motorcycle driver can simply lean back while pulling up or lean forward while pushing down in order to adjust the pitch mid-flight. However, while making a RampJump isn't uncommon enough to be a a violation of physics, the possibility of being unbalanced while landing, even on specially-designed landing ramps, is high, to say nothing of action-movie stunts involving explosions and {{Ramprovisation}}. Keep in mind how often professional motocross drivers crash and they're the ones who train to compete. In short, it's more plausible but still difficult to pull off and [[DontTryThisAtHome definitely not something to try in Real Life.]]

A SisterTrope to JumpPhysics. It can also be [[HorseJump tried with horses]], which presumably don't need ramps. Might be preceded by {{Ramprovisation}}, and usually followed by SloMoBigAir.

This is when somebody dramatically jumps over a ravine, river, pit, or other gap by driving a vehicle very fast up a ramp. Often, it's part of a car chase of some sort, with the jumpers either trying to escape somebody, or trying to pursue somebody who took an easier route that's now blocked somehow. People just love to scream "you/we are not going to make it" when that happens. Bonus points if somebody else then tries the same jump but fails - this is standard operational procedure for {{Lemming Cops}}. If there isn't a ramp handy, you may need to use {{Ramprovisation}}.

A SisterTrope to JumpPhysics. It can also be [[HorseJump tried with horses]], which presumably don't need ramps. Usually followed by SloMoBigAir.

* ''San. Francisco. Rush''. Jumps, flips, spins, rolls… I miss that series.
* ''{{Burnout}} Paradise''. Jumps, flips, spins, rolls…. One of the {{Collection Sidequest}}s is to land every "super jump" in the city.

SubTrope of YouFailPhysicsForever: the standard jump depicted so often is impossible to pull off safely. Due to that pesky law of gravity, a car that hits a ramp nose first will land nose first too, unless the landing surface is sloped. As a result, jumping from any ramp of significant height will cause the car to land on its bumper, not on the tires, completely destroying the nose and most likely bending the frame beyond repair (this goes double if it's a sports car). Ah, you ask, but then how do they film those scenes where a car jumps from a ramp truck, or something? Easy: they launch a sacrificial car (often just an empty hull) up the ramp, then cut out before the car smashes itself and insert another landing, probably after having driven off a knee-high wall. Also SisterTrope to JumpPhysics. It can also be [[HorseJump tried with horses]], which presumably don't need ramps. Usually followed by SloMoBigAir.

* The movie ''SpiceWorld'' has a bus jump across Tower Bridge as it opens, OrSoIHeard.

* In an episode of the TV series of ''FutureGPXCyberFormula'', Hayato and his navigator Elena participated in a no-rules race called "Fireball", and they were chased by a racer with a huge truck and bumped his car, Asurada. Then Hayato saw a car with a ramp and used Asurada's lifting fans to jump on the rail and escaped from the the racer in the truck. [[spoiler:He would later win the Fireball race.]]