As part of their elaborate and extravagant promotional campaign for the Sonic city car, Chevrolet backed up a stunt by former professional skateboarder and tier one daredevil Rob Dyrdek, who decided to set a new world record for the “Farthest Reverse Ramp Jump by a Car”. The car they provided for the effort was a modified Chevrolet Sonic.

And he pulled it off, covering a distance of 89 feet 3¼ inches (27 meters approximately) between the two ramps and landed successfully at the other end. The record is official with a Guinness certification and everything, which required Rob to land safely and drive away with the car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmwpQ4jvIuo

The stunt was also filmed by MTV for the season finale of “Fantasy Factory,” which is set to air on March 13.

“The Sonic is a great car for firsts,” said Dyrdek. “I have always been a Chevy guy, so when we decided we wanted to set a Guinness World Record for the finale of “Fantasy Factory,” using the Sonic again just made sense.”