After three iterations, the Ford SuperVan has misplaced its combustion engine as the most recent bonkers van from the Blue Oval is only electrical. Packing no fewer than 4 motors, the one-off contraption has practically 2,000 horsepower to attain a 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) run in lower than two seconds. It was developed in secret by Ford Efficiency with assist from racing specialists STARD whereas the design was penned by the automaker’s proficient group in Cologne.
Feeding these 4 electrical motors is a liquid-cooled battery with a capability of fifty kWh, which is smaller than the 68-kWh pack of the E-Transit Customized upon which the distinctive construct is predicated. It is mounted midship, the place the ICEs was within the earlier three SuperVans. Doing so allows optimum weight distribution and a decrease heart of gravity. Utilizing a quick charger, the battery’s juice will be replenished in solely 45 minutes.
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Primarily based on the not too long ago unveiled E-Transit Customized, the SuperVan 4 has a way more aggressive physique than the donor car. It has obtained a complete aero package deal with a distinguished entrance splitter, muscular facet skirts, and a large rear diffuser. It even has a roof-mounted wing on the again the place the distinctive construct makes use of totally darkened taillights.
Beneath the aggressive physique is a reworked suspension with a double-wishbone setup at each entrance and rear axles. Not solely that, however the newest Ford SuperVan even has motorsport-grade entrance and rear subframes and new brakes borrowed from race automobiles. Inside, it will get bucket seats and a full roll cage, together with Ford’s newest SYNC 4 infotainment system with a big show.
Talking of which, the portrait-oriented touchscreen supplies entry to the 5 selectable driving modes: Highway, Monitor, Drag, Drift, and Rally. Apparently, there’s even a humorously known as Tire Cleansing Mode. Upon activation, it principally acts like a burnout mode by totally braking one axle whereas spinning the opposite. Ford says it’s been added to heat up the tires, however everyone knows what function it serves.
Unveiled at the moment on the 2022 Goodwood Competition of Velocity, the Ford SuperVan 4 shall be going up the hill with Romain Dumas behind the wheel.
