{"id":2273,"date":"2022-07-03T22:10:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T14:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2022-07-03T22:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T14:10:21","slug":"wild-ford-supervan-revealed-with-1973-horsepower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2273","title":{"rendered":"Wild Ford SuperVan revealed with 1,973 horsepower"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT aims to be an electric muscle SUV. Ride along as Fox News Autos editor Gary Gastelu takes it for a spin.<\/p>\n

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This should impress the folks at the loading dock.<\/p>\n

The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan is a custom racing truck designed as a showcase for the brand’s efforts in electrification.<\/p>\n

The outrageous machine is making its debut this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K.<\/p>\n

It will be driven at the event by two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans champion Romain Dumas.<\/p>\n

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\n The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan demonstrate’s the automaker’s new drivetrain tech.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

The vehicle is the fourth in a line of SuperVans stretching back to 1971, when Ford wrapped a Transit body around the chassis of one its Le Mans-winning GT40 race cars (as featured in “Ford v Ferrari”) to promote the new Transit.<\/p>\n

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\n The 1971 SuperVan was built on the chassis of a Ford GT40 racing car.\u00a0
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

A new one followed in 1984 based off of Ford’s endurance racing car of that era and a third in 1994 that was powered by the Formula One Ford Cosworth V8.<\/p>\n

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\n The 1984 SuperVan used a modified Ford C100 endurance racing car platform.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

The new SuperVan is a collaboration between Ford Performance and Austrian race car builder STARD, who started with the chassis of an E-Transit Custom electric van, but replaced pretty much everything else.<\/p>\n

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\n The 1994 SuperVan was powered by a Formula One V8.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

The SuperVan features a composite body with some styling elements that echo the Ford GT race car, including its tapered greenhouse with flow-through bodywork and large rear diffuser.<\/p>\n

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\n The Electric SuperVan features a composite body designed with downforce producing aerodynamic features.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

It’s all supported by a steel spaceframe and the interior is stripped out save for the driver’s controls and a large touchscreen display like the ones in the Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning.<\/p>\n

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\n The Electric SuperVan’s interior is equipped with a touchscreen controller shared with Ford’s production electric vehicles.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

The powertrain consists of four electric motors with a combined output of 1,973 hp (2,000 PS or metric horsepower), a 50 kWh battery pack and power controls that can handle high output scenarios, like accelerating to 60 mph in less than two seconds.<\/p>\n

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\n The SuperVan is powered by four electric motors with a combined output of 1,973 hp.
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re bringing SuperVan into the 21st century with 2,000 PS of all-electric power for unmatched excitement and unmistakable styling inspired by the new E-Transit Custom. But performance isn\u2019t all about horsepower \u2013 the Electric SuperVan\u2019s processing power means engineers can use real-time vehicle data to optimize its performance, just like on a top-level racing car,” Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports, said.<\/p>\n

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\n The SuperVan will be making its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
\n (Ford)<\/p>\n

The SuperVan’s programming includes a variety of drive modes that modify its characteristics for track driving, drag racing, drifting, etc., and even includes a “tire cleaning” setting that locks the brakes at one end while the other does a burnout.<\/p>\n

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The production version of the E-Transit can’t do that. It is a rear-wheel-drive van with 266 hp and a driving range of up to 126 miles per charge that starts at $51,880 in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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