Ford UK has a tradition of turning Transit vans into Supervans with burners, and this time it’s electric. Dubbed the Ford Pro Electric Supervan, the fourth Supervan will make its public debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Electric Supervan is based on Ford E-Transit Customan electric truck in the European market is slightly smaller than Electronic transit we receive in USA. It was developed by Ford Performance and Ford’s European design team, in partnership with Austrian electrification specialist STARD, Ford said in a press release.
While there’s still room for cargo behind the driver, the Supervan has very little in common with a complete E-Transit Custom. The bloated body panels are made of composite, and this truck rides on a purpose-built space steel frame with subframes front and rear housing an unequal length double wishbone suspension at the rear. front and rear. Ford also equipped a series of cameras on the vehicle to record video of the truck’s high speed running.
Ford Pro Supervan electric
This car is equipped with four electric motors, for a total capacity of 1,972 horsepower to all four wheels. That should help this truck accelerate from 0-62 mph in less than 2.0 seconds, according to Ford. The automaker claims the engines are powered by a 50 kWh liquid-cooled battery pack, which can be recharged in 45 minutes using a DC fast charger.
Charging is controlled from the touch screen in the cabin, allowing different driving modes to be selected, including Road, Road, Drag, Slide and Race. Ford also fitted a pit-lane speed limiter, launch control, three-stage regenerative braking, and a “tire cleaning mode” that brakes the wheels on one axle while allowing the other axes. Rotate freely to create spectacular bursts of speed.
However, this build isn’t just for bragging. Ford is also trying to make a connection between the data services it offers to van customers and the remote acquisition of modern racing cars. In both cases, data collection allows the vehicles to be monitored remotely, Ford notes.
Ford Pro Supervan electric
Supervan will climb the hill at Goodwood with Romain Dumas at the wheel. Dumas previously set overall records for both Lord March’s Driveway and Pikes Peak International Hill Climbas well as a EV Nürburgring lap recordin the Volkswagen ID.R electric race car.
Ford’s first Supervan was revealed in 1971 with a mid-mounted V-8 from the GT40 and a Transit Mk body. 1 van. The next version, built in 1984, had an all-fiberglass body that mimicked the look of the Transit Mk. 2 and a Cosworth V-8 with 582 hp from a Ford C100 race car. In 1994, that vehicle was rebuilt as a third Supervan, with the Transit Mk. 3 bodywork and 641 hp Cosworth HB Formula One V-8 engine.
The 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed runs from June 23 to 26. For more information, visit Our dedicated center.
