Ford Pro SuperVan Electric, 2,000 CV of power to have a lot of fun at the Goodwood Festival

It was 1971 when Ford decided to make a rather crazy idea a reality: taking the body of a Transit MK1 and fitting it with the monstrous engine of the Ford GT40, the Le Mans-winning car, giving birth to the first SuperVan. The SuperVan 2 followed, based on the Transit MK2 but with a fibreglass body, monocoque chassis and a Cosworth V8 producing 590 CV from the competition Ford C100. Later came the SuperVan 3, using a 650 CV Cosworth HB engine taken from the Formula 1 cars of the era.

Once again Ford goes all out with a SuperVan prototype, this time to delight all the attendees of the Goodwood Festival, but with substantial differences from its predecessors. Naturally, times have changed and so has the technology, so we now find highly refined aerodynamics combined with electric technology under the skin, all to reach an impressive power figure.

The new Ford Pro SuperVan Electric is based on the E-Transit Custom, although the base is really only the front light assembly and a few body panels that have been reproduced in lightweight materials. As you can see, its bodywork has been designed to be as aerodynamic as possible and, in fact, it is capable of generating a downforce of no less than 500 kg at 300 km/h. To achieve this it features numerous fins, ducts of different sizes to channel the air, a flat underbody and the spectacular, enormous two-level rear wing.

All this “shell” also serves to cover the tubular chassis on which the Ford Pro SuperVan Electric is built, where the four electric motors are also located, two on each axle, capable of delivering a brutal power of 2,000 CV together with an enormous torque of 1,800 Nm sent to all four wheels. Forming part of this electric system is the 50 kWh battery, liquid-cooled and created by STARD Motorsport for this prototype. Thanks to this combination it manages to accelerate to 100 km/h in under two seconds and reach a top speed of 320 km/h.

From the inside, which has a competition atmosphere thanks to features such as the roll cage and the competition bucket seats, the driver can select the available driving modes (Road, Track, Drag, Drift and Rally). As you can tell from their names, these will allow everything from road use to drift, drag and circuit racing, and even taking part in tarmac or gravel stages in a rally.

The Ford Pro SuperVan Electric will remain just that, an exhibition prototype, but you cannot deny it would be spectacular to see it take part in some of the competitions it was built for.

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