Ford SuperVan 4.2 with Comically Giant Wing Will Climb Pikes Peak

• The electrical Ford SuperVan 4.2 will compete within the one hundred and first Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb.
• Modified from the 1973-hp SuperVan 4, the 4.2 model contains a large wing and a 1400-plus-hp powertrain that was particularly tuned for the climb.
• The SuperVan 4.2 shall be pushed by Romain Dumas when the race takes place this Sunday, June 25.

Race vehicles are available all styles and sizes. Like, say, an electrical van with extra horsepower than 5 Honda Odysseys mixed. That describes the Ford SuperVan 4.2, which can use its 1400-plus horsepower to race to the highest of Pikes Peak at this 12 months’s occasion.

A Remodeled SuperVan

The Ford Professional Electrical SuperVan debuted eventually 12 months’s Goodwood Competition of Pace, the place its 4 motors generated 1973 horsepower mixed. Developed in a partnership with Ford Efficiency and STARD, who relies in Austria and makes a speciality of electrical race and rally vehicles, the SuperVan 4 featured a mid-mounted 50.0-kWh liquid-cooled battery and myriad racing modifications. With the 4.2 model, the EV van has been additional reworked with one purpose in thoughts: Attain Pikes Peak as shortly as doable.

Together with a brand new livery emblazoned with Ford Efficiency’s up to date brand, the obvious distinction between the SuperVan 4.2 and its predecessor is the comically giant rear wing. That light-weight carbon-fiber spoiler in addition to the opposite aerodynamic add-ons are stated to ship greater than 4400 kilos of downforce at 150 mph. The van’s chassis has additionally been lightened, however its powertrain receives the opposite largest adjustments.

Ford eliminated one of many SuperVan’s 4 electrical motors, with one now powering the entrance axle and the opposite two feeding the rear wheels. Collectively they make over 1400 horses, and the motors are actually juiced by a newly optimized model of the van’s regenerative braking system.

Together with carbon-ceramic entrance rotors, the SuperVan 4.2 options cast wheels with Pirelli P Zero race tires. It additionally has enhanced driveshafts, a plexiglass windshield, and a stripped-out inside with a roll cage and a single racing seat.

The Ford SuperVan 4.2 shall be pushed by Romain Dumas, who has beforehand participated within the annual occasion seven instances. The one hundred and first operating of the Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb shall be held this Sunday, June 25.

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