At the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, the all-new Ford Pro high-performance pure electric SuperVan made its global debut, marking a new chapter in the electrification of the Ford Transit range.
The new vehicle is equipped with four electric motors, a 50 kWh liquid-cooled battery pack, and a set of exclusive control systems, with a total output of approximately 2,000 horsepower and a zero-to-100-kilometer-per-hour acceleration time of less than two seconds.
The Ford Pro high-performance pure electric SuperVan offers a variety of driving modes to choose from, as well as regenerative braking technology similar to that found in Ford’s production electric vehicles.
The new vehicle was developed in secret by Ford Performance, the company’s global performance car team, in collaboration with STARD, the Austrian racing company. The exterior design was created by Ford’s Cologne design center in Germany.
In 1971, Ford introduced its first SuperVan, which had a mid-mounted engine similar to the Le Mans championship car, the Ford GT40, creating the classic Transit Mk.1 model.
SuperVan 2 was further enhanced with the fiberglass body version of the Transit Mk.2 and the single unit structure of the Ford C100 race car. The engine was upgraded to a Cosworth V8 that could output 590 horsepower.
Ford then launched the SuperVan 3 based on the redesigned Transit Mk.3, using the Cosworth HB engine, which was derived from the F1 racing car at the time, and had an output of 650 horsepower.
In the age of electrification, the Ford Pro pure electric SuperVan with its four-motor all-wheel drive system and power output of approximately 2,000 horsepower is the fastest SuperVan ever, with a zero-to-100-kilometer-per-hour acceleration time of less than 2 seconds.
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