The last edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the blue oval brand surprised with a curious design study of an electric van from the future. The Ford Pro Electric Supervan won’t make it to series production, but the curious business model has been caught in spy photos at the Nürburgring.
Nurburgring, the testing nerve center of manufacturers, never ceases to amaze. Rainy and unappetizing morning, but precisely an interesting day to try out some beast on the wet asphalt avoiding the dreaded photographers. This is what the technicians must have thought Ford Performance when they entered the German track with the device presented at the last edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Ford Pro Electric Supervan has set foot on the Nürburgring circuit for the first time since it was revealed at the great British fair. And, of course, he has been hunted in some interesting spy photos that allow us to see this design study of a radical 100% electric van turned into a test prototype. Nothing special on the surface, but seeing it on the German test track is an indication that Ford is testing its powertrain in some very demanding conditions.
Ford Pro Electric Supervan Spy Photos
The images reveal an avant-garde design, with slim headlamps joined by a thin light bar, and a large grill that occupies the bumper front, showing an aggressiveness unique among commercial vehicles. In addition, the body is full of solutions to obtain maximum performance, with a very low height of the body to the ground, a spoiler on the front lip that extends to the side skirts and to the rear diffuserfull of aerodynamic channels.
As if that were not enough, the open rear end and the spoiler on the roof catches all eyes, a smart solution so that the air exerts a brutal pressure and load on the rear axle at high speed. And it must be taken into account that, despite not being for sale, it can be considered the most powerful commercial vehicle with electric propulsion, thanks to its enormous maximum power: nothing less than 2,000 hp.
It is the result of four electric motors, one per wheel, and which are powered by a battery with a capacity of 50 kW, capable of reaching 100 km/h in less than two seconds and reach a top speed of 320 km/h. A configuration worthy of a new record that Ford’s sports division may be studying, and that is perfectly conceivable, waiting for a day with better weather conditions.