Last year, the SuperVan 4.2 took Pikes Peak by storm. This year, Ford hopes to outdo itself...
While it’s true that Pikes Peak International Hill Climb isn’t quite the visual spectacle that it was prior to 2012 - blame the fully paved road for that - some of the cars created since then have given us plenty to look at. Ford’s recent contribution is a case in point: last year it effectively rebuilt SuperVan 4 to give it a better chance of triumphing in Colorado - something it duly did with first place in the Pikes Peak Open category and second overall with a record-setting time of 8:47.
This year, Ford is back with something equally bonkers. Possibly more so if we’re going on rear wing size. The new F-150 Lightning SuperTruck obviously follows on from the SuperVan in terms of its commercial theme, and while it is clearly not a ground-up monster in the ID.R mould, it’s probably fair to say that the silhouette is slightly more convenient than the one provided by a Transit.
Ford reckons the combination of this little lot - and presumably A-L-O-T of testing by its established partner, STARD Advanced Research and Development - is sufficient to generate 6,000 pounds of downforce at 150mph. Which is exactly what you need when the air density is reduced by as much as 41 per cent at the finish line.
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