It has broken records around the globe and developed a huge following. The world’s most insane work vehicle redefines the term ‘smoko’.
We’re strapped inside this hypersonic Ford Transit van’s carbon fibre cockpit, and I’ve just enjoyed/endured two track laps at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. The body and interior are all race-spec carbon fibre, built over a tube-frame chassis. A relatively small 50kW battery powers the motors and in full track attack mode, the van travels only 20km.
Double Le Mans 24-Hour winner Romain Dumas piloted the SuperVan for its record run. The outright unofficial Bathurst lap record of 1m48.9s is held by 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button in a McLaren MP4-23 Formula One car. In a blink we’re at 240km/h on Adelaide’s short straight, and at that speed this giant-winged aerodynamic powerhouse generates an incredible two tonnes of downforce.