guys,
Is this the fastest electric race car in the world? less than 2 seconds to 62mph
I would bet they are going to try for the fastest time ever recorded at GOODWOODS, any bets?
Article;
Ford Electric SuperVan Races Into Goodwood With Nearly 2,000 HP. Who needs a hypercar when a van can hit 62 mph in less than two seconds? Oh, and it also has a burnout mode.
https://www.motor1.com/news/593940/ford-electric-supervan-reveal-specs/
That's an amazing accomplishment for Ford
These are a bit quicker
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/fastest-electric-cars-in-the-world-ar193886.html
2 - Tesla Model S comes with some ridiculous specs. The company says it can sprint to 60 mph from a standstill in 1.99 seconds and has a top speed of 200 mph
1 - The Rimac Nevera is the fastest car from 0 to 60 mph. Rimac says it'll go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds and 0-180 mph in 9.3 seconds. The quarter-mile?
The Nevera tops the list of the fastest electric cars in the world with a top speed of 258 mph
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/fastest-electric-cars-in-the-world-ar193886.html
Quote from: FL SAAC on June 23, 2022, 07:46:09 PM
2 - Tesla Model S comes with some ridiculous specs. The company says it can sprint to 60 mph from a standstill in 1.99 seconds and has a top speed of 200 mph
The Ludicrous option on the Plaid version
Cool Van
And as a sidenote,.....nobody is interested in hearing about Tesla here...
Quote from: Bigfoot on June 23, 2022, 08:29:59 PM
Cool Van
And as a sidenote,.....nobody is interested in hearing about Tesla here...
Or Ford Electric either. This is an ICE forum. If you want EV go here https://www.macheforum.com/
Quote from: Bigfoot on June 23, 2022, 08:29:59 PM
Cool Van
And as a sidenote,.....nobody is interested in hearing about Tesla here...
Denial is like a cloud that obscures the sky. It blocks the truth. It reduces clarity.
On a side note:
You are being told to lower your AC usage on hot days to prevent overwhelming our existing electrical grid
While simultaneously being told to trade in your combustible fuels vehicle for an electric vehicle
Wow that's fast.
What wasn't mentioned is range. I wonder what it would be cruising from LA to Las Vegas at the defacto I-15 speed limit (75 mph)? Oh, that would also include running the air conditioning too.
Quote from: 68countrysedan on June 24, 2022, 12:48:08 AM
Wow that's fast.
What wasn't mentioned is range. I wonder what it would be cruising from LA to Las Vegas at the defacto I-15 speed limit (75 mph)? Oh, that would also include running the air conditioning too.
Forget about range, let's talk about the acquisition costs
Lots of companies are trying for the "fastest" electric car.
Fords van is not a aerodynamic super car style, why did Ford use a van?
They also ran off track using a different formula.
Why would they say up to 62 mph in less than two seconds.
Maybe it is the fastest>> and that's why they used 62 mph rather than 60 mph.
Puzzling in a way, any thoughts?
John
Quote from: Harris Speedster on June 24, 2022, 09:48:52 AM
Lots of companies are trying for the "fastest" electric car.
Fords van is not a aerodynamic super car style, why did Ford use a van?
They also ran off track using a different formula.
Why would they say up to 62 mph in less than two seconds.
Maybe it is the fastest>> and that's why they used 62 mph rather than 60 mph.
Puzzling in a way, any thoughts?
John
62mph = 100kph
Quote from: Harris Speedster on June 24, 2022, 09:48:52 AM
Lots of companies are trying for the "fastest" electric car.
Fords van is not a aerodynamic super car style, why did Ford use a van?
They also ran off track using a different formula.
Why would they say up to 62 mph in less than two seconds.
Maybe it is the fastest>> and that's why they used 62 mph rather than 60 mph.[/color]
Puzzling in a way, any thoughts?
John
Better yet they should be concentrating on that the car requires 1.21 gigawatts ("jigawatts/jigowatts") of power and needs to travel 88 miles per hour (142 km/h) to initiate time travel.......MARTY !
Quote from: Harris Speedster on June 24, 2022, 09:48:52 AM
Lots of companies are trying for the "fastest" electric car.
Fords van is not a aerodynamic super car style, why did Ford use a van?
They also ran off track using a different formula.
Why would they say up to 62 mph in less than two seconds.
Maybe it is the fastest>> and that's why they used 62 mph rather than 60 mph.
Puzzling in a way, any thoughts?
John
Back in the mid sixties Ford put a van body on a GT40 chassis .It broke records on the test track. It sounds like a similar outrageous engineering exercise.
Quote from: Harris Speedster on June 24, 2022, 09:48:52 AMwhy did Ford use a van?
So they had enough room for the batteries.
62 MPH here but an eye popping 100 KPH in the rest of the world.
This van on a gt40 chassis
Doug Dyar,
Missed the point.
The world likes to use 0-60 mph, I don't set the stds shows and magazines like to use
I think Fords point is that it is faster than others to 60 mph because it hits 62 mph. AND in less time.
Could be wrong.
Regardless>> it is an amazing speed and time.
Bob>> I had read something about that GT 40 van years ago, good memory.
Video about the 1st Supervan:
https://youtu.be/qg6WdboK1nY
Roy
Loved the action shot of it coming out of the corner with the left front wheel lifted a foot off the track.
I guess history has repeated itself?
John
A little late to the party Ford, meet the newest electric challenger at Goodwood that set a new track record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYp9eGC3Cc
That race car is like something out of movie.
Its grip is unbelievable.
I would imagine that pushing it to its limits, would get real scary.
Congrats is due to the company, for a super engineered electric race car with a dynamic clean appealing design !
I do not know if the Ford van is remotely a challenge for it?
Maybe they will slip a gt body on the chassis, nah !
Ford is all in now, as it has been accepted to race the Hill and the cars are ready.
CSX4133, yep they are late, if they do get close to the newly set record, that too is an accomplishment above
all other world manufacturers, but what if we break it ?
We are built FORD tough you know >>>>>
John
Here is the ten fastest of 2022, the Ford van is included. The electric's are indeed fast, but their exhaust note (is that even a thing with electrics) is a soulless cacophony of high pitched whining.
https://youtu.be/L6YJi9ul_pY
Here is the a video that describes the car with this years top time at Goodwood. If the technology behind it's fan system sounds familiar it should if you've followed Can-Am racing back in the seventies. Jim Hall developed a Can-Am car that used a vacuum system which was subsequently "outlawed" which was amazingly fast, but spewed debris at it's competitors.
https://youtu.be/qTgL8_1GDI0
~Steven
Quote from: CSX 4133 on June 27, 2022, 05:46:53 AM
Here is the ten fastest of 2022, the Ford van is included. The electric's are indeed fast, but their exhaust note (is that even a thing with electrics) is a soulless cacophony of high pitched whining.
I AGREE >>> is a soulless cacophony of high pitched whining.
But what are we to do ?
The Ford hangs with them, but this new car is astounding.
I never realized Jim Hall used a vacuum system.
I know he and his brother were highly involved in the design and build on the Mazda Miata.
They have started E racing leagues, I am still for the rumble of a gasoline powered car though.
John
https://youtu.be/L6YJi9ul_pY
Where is that van today I wonder.?
Info about Supervan 1,2 and 3
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Supervan
Roy
I think that Ford selected a "van" because the rights to the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile could not be obtained.
Quote from: shelbydoug on July 11, 2022, 07:14:53 AM
I think that Ford selected a "van" because the rights to the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile could not be obtained.
Levity, humor or frivolity early in the morning to start your day, priceless!
Full size slot cars...I wanna drive one.
Quote from: FL SAAC on July 11, 2022, 09:00:33 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on July 11, 2022, 07:14:53 AM
I think that Ford selected a "van" because the rights to the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile could not be obtained.
Levity, humor or frivolity early in the morning to start your day, priceless!
Funny? Who was trying to be funny?
Ya killing me smalls