Ford gave us an concept of what its Pikes Peak F-150 Lightning SuperTruck would appear like a few weeks in the past, however immediately we get images of it in full race guise and all of the jaw-dropping specs.
You in all probability bear in mind the SuperVan that Ford trotted all internationally in years previous, however now we’ve a singular pickup EV racecar that can try to set much more data at Pikes Peak. This SuperTruck is a tri-motor EV that produces 1,400 horsepower from STARD UHP six-phase electrical motors. Ford didn’t tout any acceleration or prime velocity occasions, nevertheless it does say that Romain Dumas (the motive force piloting this truck up Pikes Peak) might be aiming to beat the 8 minutes 47.682 seconds time he set within the van final yr.
The aero components look completely wild, to the purpose that the design is verging on foolish or cartoon-ish. Ford factors out the triple-element entrance wing, headlight ducts, hood ducts, louvers, entrance dive-planes, facet diffusers, rear diffuser and multi-element rear wing as all contributing to the 6,000 kilos of downforce it produces at 150 mph. In fact, it’s stopped by carbon ceramic brakes, and it’s rolling on magnesium solid wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero tires. As for the suspension, Ford says it’s a completely customized in-board suspension design.
Ford’s livery follows the Ford Efficiency liveries we’ve seen on varied different latest merchandise and can make it straightforward to select on June 23 when Dumas sends it up the 14,115-foot mountain. This wild contraption was constructed as a partnership between Ford Design and STARD Superior Analysis and Growth, and the corporate says that every little thing about it, from the Li-Polymer NMC cells to the tri-motor setup was designed to excel at a spot like Pikes Peak.
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