Video: Watch SuperVan 4.2 Make History at the Nürburgring

COLOGNE, Germany – Ford’s Transit SuperVan 4.2 already holds records at Bathurst and was a winner at Pikes Peak, and now it has absolutely smashed it at the legendary Nürburgring after setting the 9^th fastest time lap time ever recorded at the circuit famously dubbed Green Hell.

Don’t miss this video which shows the remarkable Romain Dumas posting an incredible time of 6:48.393 - faster than a Porsche 911 GT3RS and the Chevrolet ZR1X.

Ford Performance’s Mike Norton explains: “The Ford Transit has a legendary status at the equally legendary Nürburgring. That status can be traced back to an episode of the TV show Top Gear with then-presenter Jeremy Clarkson and the now sadly departed ‘Ring specialist Sabine Schmitz. For those who have not seen it, the premise of the show was to try and get Clarkson to drive a Jaguar S-Type around the ‘Ring in under 10 minutes. Once he achieves this feat, Schmitz makes the now infamous statement – ‘I can go faster than that in a Ford Transit’ and from there, the story evolves into one of the most compelling challenges ever.”

Mike adds: “Our electric vehicle demonstrator program has become an integral part of our broader Ford Performance racing portfolio, and for good reason. It is here that we can give our super-talented engineers, designers and aerodynamicists a clean sheet of paper and tell them to dream big. And it is already bearing fruit for us. I can’t be specific just yet for competitive reasons but suffice to say that a number of our future race programs will see the benefits from vehicles like SuperVan 4.2.

“We are very proud of our remarkable SuperVan but we never rest. There is more to come, not least with the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck that was also at the Ring on the same day. But for now, we will celebrate this achievement but also remember Sabine Schmitz and her part in this amazing story. She will never be forgotten.”