{"id":4930,"date":"2013-07-15T14:19:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T14:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2013-07-15T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T14:19:04","slug":"ford-transit-supervan-3-unleashed-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4930","title":{"rendered":"Ford Transit SuperVan 3 Unleashed At Goodwood Festival of Speed [video]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ford Transit Supervan 3 in action at Goodwood, last weekend.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ford\u2019s famous Transit SuperVan 3 turned heads on Goodwood Hill at the Festival of Speed last weekend, driven by former Ford racing driver Anthony Reid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ford SuperVan 3 \u2013 a one-off replica 1994 Ford Transit \u2013 was developed by the Brentwood<\/a>-based company more than 20 years ago. It has a top speed of 150mph and is powered by a supercharged 3.0-litre V6 Ford Cosworth engine, which produces 295bhp.<\/p>\n

Anthony Reid, previously drove for the factory Ford Team Mondeo in the BTCC in the 1990s — his best championship placing was a 2nd<\/sup> place finish with 193 points in 2000. He said:<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 20 years of racing cars, Ford\u2019s SuperVan 3 is by far the craziest vehicle I have ever driven. It\u2019s ludicrously loud, incredibly quick and received masses of attention from the Goodwood crowd.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Supervan family raised the profile of Ford’s famous Transit range yet further.\u00a0 Supervan 3 is a much-developed version of Supervan 2, the Transit-like body hiding a mid-engined Ford C100 racing chassis.\u00a0 Although it looks like a load-carrying vehicle, there is absolutely no space for a payload, as the engine and transmission are mounted behind the cabin.\u00a0 The all-independent suspension and vast racing tyres are out-and-out race car specification, though the driving position is that of a van.<\/p>\n

You can see the SuperVan 3’s predecessors in a blog post I wrote a while ago<\/a> — all three are genuine one-offs with rip-snorting performance and great looks.<\/p>\n

For those that are interested, here are the technical details —\u00a0otherwise scroll down for a great video showing the SuperVan 3 in action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
SuperVan 3 Technical details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Construction:<\/strong><\/td>\nAluminium\/composite monocoque chassis with mid-mounted engine driving the rear wheels.\u00a0 Steel, aluminium and glassfibre body shell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engine:<\/strong><\/td>\nFord-Cosworth V6, 2935cc, twin overhead camshafts per bank, four valves per cylinder. \u00a0Tuned to Pro Sports 3000 spec, including dry sump.\u00a0 Power output approx 295bhp @ 6,800rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transmission:<\/strong><\/td>\nFive speed, longitudinally-mounted Hewland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suspension:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFront and rear \u2013 independent, coil springs, wishbones, anti-roll bar.\u00a0 Rack and pinion steering.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brakes:<\/strong><\/td>\n279mm (11in) diameter ventilated carbon discs, Brembo four-piston callipers, carbon pads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Performance:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nTop speed approx 150mph (241kph)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here’s a video of the SuperVan 3 in action at Goodwood last weekend:<\/p>\n