Ford Transit SuperSportVan is back!

Ford has taken the wraps off the next evolution of its iconic SportVan bloodline – the one-off Transit SuperSportVan (SSV). It comes loaded with a range-topping, five-cylinder 3.2-litre, 200PS Duratorq TDCi engine, shoehorned into a short wheelbase Transit, for maximum power-to-weight ratio. The engine, normally to be found in bigger Transit models like the 4.25 tonnes Transit Jumbo, delivers 470Nm at 1700-2500 rpm and mates with a six speed gearbox. Under the striking livery, the rest is fundamentally the base SportVan, based on the 260, short wheelbase model with front wheel drive, usually found with 140PS 2.2-litre TDCi diesel engine. The exterior features: Le Mans-style bonnet stripes, twin exhausts, alloy wheels, low profile 235/45 tyres, front and rear lower spoilers, side skirts and extended wheel arches. The SuperSportVan will take centre stage at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, at the NEC, Birmingham, but is strictly a limited production of one, so you won't be able to pop out and buy one!
The creation of this SuperSportVan is the latest chapter in the story of fast Transits, which began in 1971, with the creation of the GT40-based Supervan 1 and has included a 178mph DFY Cosworth V8 in 1984 (SSV II), 650bhp, 13,000rpm Cosworth F1 V8 in 1995 (SSV III) and a Ford WRC Transit in 2000, built to support McRae and Sainz. Bonkers.... and we love 'em!