This is the monstrous F-150 Lightning SuperTruck with which Ford wants to attack Pikes Peak

Ford chose this Friday night to show what will be its bet for the next edition of the Pikes Peak Climb (Sunday, June 23). If the 100% electric SuperVan 4.2 was already a monstrous project, This new Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck promises to take ambition one step further by Ford Performance, with a pick-up which has been created expressly to face the famous Colorado Springs race this June.

To give us an idea of the major aerodynamic work carried out by the high-performance department of the oval firm, it is said that this SuperTruck is capable of generating more than two and a half tons of downforce when traveling at more than 240 km/h. It will be especially necessary at the highest levels of the climb, very fast areas in which the drivers need to have complete confidence in a car that, due to the much thinner air as the altitude increases, no longer generates the same load as at the level. from sea.

The great splitter front, added to the diffuser at the rear, capable of completely channeling the air flow to ensure that the vehicle sticks as closely as possible to the asphalt when traveling at high speeds, are some of the great innovations in this vehicle that has been created in collaboration with the Austrian STARD team, the same one founded by former WRC driver, Manfred Stohl. The rear wing seems a clear inspiration from the Ford SuperVan 4.2, and the introduction of aerodynamic attachments in the A-Pillar area seems a way to ensure that the vehicle is as stable as possible in the fastest sections.

We must keep in mind that at the moment Ford has not given more information regarding performance, but taking into account that the SuperVan 4.2 developed more than 1,400 HP of power Thanks to the three electric motors it used, the figures should not be too far away if they want to get close to that 8:47.682 achieved by its predecessor also in the hands of Romain Dumas. What the registration list anticipates is a good battle, especially for the categories open which includes the Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck, the class Unlimited and those of the Time Attack 1.