Fastest Van Ever: Ford SuperVan 4.2’s Insane Nürburgring Lap

The Ford SuperVan 4.2 has proven once again that it is more than just a bold experiment. Recently, it stormed the Nürburgring Nordschleife with professional driver Romain Dumas behind the wheel and stopped the clock at 6 minutes and 48.393 seconds. That makes it the fastest van ever to lap the Green Hell and places it among the top 10 fastest cars in history on the iconic 12.9-mile track.

The number itself is staggering, especially considering that this machine is shaped like a Transit van. But beneath the body is not a delivery vehicle. Instead, it is a fully electric prototype that packs around 2,000 horsepower. With racing slicks, aggressive aerodynamics, and a lightweight chassis, the SuperVan 4.2 is more of a track weapon disguised as a van than anything you might see in your local neighborhood.

The lap time puts it ahead of some of the world’s greatest performance cars, including versions of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and even the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. To accomplish this in something that carries the silhouette of a van makes the feat even more remarkable.

This run was also a tribute. Ford dedicated the record lap to the late Sabine Schmitz, a Nürburgring legend who once made headlines by driving a standard Ford Transit nearly under the 10-minute barrier on Top Gear. The SuperVan 4.2 is like a modern answer to her famous lap, showing how far performance technology has come and how electric power is rewriting motorsport history.

The SuperVan name has always stood for outrageous speed in unexpected form. From Pikes Peak to Goodwood, it has been proving itself at legendary events, and now with a Nürburgring lap time under 7 minutes, it has sealed its place as one of the most incredible racing prototypes ever built.