If putting a 10 cylinder engine inside a regular van seems excessive, that’s because it kind of is. It’s also an option that has defined decades of Ford’s light utility lineup — the engine you need in all kinds of cutaway vans and chassis that end up becoming airport shuttles, recreational vehicles, local TV news units, cherry pickers, and short buses.
For towing and hauling gigantic Mormon families, it was a mainstay in the Excursion, a huge SUV at approximately 7,200 lb (3,300 kg), depending on specification — that several local California news stations predicted its girth as a harbinger of chonky doom for already crumbling city streets.
From where I’m sitting, having witnessed the rise and fall of domestic vehicles with V10s in them (Dodge Viper included), the peak of the breed is arguably the van you’re looking at here.
Even though its diff pumpkin is visible from here…
Asymmetrical graphics? Check, mate. • Ford
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