04/06/2026
We have just received Spark's 1:18 replica of Max Verstappen’s Ford-Red Bull Supervan 4 from 2023!
Ford’s series of Supervan promotional vehicles commenced in 1971. The Supervan 2 then came along in 1984, and the Supervan 3 in 1994. The latest version of the machine, the Supervan 4, made its debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Powered by four electric motors that gave a total output of 2,000 bhp, it had a spectacular 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of a smidge under two seconds. Its top speed was given as ‘over 300 km/h’.
Following the 2023 announcement that Red Bull would be joining forces with Ford in Formula One, the Supervan 4 was painted up in the grand prix team’s livery as a marketing exercise. Max Verstappen then drove it at the lesser-known (i.e. we’d never heard of it!) Grand Sambuc circuit in France. Unsurprisingly, it garnered a huge level of attention.
Spark’s 1:18 replica of this stunning machine is so tall (approximately 10cm in height) that the resin model manufacturer has had to supply it in a bespoke display case, as it wouldn’t have fit in the company’s standard unit!
https://www.diecastlegends.com/spark-ford-red-bull-supervan-4-m-verstappen-1-18
