Farley offers more details about off-road supercar

[DeluxeStang]

 

- A 1,000 hp hybrid powertrain

- Won't look like a bronco or a truck, so likely an actual supercar body, but it will be more hardcore than Lamborghini and Porsche off-road supercars.

- Highly digital experience

- Could be a 2 seater, or 4. 

- Will be a dedicated supercar and won't share a platform with things like a bronco or f-150 raptor 

- He wants Ford to make a supercar that's highly differentiated from other supercars on sale.

 

So I'm envisioning like a next gen supercar body on raptor style suspension with most likely a mid-mounted 1,000 hp hybrid setup. That's pretty badass. 

 

He talks about the off-road supercar in the later half of the interview, I was surprised he was so open about it. Pretty solid interview overall.

 

 

Edited August 21, 2025 by DeluxeStang

[rmc523]

the whole supercar body with offroad stuff confuses me, TBH.  Why would I want something with compromised body style like that offroad?

[Motorpsychology]

I think the only "off road" such a vehicle is likely to see is the viewing lane at a Barrett Jackson auction. 

[DeluxeStang]

43 minutes ago, rmc523 said:

the whole supercar body with offroad stuff confuses me, TBH.  Why would I want something with compromised body style like that offroad?

That's interesting, because having the sex appeal and driving dynamics of a supercar, but having it be something that can handle rough terrain, all sorts of weather, I can definitely see the appeal behind that. 

[rmc523]

5 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said:

That's interesting, because having the sex appeal and driving dynamics of a supercar, but having it be something that can handle rough terrain, all sorts of weather, I can definitely see the appeal behind that. 

 

I instead think "why would I want to take my supercar offroad to get damaged".

[fordmantpw]

12 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said:

That's interesting, because having the sex appeal and driving dynamics of a supercar, but having it be something that can handle rough terrain, all sorts of weather, I can definitely see the appeal behind that. 

 

People don't take $300k supercars out when the sun isn't shining.

 

7 minutes ago, rmc523 said:

 

I instead think "why would I want to take my supercar offroad to get damaged".

 

Nor will they take them offroad.

 

I was excited about this until I saw the $300k price tag.  

[fordmantpw]

OK, so after listening to Farley's explanation, it makes more sense what they're doing and what they are after.  

[DeluxeStang]

23 minutes ago, fordmantpw said:

 

People don't take $300k supercars out when the sun isn't shining.

 

 

Nor will they take them offroad.

 

I was excited about this until I saw the $300k price tag.  

The 300k price tag is something people are pulling out of their ass. Farley didn't say anything about pricing. 

[DeluxeStang]

35 minutes ago, rmc523 said:

 

I instead think "why would I want to take my supercar offroad to get damaged".

What if said supercar is far more robust than your average supercar, and therefore far less likely to be damaged by going off-road? 

[akirby]

2 hours ago, rmc523 said:

the whole supercar body with offroad stuff confuses me, TBH.  Why would I want something with compromised body style like that offroad?

[rmc523]

2 hours ago, fordmantpw said:

OK, so after listening to Farley's explanation, it makes more sense what they're doing and what they are after.  

 

Same, I just listened to it as well, and it makes some more sense.  I still wonder how it would look.  It has a chance to be cool, but equal chance to be goofy looking, IMO.

[rmc523]

1 hour ago, akirby said:

 

Just because you post a picture of that doesn't make it make any more sense in my mind lol.

[atomcat68]

8 hours ago, rmc523 said:

 

I instead think "why would I want to take my supercar offroad to get damaged".

Most supercars can drive over 200 mph, but most don't leave a garage. People buy it "because it can", and not actually do the thing it can do. I'll bet most Broncos don't leave the paved roads either.

[DeluxeStang]

6 hours ago, rmc523 said:

 

Same, I just listened to it as well, and it makes some more sense.  I still wonder how it would look.  It has a chance to be cool, but equal chance to be goofy looking, IMO.

If it's like an actual supercar concept, it'll probably look pretty badass. If it's something that looks like a te1 racing truck, it'll look pretty goofy. I like the idea, I do not like how the TE1 looks, so hopefully it doesn't pull styling inspiration from that. 

[Bob Rosadini]

12 hours ago, DeluxeStang said:

That's interesting, because having the sex appeal and driving dynamics of a supercar, but having it be something that can handle rough terrain, all sorts of weather, I can definitely see the appeal behind that. 

But at what cost? And to how many people?  The big winner if it happened?

Probably MultiMatic😎

[jpd80]

Only apply if you’re rich, entitled and most importantly, on Ford’s list of vetted buyers.