What’s old is new! Ford’s Eluminator Mach E electric crate motor breathes new life into this custom 1978 F-100 pickup concept.
It’s alive — it’s aliiiiiive! Well, it’s electric anyway. Ford treated assembled media and auto-industry professionals attending the SEMA show in Las Vegas this week to a resurrected blast from the past when it unveiled a “zero-tailpipe-emissions” 1978 F-100 pickup truck.
The visage of this iconic pickup harkens to the gilded age of workhorse American trucks. But under the F-100’s hood hummed the latest in automotive innovation and technology. Dubbed the “Eluminator,” this one-off F-100 showcases Ford Performance Parts’ first e-crate motor: the M-9000 Mach E.
“Ford owners have personalized, customized, and enhanced their vehicles since the beginning — from changing looks to bringing the power,” said Eric Cin, Ford’s global director of vehicle personalization, accessories, and licensing.
“Our F-100 Eluminator concept is a preview of how we’re supporting customers as they go all-electric and embrace zero-tailpipe emissions performance, even for our heritage vehicles.”
Ford Eluminator F-100 Concept
Two electric traction motors provide 480 horsepower and 634 pound-feet of torque in the all-wheel-drive Eluminator F-100. Designed and created by Ford Performance, in collaboration with MLe Racecars, the concept truck sits on a custom chassis by the Roadster Shop.
