This electric Ford Transit rival is called the ‘SuperVan’ and it's coming to the UK

The Farizon SV is coming to the UK. Note that ‘SV’ stands for the attention-catching ‘SuperVan’. No, this isn't another one of Ford's wildly overpowered wonders.

Farizon is an emergent Chinese-built commercial vehicle maker, and this Supervan is for production, unlike those mad Transits.

There are notable little quirks to the Farizon version, like the design which does away with the B-pillar (apparently making it more versatile for customer configurations) and a front end which appears to draws inspiration from industry underdog, the Fiat Multipla.

The modular platform will initially feature a choice of two battery packs – 67kWh or 83kWh – with a 106kWh option to follow. We've been told there could be as many as 342 miles of city range (WLTP), but whether it's a comparatively wildly overpowered Transit rival is yet to be understood – we suspect it's highly unlikely to compete with the 2023 Pikes Peak record-setter.

Nonetheless, Farizon claims the SV has the ‘first ever dual-redundancy drive-by-wire platform in the global van market’. In English, that means electronics are used to steer and brake – just like the Cybertruck. The commercial vehicle maker reckons this reduces stopping distance by 10 per cent, improves steering response by 300 per cent, and load capacity by…well, we’re not told by how much.

The drive-by-wire tech also increases its electric range by five per cent, Farizon reckons, though it doesn’t specify the range. We do know there’ll be three vehicle lengths and two heights (as pictured), and presumably it's set to rival the likes of the regular, sensibly-powered Ford Transit and the Mercedes V-Class.

Inside, the cabin is minimalist and the digital cockpit integrates touchscreen controls and physical buttons (definitely a plus). There’s also some ‘intelligent urban logistic’ software, over-the-air updates and driver assist functionality.

What is kinda interesting is the MPV application, which (on Farizon’s website) shows an animation of a Dad pushing his pram straight into the minibus variant… guess that’s the freedom no B-pillar brings.

It'll hit the UK market via automotive distributor Jameel Motors, with full specification and pricing released early next year. Deliveries will begin as early as Spring.