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VIDEO: What can Brown do for motorsports? UPS converts truck into racer
UPS is one efficient company. Brown can deliver millions of packages a day to just about anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, the big brown delivery trucks are slow as molasses, and getting stuck behind one in rush hour is an exercise in frustration. UPS management obviously understands the truck's shortcomings, as it hired German tuners to transform the standard UPS truck into something much faster.
The package hauler was gutted, and its anemic, yet efficient, four-banger was replaced with a 425-hp V8. The added weight of the engine was counter-balanced by cutting out all non-essential parts, including the passenger seat. Handling was also improved with Koni shocks, a new rear axle, improved springs and tires, and bigger brakes. The end result? One badass UPS delivery machine that sounds more like a muscle car than a supersized mail machine. Hit the jump to view the UPS overhaul. It won't make you want to trade in your weekend racer, but it could provide hope for faster deliveries in the future.
[Source: YouTube via Zercustoms]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Smitty 7:11PM (4/01/2009)
this would have been a great idea for a NASCAR pace "truck" when Dale Jarrett was sponsored by UPS and the "we wanna race the truck" commericals were still on.
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Farmboy 7:26PM (4/01/2009)
Damn, beat me to a Dale Jarrett comment. But he would be proud. lol
Tony 7:12PM (4/01/2009)
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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s13hybrid 7:43PM (4/01/2009)
It also doesn't mean you shouldn't.
Randy 3:31PM (4/02/2009)
Which means you may!
So will you eat green eggs and ham? ;-)
Dun 7:57PM (4/03/2009)
I shall! Please deliver my new Music Equipment in this. Please!
Mihir 7:13PM (4/01/2009)
Even if these were standard issue I bet packages would be still be late
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tuna 7:19PM (4/01/2009)
Do they throw packages out at targets without stopping or slowing to earn bonus points? Y'know, like they do in real life?
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ambientFLIER 10:58PM (4/01/2009)
Wtf are you talking about?
tuna 2:50PM (4/02/2009)
Are you always this polite?
http://i.gizmodo.com/5123563/brown-can-thrash-your-packages-with-a-30+yard-delivery-toss-thats-what
Franz 7:28PM (4/01/2009)
That sounds wicked. They should've had more clips of it running.
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Azael 7:29PM (4/01/2009)
Hahaha great April Fools!
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Phil Perman 7:39PM (4/01/2009)
What company was this for again? It was quite hard to tell from the video...
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Slade 9:10PM (4/01/2009)
I'm sorry, I must have been lost in all the UPS logo's coming up ever 8 seconds.
Farris 7:50PM (4/01/2009)
Are UPS trucks really powered by 4 bangers?
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James 7:54PM (4/01/2009)
yup, 4 cyl turbo diesel
StickShift 9:15PM (4/01/2009)
They're all sticks too, right?
I wish I could find the specs on these things. I see them so often, but know nothing about them.
ambientFLIER 11:02PM (4/01/2009)
No. The old gas ones are big blocks with 170hp, and the new diesel ones are 6 cyl with way more power and torque.
ambientFLIER 11:04PM (4/01/2009)
Also, all the new ones are auto. The old gas ones are stick.
Egon 11:38PM (4/01/2009)
@ Stickshift
You're right; there appears to be very little information out there about the ubiquitous UPS truck. Some sources suggest that they're built by Grumman, but I seem to recall that some were built by Union City Body.
Either way, try googling 'UPS Package Car' to view what little is out there.