Beware the BoogeyVan: SpeedKore pens a 1,517-horsepower Chrysler Pacifica

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Interested in getting the kids to school on time? SpeedKore, an American performance company specializing in carbon fibre composite part manufacturing and engine integration, has unleashed a rendering of a Chrysler Pacifica minivan with a carbon fibre body and 1,517 horsepower.

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SpeedKore, collabing with an outfit named Abimelec, has called it the Pacifica Baba Yaga, a name which will be instantly familiar to any fan of the John Wick series. Further than that, the company is calling the conversion itself the Lilith Package, a reference to the primordial mother of demons. This creative turn makes a ton of sense given the origins of this van’s engine while also explaining a lot about Frasier Crane’s ex-wife on Cheers.

According to the Instagram post, this concept remains strictly in the rendering stage for now, though the level of detail given to the project suggests it might not be out of the question as a one-off build for this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. Its designers estimate the use of carbon fibre will drop about 1,000 pounds from the vehicle, though some of that will surely be offset by the honking bug V8 stuffed up its nose (or into its cargo compartment). Still, the addition of over fifteen-hundred horsepower will surely make up for any weight added by the Demon engine, to put it mildly.

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During the era at Stellantis when the company was busy stuffing its 6.2L supercharged V8 engine into just about every vehicle on its roster, it became something of a comical refrain to say the company was intent to “Hellcat all the things” whilst jokingly imagining that 700+ horsepower mill in the brand’s minivan.

Will this beast actually appear in the real world? While this rendering was part of a special Mother’s Day post on SpeedKore’s Instagram feed (Lilith is the mother of demons, remember?), the company certainly has the chops to pull it off. A quick perusal of their website reveals a stunning array of lightweight vintage Chargers and modern Mustangs, not to mention some motorcycles which must have a power-to-weight ratio of a Saturn V rocket.