The Crew Motorfest Adds Ringbrothers’ 1,000-HP Chevrolet Loadmaster ENYO

Ubisoft Ivory Tower has expanded The Crew Motorfest’s increasingly diverse garage with one of the most extreme custom vehicles ever created by Ringbrothers: the 1948 Chevrolet Loadmaster known as ENYO.

Initially delivered to Year 3 Pass owners on September 2, the radical custom truck was subsequently scheduled to arrive in the regular Motorfest shop on September 9. That means ENYO is no longer restricted exclusively to pass holders, although the Year 3 Pass provides access without requiring a separate in-game vehicle purchase.

Classified as a Street Tier 2 vehicle, ENYO is far removed from the commercial Chevrolet truck on which the project was originally based. The real machine combines a heavily modified 1948 Loadmaster cab with a bespoke racing chassis, extensive carbon-fiber bodywork and a 510-cubic-inch V8 producing approximately 1,000 horsepower.

It is essentially a vintage American work truck transformed into a low-slung competition machine—and precisely the sort of unusual automotive creation that fits Motorfest’s celebration of car culture.

From Post-War Workhorse to 1,000-HP Race Truck

The original Chevrolet Loadmaster was designed to work rather than win races. Ringbrothers took that practical starting point and rebuilt it so comprehensively that very little of the original truck survived.

The steel cab remains the principal authentic component from the 1948 vehicle, but even that was radically altered. Ringbrothers narrowed it by four inches, extended it by two inches and applied a wedge-shaped roof chop ranging from approximately two to four inches. Those changes created the aggressive proportions needed to match the project’s much wider, lower chassis.

Virtually everything surrounding that cab was fabricated specifically for ENYO. Carbon fiber was used for the grille, hood, doors, pickup-bed panels, rear spoiler, diffusers, belly pan, dashboard, seats and numerous other pieces.

The result is difficult to classify as a conventional restomod. Ringbrothers itself has referred to ENYO as an “anti-street rod,” while its combination of exposed mechanical components, open wheels and motorsport engineering has also earned it comparisons to an Indy car or Formula 1 machine wearing a 1940s truck cab.

Its name reinforces that uncompromising identity. ENYO takes its name from the Greek goddess associated with war and destruction, an appropriate choice for a vehicle engineered to turn a former industrial workhorse into a road-going weapon.

An Enormous V8 at the Center of the Build

ENYO is powered by a 510-cubic-inch, or approximately 8.4-liter, tall-deck LS-based V8 created by Goodwin Competition. Running on 110-octane racing fuel, the engine produces roughly 1,000 horsepower, with SEMA’s official presentation placing the output at 1,010 hp.

That engine is connected to a Bowler Performance 4L80E four-speed automatic transaxle through a carbon-fiber torque tube. The unusual transaxle arrangement helps distribute the truck’s considerable power while contributing to a reported weight balance of approximately 52% at the front and 48% at the rear.

The exhaust system is equally elaborate. ENYO uses custom stainless-steel headers connected to titanium side pipes, with dozens of feet of individually welded titanium sections incorporated into the final system. The arrangement turns the exhaust into a visible part of the exterior design rather than hiding it underneath the vehicle.

Cooling such a large racing engine presented another challenge. Ringbrothers placed the radiator in the exposed rear bed, where it shares space with visible suspension components and other mechanical hardware. What would traditionally function as the truck’s cargo area therefore becomes part of its engineering display.

In the real vehicle, the stated 1,000-hp output applies when using 110-octane racing fuel. Ringbrothers has not published an equivalent output figure for ordinary pump fuel, so that headline number should not be interpreted as the truck’s guaranteed power under every possible operating condition.

A Bespoke Chassis Built for More Than Straight-Line Speed

ENYO was not created simply to place a huge engine inside an old Chevrolet. Beneath the modified cab is a fully custom chassis developed by Roadster Shop, with vehicle-dynamics work involving Ahlman Engineering.

It uses an independent cantilever suspension system at all four corners, paired with custom Öhlins TTX coilovers and Swift springs. This is sophisticated motorsport-derived hardware that bears virtually no relationship to the suspension fitted to a working Chevrolet Loadmaster in the late 1940s.

Braking comes from Brembo GTS six-piston calipers operating on 15-inch rotors at the front and rear. ENYO also includes an integrated air-jack system intended to make wheel changes easier during track use.

Ringbrothers created separate road and competition configurations for the truck. Bespoke HRE center-lock wheels can be fitted with conventional high-performance street tires or vintage-style Goodyear racing slicks, allowing the vehicle’s setup to match its intended use.

According to an extensive technical profile published by HOT ROD, the completed truck weighs approximately 3,200 pounds. That is remarkably restrained considering the size of its engine, the original Loadmaster proportions and the amount of custom engineering involved. The extensive use of carbon fiber plays an important role in controlling that mass.

A Decade-Long SEMA Champion

ENYO made its public debut at the 2022 SEMA Show after a development process that reportedly consumed around 10,000 working hours over nearly a decade.

The project immediately became one of the event’s headline vehicles. It won the Hot Rod and Hot Rod Truck category before taking the overall title in the 2022 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition.

That award is significant because ENYO was judged against other extensively modified vehicles created by some of the custom-car industry’s most accomplished builders. Its victory recognized more than visual spectacle: the truck combined design, fabrication, mechanical packaging and functional engineering at an exceptional level.

Ringbrothers constructed ENYO using a mixture of traditional metalworking and modern production methods. The team employed digital scanning, CAD design, CNC machining, 3D printing and advanced composite fabrication to produce components that could not have been sourced from an existing parts catalogue.

Even apparently minor elements—including the mirrors, grille details, interior controls and titanium shifter assembly—were designed specifically for the project. It is a one-off vehicle in the literal sense, making its digital appearance in The Crew Motorfest one of the few practical ways most enthusiasts will ever be able to drive it.

ENYO Joins Motorfest as a Street Tier 2 Vehicle

Within The Crew Motorfest, the Ringbrothers Chevrolet Loadmaster ENYO belongs to the Street Tier 2 category. This places it alongside heavily modified performance cars and other high-powered road vehicles rather than conventional pickups or dedicated circuit racers.

That classification makes sense despite the truck’s competition-inspired construction. ENYO was conceived as a fusion of road-going hot rod and racing machine, with a cabin that still includes features such as air conditioning and powered windows alongside carbon-fiber panels and bespoke motorsport controls.

Ubisoft has not provided a complete written breakdown of ENYO’s in-game acceleration, top speed, braking or handling statistics in the announcement. Its competitive position within the Street Tier 2 meta should therefore be judged through actual gameplay and upgraded performance levels rather than inferred directly from the real vehicle’s horsepower.

Motorfest must also translate an exceptionally unconventional real-world machine into the game’s broader handling model. ENYO’s 1,000-hp rear-wheel-drive layout, wide racing tires and unusual weight distribution suggest a vehicle that should reward careful throttle control, but its exact behavior will depend on Ivory Tower’s in-game tuning.

What is already clear is that the truck gives Street Tier 2 collectors something visually and mechanically different from the usual selection of modern sports cars, tuned imports and traditional American muscle.

Year 3 Pass and Shop Availability Explained

Ubisoft’s promotional trailer describes ENYO as available through the Year 3 Pass. Pass holders received access on September 2 as part of the final sequence of Year 3 vehicle drops.

However, Ubisoft’s official Season 10 schedule also listed September 9 as ENYO’s arrival date in the Motorfest shop. The developer subsequently confirmed through its social channels that the vehicle was available there.

Players therefore have two acquisition routes:

• Year 3 Pass owners receive ENYO as part of the pass’s vehicle lineup.
• Players without the pass can obtain it separately through the in-game shop.

The Year 3 Pass costs €29.99 or $29.99 in Ubisoft’s official regional listings and includes 20 vehicles released through monthly drops. Only the Ferrari 12Cilindri and Zenvo Aurora Agil were identified as the pass’s two exclusive models, which is consistent with ENYO later receiving a standard shop release.

The Crew Motorfest is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The Ringbrothers Chevrolet Loadmaster ENYO is now available as part of the game’s Season 10 vehicle lineup.