Business Vans verdict
Ford has finally produced the first ever heavy panel van that actually drives like a car. It’s capacious, easy to drive, and easy on costs.
Transit has been the UK’s best-selling van for 48 years now and with this new model on offer we can safely assume it’ll still be No 1 in another 48.
Backbone of business? You bet.
What you need to know
On the road price ex VAT (as tested): | £28,495 |
Load length: | 3494mm |
Load width (max): | 1784mm |
Load height (max): | 2025mm |
Load capacity: | 12.4 cu m |
Payload: | 1337kg |
GVW: | 3500kg |
Towing capacity braked/unbraked: | 2800kg/750kg |
Engine: | 2.2-litre 4-cyl turbodiesel |
Power/Torque: | 125hp/350Nm |
Economy (combined): | 35.3mpg |
CO2 emissions: | 212g/km |
It’s just miles to expensive: 28k plus vat that is seriously overpriced, they really have priced themselves out of the market.
Editor’s comment
Don’t forget Des this is for the larger 2 tonne model: the first time Ford has split its Transit range into 1 tonne (Transit Custom) and 2 tonne (Transit). The Transit’s price range is below that of the VW Crafter and Mercedes Sprinter panel vans which offer the same package.
Ralph Morton, editor