Ford dealers are now taking orders for the all-new Ford Transit, which romped away with the Van of the Year title at the recent 2014 VansA2Z Awards.
Ford’s van range has scooped six major trophies at the 2014 VansA2Z Awards, including the overall Van of the Year title with the all-new Transit.
The all-new Ford Transit was crowned Van of the Year and claimed victory in the Large Panel Van of the Year category, while the all-new Ford Transit Custom secured Diesel Eco Van of the Year and, for the second year running, the Small Panel Van of the Year title.
Ford’s all-new Transit Connect – International Van of the Year 2014 – was voted Light Van of the Year and the Ford Fiesta Van claimed Small Van of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Ford has good form at the VansA2Z awards — last year it scored a straight six, and the blue oval earned a hat-trick of trophies the previous year.
The firm’s conspicuous success — not least in displacing the Sprinter from its long-running slot as ‘Best Large Panel Van’ — is a result of Ford’s significant global investment into the all-new four-vehicle Transit family, which is being rolled out to UK customers over just 18 months.
Neil McIntee, VansA2Z editor, said:
“We’re delighted to award the all-new Transit Best Large Panel Van and the overall Van of the Year title. Ford has continued to raise the bar in the commercial vehicle market, with the introduction of Transit Custom, Transit Connect and new Transit – all of which boast dynamic looks, are superb to drive, and loaded with practical Ford technology and functional design features. At the moment, the Ford range is untouchable.”
Although Ford vans aren’t built in the UK anymore, it is encouraging to know that the majority of the design and engineering work on the new Ford commercial vehicle range was conducted at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre, Essex, which is the global centre of excellence for the company’s commercial vehicles and powertrain development.
As they say if something isn’t broke… and the Ford Transit definitely falls into that category – the models are great and not too harsh on the eye either, so it’s no surprise to see them cleaning up at awards.
‘if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it’ – this has been true of the Transit for a long time, but Ford’s all-new range of vans suggests the firm decided that something better was required to stay ahead of the market.
It seems pretty clear that they’ve succeeded, can’t wait to see the new big Transit on the road later this year.