{"id":3722,"date":"2012-09-07T07:45:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T07:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2013-07-17T15:45:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T15:45:12","slug":"ford-unveils-new-transit-transit-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3722","title":{"rendered":"Ford Unveils New Transit &#038; Transit Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3723\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3723\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3723\" title=\"All-new Ford Transit\" alt=\"All-new Ford Transit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-1-sm.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-1-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-1-sm-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Ford Transit, due to go on sale in 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ford has unveiled its all-new Transit and Transit Connect models, which it plans to sell in all global markets from late 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The new models fit into the company&#8217;s van range above and below <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3572\">the Transit Custom<\/a>, which is already on sale in the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the new range will fit together in the UK and Europe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ford Transit Connect (sub 1-tonne payload &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/info.php?inforef=small-van\">small van<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ford Transit Custom (1 tonne payload &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/info.php?inforef=medium-van\">medium van<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ford Transit (1 tonne+ payload &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/info.php?inforef=lwb-van\">large van<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The introduction of the new generation Transit and Transit Connect models is a major step in Ford\u2019s commitment to completely redesign its entire commercial vehicle line-up for Europe by the end of 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ford Transit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The all-new Ford Transit replaces the heavier two-tonne Transit derivatives in Europe and other worldwide markets and will offer a comprehensive range of\u00a0body styles and derivatives, with multiple wheelbases, roof heights and new chassis cowl versions.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, it will be available in front, rear and all-wheel drive specifications and will be powered by\u00a0the latest 2.2-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3724\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3724\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3724\" title=\"All-new Ford Transit Connect\" alt=\"All-new Ford Transit Connect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-connect-1-sm.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-connect-1-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ford-new-transit-connect-1-sm-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Ford Transit Connect, due to go on sale in 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ford Transit Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new Ford Transit Connect will be available in a choice of short and long wheelbase versions, and Ford promises that this small van will feature\u00a0the latest low-CO<sub>2<\/sub> powertrain technologies and will deliver best-in-class fuel economy in all of its target markets.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the engine line-up will include highly-efficient downsized diesel and petrol engines.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, deliveries of the all-new Transit and Transit Connect are due to start by the end of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no word yet from Ford as to whether either of the new vans will be built in the UK, <del>but hopefully Ford&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/southampton\">Southampton<\/a> factory will continue to build some Transit models, as it does at present.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 17\/07\/2013:\u00a0<\/strong>Ford has confirmed that its Southampton plant will cease production on July 26 2013, and will subsequently be closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford has unveiled its all-new Transit and Transit Connect models, which will complete the company&#8217;s global revamp of its commercial vehicle range by the end of 2013 and will sit either side of the new Transit Custom in its van range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[123,49,386,196,1556],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3722"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4938,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722\/revisions\/4938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}