{"id":4906,"date":"2013-07-10T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=4906"},"modified":"2013-07-10T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:37:54","slug":"all-new-ford-transit-connect-now-available-to-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4906","title":{"rendered":"All-New Ford Transit Connect Now Available To Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The all-new Ford Transit Connect is now available to order for delivery late in 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

The all-new Ford Transit Connect is now available to order, for delivery late 2013.<\/p>\n

The new Transit Connect is part of Ford’s completely new commercial vehicle range, which started with the launch of the Transit Custom, and will be followed by a new two-tonne Transit<\/a> and a new Transit Courier<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n

Available in Van, Double-Cab-in-Van and Kombi bodystyles with short-wheelbase (L1) and long-wheelbase (L2) versions, the Ford Transit Connect offers a spacious and practical load area with total volumes of 2.9m3<\/sup> and 3.6m3<\/sup> with a full bulkhead, or 3.7m3<\/sup> and 4.4m3<\/sup> including the front loadspace area.<\/p>\n

The new vehicle can carry payloads of up to 1,000kg matching best in class figures.<\/p>\n

A load-through hatch in the bulkhead and fold-flat passenger seat enable long loads up to 3.0m (L1) and 3.4m (L2) to be safely carried in the vehicle. In addition, a multi-fold dual passenger seat (like the Citroen Berlingo)\u00a0now enables van models to carry up to three people in the cab. With a width between the wheelarches of 1,226mm, both models can accommodate two Europallets in the load area.<\/p>\n

The Kombi and Double-Cab-in-Van models offer seating for five, or seven in the L2 Kombi model, and deliver flexible rear seat configurations. DCiV versions feature a movable mesh bulkhead. The L2 model also offers a unique fold-flat seat capability that optimises loadspace from the front passenger seats rearwards and accommodates loads of up to 2m.<\/p>\n

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When Ford says the cabin offers car-like design and comfort, it isn’t joking.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Transit Connect delivers best-in-class fuel efficiency, with the ECOnetic model capable of 70.6mpg and CO2<\/sub> emissions of 105g\/km when fitted with a fixed 62mph speed limiter (with other fixed and switchable speed limiters available as options) \u2013 a 34 per cent improvement versus the current model.<\/p>\n

Ford ECOnetic Technologies, including Auto-Start-Stop and Active Grille Shutter, help to minimise fuel consumption on selected models.<\/p>\n

The full powertrain line-up includes the highly-efficient, Dagenham-built 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine with a choice of 75, 95 and 115PS power outputs, and the 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine with 100PS power output.<\/p>\n

Finally, unlike many rivals which are tested like passenger cars, the all-new Transit Connect has been subjected to Ford\u2019s ultra-stringent commercial vehicle testing and durability standards<\/a>, covering the equivalent of three million miles in arduous testing, including at least 250,000 miles in tough real-world fleet conditions.<\/p>\n

Developed under the One Ford global product strategy at Ford\u2019s commercial vehicle centre of excellence in Dunton, Essex, the all-new Transit Connect will be produced at Ford\u2019s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Valencia, Spain for sale across Europe, North America and other worldwide markets.<\/p>\n

Something tells me it could be a big hit with van hire<\/a> companies and is likely to gain market share from the Vauxhall Combo \/ Citroen Berlingo families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ford has announced full details of its all-new Transit Connect model, which is now available to order for UK delivery late 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[123,116],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4906"}],"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=4906"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4914,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4906\/revisions\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}