Ford Transit Sport 2.2 is very great to drive, there is very wide choice of models and exceptional engine is up to the mark.

Introduction:

This is an exclusive vehicle with bigger and lower front and back bumpers, side skirts, in addition with extended wheel arches. The whole van is dyed in a distinctive Performance Blue color, while nice two white stripes run up the whole bonnet. Infuriatingly, they don’t lengthen along the roof and down the back doors. Then again that’s part of the excitement, as people will perceive a hotted-up Ford Transit Sport Van in their rear-view mirror, but once you’ve past them all they will notice is an unexciting Transit.

Though this is a diesel engine, the pipes will settle nice and fresh. As on the Jaguar X-type, the genuine exit for the exhaust is just before the chrome tips, so they stay pleasant and shiny. There are also 18-inch wheels, even though they still look undersized when judged against to the Transit’s large flat sides.

Driving:

It’s basically a van and there have been no dynamic tweaks. It is of course to some extent noisier and less refined than most of the other cars on our roads, yet it is a good fun. The big wheels of this van give plenty of grip and regardless of being nose-heavy, it’s really quite good thrill through the twisty bits. You sit straight in a very van-like driving position. But that extra height proves handy for forward visibility, and unexpectedly childhood dreams of captaining everything from trucks to ships come back and you actually enjoy being at the helm of the Transit. That elevated driving position provides you an enhanced sense of speed – so 70mph feels speedy enough.

Engine:

The 2.2-litre diesel engine only has 129bhp; the 229lb ft of twist is abundant for the traffic light impressive prix and overtaking. The dashboard-mounted gearstick is weirdly reminiscent of the Honda Civic Type-R’s for its ideal positioning. The muscular engine remains refined although, even when you push it, with immense power across the rev range.

That torque hits the highest point at only 1600rpm so it’s great in town, but it’s even improved on bigger roads, where you can in fact shift along, leaving it in sixth gear and allowing the pulling power do all the work. Even in spite of this, economy is more than respectable along with a declared average of 42.2mpg, if you set out for the optional engine start/stop system. Refinement is much enhanced over the old Sport van too, so while it’s speedy, the new model is not frenetic.

Interior:

Similar to regular Transit, this car came up with £750 leather-trimmed seats. The steering wheel is almost in your lap but apart from that, it’s pretty fine. There are multiple glove boxes, and the water bottle holder will also adequately take a pint of double cream.

The stereo is quite big and bold and unproblematic to use, while the remote control on the steering wheel column is spontaneous and doesn’t go into your knee as it does mainly on the Fiesta. Air-con, cruise control, heated and powered mirrors and everything else you could desire without being fussy is there.