Yes, it beats them hands down
An Iconic Van
Whichever angle you look at it from, the Ford Transit is an enormous vehicle for Ford and the van market all in all. It’s gigantic as far as the scope and acknowledgment of the Transit brand, it’s huge as far as its on-going predominance of the UK board van portion and today’s all-new model is greater than any time in recent memory in the metal as well.
Proud to be British
Ford executives are never shy of a detail or three to underline the Travel van’s significance.
It’s been the main driving van in the UK since 1965, over which time more than 2.2m of the things have been sold and, amazingly, around 700,000 are still on the road. One in each four UK vans is a Portage Travel.
Top of its League
In 2013 the Ford Transit was Ford’s third top rated nameplate. It even out-sold the BMW 3-Series and now there’s another rendition to attempt and open the gap to more straightforward adversaries such as the Vauxhall Movano, Mercedes Sprinter and Citroen Relay.
450 Variations
The more extensive Transit range incorporates the Transit Dispatch and Transit Connect compact vans plus the Transit Custom mid-sized panel van. Those models leave the Ford Transit allowed to focus on the substantial board van market and it does as such with the generally mind boggling range of body styles.
There are presently more than 450 Ford Transit variations from board vans to minibuses. Some place in that colossal line-up there ought to be a Transit van for everybody and it ought to be superior to what’s gone before.
Extended Load Area
Ford has enhanced board van load volumes by 10% in the whole range, included a pile of new innovation highlights and made the van simpler to drive. The biggest Transit Jumbo models still aren’t quite on the scale of its largest rivals, many of which offer more powerful engine options too, but the Transit’s efficiency is a match for anything out there. It’s an impressive feat of engineering by Ford.
All the more significantly, the driving position appeared to be extremely comfortable and relaxing, while the Transit’s passenger seat is also good for long journeys.