Diesel for the new Ford Transit Van in the US

[Haf-E]

Lots of postings about this today - looks like it will be the 4 cylinder engine 155 HP.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/28/diesel-returning-to-full-size-ford-vans/#

 

[Ponyracer]

SWEET!! Maybe the big three will FINALLY pull there head out and start doing as they said they would and offering diesels in 1/2 ton trucks soon.

 

[haven]

Ford showed off the newly designed Transit today. Here's a link
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/06/2014-ford-transit-offers-big-utility-with-ecoboost-and-diesel-po/

Ford confirms a diesel engine is coming to the Transit in USA. The article above thinks it could be the 3.2L 5 cylinder diesel sold worldwide in the Ranger pickup. With about 350 ft lb of torque, that engine would also be appropriate for the F150.

 

[Desert Dan]

Why no 4x4 for the US??

European customers will be able to choose between front-, rear-, and all-wheel-drive versions of the Transit, powered by Ford's 2.2-liter Duratorq TDCi diesel inline-four. In the United States, however, only rear-wheel drive will be offered

 

[ExpoMike]

Because we continue to get screwed on all the cool vehicles!!!

 

[NorthernWoodsman]

^^X2

 

[loren85022]

Fugly or not, diesel and 4wd would have gotten me to at least wonder by a dealership. Time for SMB-Euo to evolve.

 

[coded 1 and 0s]

I would love a manual transmission mated with the new diesel. that's high hopes though...

 

[down2far]

Double cab option

I wonder if we can get the double cab in the US? I read where we would have that option. A diesel that gets 30 ish mpg, 4 door. Sign me up! I would really like the awd...but probably not realistic.
I can't seem to attach a photo with my IPad....Found some really good looking ones online.

 

[4xdog]

I wonder if we can get the double cab in the US?

Ummm... you're talking about the Transit and Tansit Connect vans, or something else?

 

[down2far]

Ford transit...its a chassis cab version. in other markets called the transit double cab 350m
Tried to copy link below.
Ford Sub-Saharan Africa | Double Cab 350M
www.ssa.ford.com/lhd/trucks/transit/models/double-cab

 

[4xdog]

Ahh, yes, thanks. I've seen many of those chassis cabs, from almost all the "international" van makers all over the world and especially in Europe. They're usually very practical and very hard working rigs. Often with a drop-side tray back, as shown in your link.

Ford seem to be, to their credit, thinking very globally in their product lines these days -- with the Transit Connect at first, now the Focus C-Max. Who knows what the future could hold. A Transit chassis cab might surprise us.

 

[down2far]

With a pickup bed

I was thinking that chassis cab with a pickup bed would work good. Better mpg than a fullsize truck.
maybe put a Topkick/Kodiak bed on it. A military trailer for the bed, Bobbed Deuce or just a stake side and could set a camper on it?
Heres a couple pictures of what I was thinking. If the AWD version doesn't come, I would just build it and then have to conisder what my options where as far as 4X4 conversion or if I needed that at all. The flat black topkick seems to just sit high enough, where it would probably go anywhere I would need to go...

 

[EMrider]

The news around Ford's "new" Transit is getting brighter for many of us. Quigley is planning to offer a 4x4 conversion.

http://www.quigley4x4.com/NewsandEvents/NewsEventsDetail/tabid/78/anid/45/Default.aspx

 

[imcolej]

Has it been confirmed that there will not be an all wheel drive option? The article below seems to think they will offer an AWD option.

"A six-speed transmission sourced from the F-150 will send power to the rear wheels, but Ford’s execs also suggested that an all-wheel drive version will be available soon"

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