The family of Ford Transit. Reviews

By 2000, the Ford concern had significantly increased the number of Ford Transit. The experts' opinions are unambiguous - the new versions had an excellent equipment and affordable cost. This, undoubtedly, contributed to the wide dissemination of new cars among a wide range of owners.

In the new family of Ford Transit cars (reviews and comments of experts confirm this), there are also wagons and cargo-passenger cars presented in two versions (with a base length of 3570 and 2835 millimeters), buses, models with a high, medium (elevated) or flat roof.

The updated models differ almost horizontally mounted steering wheel. At the same time, the back of the driver's seat of Ford Transit cars (the owners' testimonies confirm this) is almost strictly vertical. In the designs, a rather wide range of the regulating mechanism was provided. This allows you to find the optimal position for the driver of any complexion. Due to the high landing, an excellent view is provided, the mirrors and their mirrors perfectly function, they are divided into two parts horizontally. In the lower part you see a zone near the rear wheel, and in the upper part there is a sidewall of the body and nearby cars in the stream.

The car Ford Transit. Characteristics

The interior of the car is quite capacious. It should be said that the design of the seats for eight, nine, twelve passengers is the same. At the request of the owner of the car can be rear or front-wheel drive. It should be noted that the front- and rear-wheel drive models of Ford Transit (the experts' reviews indicate this) have a minimal number of differences. This is mainly due to the versatility of the body for these two versions. The hydraulic and braking system is also universal . The motor with the suspension and attachments is installed on a specially designed subframe. Due to this, replacing only the stretcher is enough to make the car turn from a front-wheel drive into a rear-wheel drive.

Based on a large commercial family of Transit, Ford introduced the version of Connect. This model is different in its original appearance. The dimensions of the car are slightly smaller than those of the previous one. However, at the same time, in the new version there are some aggregates and nodes from the "progenitor". This series of Ford Transit car (reviews of experts confirm this) is a few original modifications. As in other models, these versions of Connect use one platform. The difference in the equipment of the cabin and the dimensions. The carrying capacity (maximum) in one of the complete sets was nine hundred kilograms. The van itself is equipped with a modern turbodiesel.

After the release of a new generation of cars of the Transit, the automotive concern presented an unusual version. This model was prepared by the sports department of the company. The updated version has a rather powerful turbodiesel. With a volume of 2.4 liters, it produces up to 165 liters. from. This allows the car to accelerate to a hundred kilometers from its place in just 7.9 seconds. The maximum speed is more than two hundred kilometers per hour. The design uses front ventilated brake discs. For this model designers have provided two types of wheels: eighteen and twenty inches.

For rear-wheel drive versions there is a 2.4-liter motor. Units (with regard to the degree of forcing) give out 125 or 90 liters. from. To fans of high-speed driving the manufacturer offered the model equipped with the petrol unit in 145 hp.

It should be said that designers continue to introduce various innovations in the model. So, in 2003, a version was released with additional options: mirror heating, alarm system, parking sensor system.