Look what the yanks get

[jbi]

Seems like fords thinks the Americans won't like our puny little turbo diesel engines and are offering the 3.5 litre ecoboost V6 in the transit when it debuts there to replace the econoline.

365 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque



http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/05/ford-transit-va...

Shame we wont be getting it... would go nice in the "sportvan"

[jbi]

frosted said:

Why would anyone need a 10mpg van ?

The engine get's 22 mpg combined in the F150 (heavier platform)

[jbi]

kambites said:

A RWD Transit? Presumably it's a completely different platform to the current European one?

The transit is a global platform, this is the same van as we will get

The current van is offered in RWD, AWD and FWD

[jbi]

I'm guessing the FWD and AWD options were to offer better grip in snowy countries.

The RWD is cheaper and simpler to maintain

Edited by jbi on Tuesday 6th March 12:36

[jbi]

hairykrishna said:

frosted said:

jbi said:

The engine get's 22 mpg combined in the F150 (heavier platform)

A diesel transit gets that

Wrong figure. 18 mpg combined according to the link. Given how much of work of fiction official mpg tests are 10mpg in real world wouldn't surprise me.

I converted it from US gallons into UK gallons.

18mpg US
22mpg UK

Yes, as with all turbo engines, the test cycle will be optimistic.

[jbi]

With RWD, since all the auto parts are spread out over a wide area, the repair and maintenance costs of RWD cars are relatively lower. Their repair does not require complicated disassembly and uses lesser specialized tools.

FWD offers a grip advantage when the van is empty or the load is light, for towing and heavy weights RWD is the way to go.

[jbi]

irish boy said:

This engine on lpg would be the way forward. Big smiles all round.

Ford.....please send it our way

The next sportvan?

[jbi]

fourpointsixgt said:

mackie1 said:

They finally get decent police cars too:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/30/2012-chevrolet-...

Most police depts are mourning the loss of the old ford Crown Vic, bullit proof mechanics, easy and cheap to fix when the bodywork's damaged and a good high speed cruiser. As are the New York cabbies.

yup... it's basically a pick-up truck with a car body

You can't beat body on frame construction for long term durability... just look at the London taxicabs

[jbi]

FisiP1 said:

Echoing the US test being more reliable, it ends up not far off at all from quoted in most cases.

I like how the current one is available with a 6.8l V10... very politically correct

A 3.5 litre turbo V6 IS politically correct in the USA

[jbi]

how many European trucks produce 360hp and get that kind of fuel economy?

[jbi]

fourpointsixgt said:

dtmpower said:

Morningside said:

Nice to see they are taking all this green bullst seriously.

What engine would you put in ? Considering the size and load capacity and distances required for a US domestic van to cover.

They don't like diesel, so it's got to be a petrol,it needs to shift a lot of weight so it's got to be a huge V8, a turbo'd V6 isn't right for a van.

Any ideas on how the turbo V6 compares to a DOHC V8 in terms of physical size? I doubt the transit has much room to play with under that short nose.

[jbi]

Americas best selling car comes with a 350+ horsepower v8 as standard.

Americans are used to big power and dont like "underpowered" vehicles as a rule