RE: Ford Unveils New Transit SuperSportVan
Discussion
MB 1 said:
They forget they can't brake or handle properly.
What do you mean? And what are you comparing it too? When full its a dog, but crucially when empty a transit is very nifty in the corners. Brakes designed to stop 3.5t of van only having to stop 1.something tonne and an unloaded rear axle that will slide beautifully with relaxed slow steering making it a doddle to place. In my opinion it handles better than any normal shopping hatchback.Charlie Foxtrot said:
What do you mean? And what are you comparing it too? When full its a dog, but crucially when empty a transit is very nifty in the corners. Brakes designed to stop 3.5t of van only having to stop 1.something tonne and an unloaded rear axle that will slide beautifully with relaxed slow steering making it a doddle to place. In my opinion it handles better than any normal shopping hatchback.
Two words: Body roll.Charlie Foxtrot said:
When full its a dog, but crucially when empty a transit is very nifty in the corners. Brakes designed to stop 3.5t of van only having to stop 1.something tonne and an unloaded rear axle that will slide beautifully with relaxed slow steering making it a doddle to place. In my opinion it handles better than any normal shopping hatchback.
One of my summer temp jobs was delivering paint around Aberdeen in a flatbed Transit. Empty, and on wet roundabouts, it was a lot of fun...TAHodgson said:
Surely if someone REALLY wanted one of these, it wouldn't be too difficult to drop the larger engine into the smaller body?
Quite like the idea myself!
I knew a bycicle dealer in Kent who used a Cosworth Sierra engined Transit for his every day bike deliveries. White with big blue Ford Sport stripes and about 280BHP on short van gearing = BIG Fun!Quite like the idea myself!
Charlie Foxtrot said:
What do you mean? And what are you comparing it too? When full its a dog, but crucially when empty a transit is very nifty in the corners. Brakes designed to stop 3.5t of van only having to stop 1.something tonne and an unloaded rear axle that will slide beautifully with relaxed slow steering making it a doddle to place. In my opinion it handles better than any normal shopping hatchback.
I had a 3.0 litre V6 Granada engined Transit and it showed a clean pair of heals to most cars across Romney Marsh. Great funGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff