2010 Ford Transit Connect Van

[x635 4,066]

Ford has recently indroduced this very European mini-van to the North American market, aimed at businesses.

I could totally see this being used as a command vehicle or ALS flycar.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/transitconnect/

[Oswegowind 17]

Ford has recently indroduced this very European mini-van to the North American market, aimed at businesses.

I could totally see this being used as a command vehicle or ALS flycar.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/transitconnect/

I see it taking over the "Astrovan" market...and that's about all it will do.

[Guest TCA-ALS25]

Ford has recently indroduced this very European mini-van to the North American market, aimed at businesses.

I could totally see this being used as a command vehicle or ALS flycar.

http://www.fordvehic...transitconnect/

I know one of the counties down my way is looking at them for the paid county fire marshals to use at fire investigations. I can see it as a support vehicle and definitely as an invalid coach-type vehicle (same interior space as the Econoline it replaced), but not as an ALS chase,..looks like it might be too slow.

[64FFMJK 21]

put to use as a taxi for a year or two then I would consider trying it out for emergency services. If it can hold up as a cab then it should be able to handle what we would do to it. And what does looks have to do with speed. My Dodge RAM can haul when I want it too and my brick on wheels, I mean Jeep Wrangler could top out at the 85 to 90 range.

[efdcapt115 1,511]

I like the concept. But the specs don't provide any motor info, so I'm going to assume this will be a trans-mounted 4 cylinder, front-wheel-drive. With the weight of the equipment in Fly Cars or Command Vehicles, could this pull the weight? Minimum would be a V-6, optimimum V-8 RWD found in the classic Suburban and Tahoe. Oh yeah, I think Ford and Chrysler make a couple of those too...

[x635 4,066]

put to use as a taxi for a year or two then I would consider trying it out for emergency services. If it can hold up as a cab then it should be able to handle what we would do to it.

This style van has been used in Europe for numerous years now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Transit

(same interior space as the Econoline it replaced)

The Econoline is still in production, this is a seperate product line.

Ford Transit

Up to 22MPG 25MPG highway

It is peppy and handles really nicely, although I didn't get up to it, I was told top speed during testing was 92MPH.

[Guest USAFvet]

The evolution of the van design continues. The Ford Transit for quite a few years in the UK and then the M-B Sprinter in Europe.

Standup space is available in new and more useful configurations.

[PFDRes47cue 653]

My opinion is that is is just plan UGLY!

[Reliance 29]

It is kinda cute. It will wear on you just like the Dodge Sprinter.

Edited January 30, 2010 by Reliance

[64FFMJK 21]

It is kinda cute. It will wear on you just like the Dodge Sprinter.

thats like comparining a turd to a turd

I drove a sprinter ambulance and it was the biggest POS I have ever seen. The company I worked for was actuly happy when 2 of the 3 they had were totaled

I saw the Ford in person the other day at a dealership and think its not cut out for what we would need from it here in the states.