Ford’s Transit Connect Compact Van Engine Offers Utmost Practicality

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19 Mar 2015

Ford’s Transit Connect Compact Van Engine Offers Utmost Practicality

Ford TDCi

Ford Transit Connect compact van offers Duratorq TDCi engines for the highest practicality and least running costs

 

The Ford Transit Connect is powered by the ever reliable Ford Duratorq engine series that offers very refined power outputs. Ford Duratorq TDCi engine is availablein different power outputs; The range consists of 1.6-litre TDCi 75 which offers 74bhp, TDCi 95 which offers 94bhp and a TDCi 115 which offers 113bhp of power.

If any buyer doesn’t like to drive diesel power Transit Connect, he can opt for a tiny turbo EcoBoost engine. New Transit Connect van has a lot in common with Ford’s passenger cars, such as an angular design features around the front end to the interior.

 

Ford Transit Connect engine line-up offers best in class fuel economy figures, where the least ever fuel economy figure is 50.4 miles per gallon. This fuel economy figure is achievedfrom the Ford EcoBoost 1.0 litre engine.

 

These economy figures are rated as the best for a light commercial van. It is equally environmental friendly engine series as well. The Duratorq engine series offered in Transit Connect emits CO2 ranging from 105g/km to 128g/km.

 

When it comes to practicality, Transit Connect offers L2 models with the longer wheelbase. These models are less economical but very practical and these model return the same economy figures regardless of engine type used in the vehicle.

 

There are several other factors that impact the Ford Transit Connect fuel economy and performance. There is a start-stop system, ECOnetic economy package and fuel economy pack available, but the most economical trim has 70.6mpg with ECOnetic and start-stop system.