Does The Ford Transit Connect Add Up?
Published: January 23rd, 2009
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Engine: 2 liters, 4 cylinders, 138 hp,132 torques. Transmission: 4-speed auto. Weight: 4,950 lbs GVW, 3,000 kerb weight (est). Payload: 1,605 lbs, 4+ feet by 6+ feet cargo area. Mileage: 19 city, 24 highway. Body styles: 2, Van (no second row, side and rear glass optional) or Wagon (second row, side and rear glass standard). MSRP remains the independent variable.
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2.0 I-4 + 5000 pounds = FAIL! Plus, it is made in Turkey...so that will erase any sort of profit. Bold Moves indeed.
The Sprinter is considered a success. They sold fewer than 20,000 units in the US in 2005 (somewhere around 170,000 worldwide). Ford sold 109,900 Transit Connects in 2007 in Europe alone. Perhaps "fail" is not the right word?
My company provides EPA certified compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions of the Focus and Fusion with the Duratec engine. The Transit Connect has the same engine and we will begin offering CNG conversions in the fall of 2009. The first shipment just arrived from Turkey this week. We are actually expecting the Transit Connect to do quite well, although it certainly doesn't appeal to everyone. I have actually met several people that are already exciting about getting one. Being able to run on CNG at about half the price of gasoline can be pretty appealing too, especially when you consider the incentives for alternative fuel vehicles.
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