El Ford Transit Custom It is the largest van that the American brand offers on the market as a minivan and a large industrial vehicle. It is a less refined derivative of Ford Tourneo Custom positioning itself in the range above the great Galaxy.
Technical characteristics Ford Transit Custom
El Ford Transit Custom is developed on a platform derived from the one that gives life to the family Transit. Thanks to this, it is offered with two different body lengths (where the main difference lies in the length of the rear overhang), a short 4,97 meters and the length of 5,33 meters.
On this basis, it has three bodies different, one intended for industrial use, called "Go", another for mixed use "Kombi" that you can count on 9 places. In the case of this latest version, the entire vehicle is glazed. Optionally, there may be two more comfortable seats in front that reduce seats to eight.
La capacity The Transit Custom's charging range ranges from 3 and 8,3 cubic meters, depending on the length, height and seats enabled. In the range there are also two ceiling heights to choose from. The rear side doors are sliding and the rear can have a gate or double-leaf door.
Mechanical range and Ford Transit Custom gearboxes
La mechanical range with which is available in the Spanish market the Ford Transit Custom It is formed by a single diesel engine with a displacement of 2.0 liters, four cylinders in line and turbo. The power delivered by the block TDCi It is organized in three steps: 105, 130 y 170 CV.
La gearbox that can be associated with this mechanic is of two types. On the one hand there is a court manual with six ratios and other Automatic with the same number of inserts named in the Powershift brand.
Ford Equipment Transit Custom
The range of equipments of the Ford Transit Custom It is composed in the Spanish market around three finishes. From least to greatest endowment of security, comfort and technology are the denominations: Ambience, Trendy y Sport.
As standard, all versions are equipped with ABS, ESP, hill start assistance and driver airbag. Elements such as cruise control, radio or rain sensors and lights are optional in the lower finishes and standard depending on the scale in the range.
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Ford Transit Custom according to EuroNCAP
El Ford Transit Custom It is the first model in its market segment to achieve the highest score in the impact tests it performs. EuroNCAP, Because with 5 stars It stands as a reference among its rivals for safety and active driving aids.
The protection he achieved for adult and child occupants in the event of an accident it is 84 and 90 percent respectively. Where it did not achieve a good score is in the case of running over pedestrians, since it had to settle for a fair 48 percent. As to active aids to driving he obtained a remarkable 71 percent of protection.
Ford Transit Custom and its rivals
El Ford Transit Custom is positioned in the market as a direct rival of the Renault Trafic, Mercedes Vito o Volkswagen Transporter. In front of them it provides a more similar design to a minivan and superior active and passive safety.
Instead, it offers a mechanical range more limited and, compared to the Volkswagen and Mercedes presents, a lower quality of interior performance. Within the brand itself is the Custom Tourneo, the same model with more equipment and designed for the transport of people.
The Ford Transit Custom of Km0 and second hand
In the zero kilometer and occasion market there is not a high number of units of the Ford Transit Custom Well, it practically coexists with its sisters Transit and Tourneo Custom.
In any case, if we look for some unit semi new, we can opt for units with an age of one year, an average of 3 thousand kilometers, bodywork Combo and mechanical 2.0 TDCi 130 HP for which it would be necessary to pay 23 thousand euros.
Highlights
- Driving aids
- Security
- Reliable mechanical range
Improvable Points
- Consumer goods
- dynamic behavior
- Limited mechanical range
Prices of Ford Transit Custom
The price range in which the Ford Transit Custom in Spain it starts in the $15.500 of the Ambiente version with a short wheelbase, two seats and 2.0 TDCi 105 CV mechanics.
At the top is the Sport version with a short wheelbase, two seats and 2.0 TDCi 170 hp mechanics for which you would have to pay $22.700.
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