Ford Australia has confirmed the next-generation diesel-powered Transit Customized will arrive Down Underneath in 2024.
Which means it’ll arrive throughout the identical yr as the brand new E-Transit Customized electrical van, and finish the 10-year run of the present, first-generation mannequin.
In Europe, the brand new Transit Customized is offered with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel in 4 completely different tunes. Of best relevance to Australia are the 2 tunes obtainable with an eight-speed computerized transmission: one with 100kW, the opposite with 125kW.
The brand new Transit Customized features the choice of an all-wheel drive system, whereas most towing capability has been elevated to 2500kg.
In some markets like Europe, a plug-in hybrid will proceed to be supplied. This encompasses a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 11.8kWh battery, with a claimed 56km of electrical vary.
The brand new Transit Customized continues to be supplied as a panel van or a double cab van. As earlier than, there’s additionally a people-carrying model known as the Tourneo Customized, which is unlikely to come back right here.
Underneath the pores and skin, the Transit Customized is constructed on a brand new platform additionally anticipated to underpin the next-generation T7 Volkswagen Transporter.
Ford says the Transit Customized’s “all-new car structure” has allowed it to decrease the ground top, and to maintain the car beneath 2.0 metres tall.
It has an unbiased rear suspension, and will likely be supplied in 4 guises: short-wheelbase or long-wheelbase, coupled with a low or excessive roof.
Inside, the Transit Customized encompasses a 13-inch Sync 4 infotainment touchscreen, whereas some fashions have a steering wheel that folds to behave as a desk.
Topping the Transit Customized vary is the E-Transit Customized, which makes use of a 74kWh battery pack and a 160kW/415Nm electrical motor.
Utilizing the 11kW AC three-phase charger, you’ll have the ability to absolutely recharge the E-Transit Customized’s battery in a claimed 7.2 hours.
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E-Transit Customized
It additionally helps DC quick charging at as much as 125kW, with a 15-80 per cent recharge taking a claimed 41 minutes. Vary on the stricter WLTP cycle is as much as 380km.
The battery is built-in into the load flooring above the sill flange, which Ford says eliminates the necessity for separate crash buildings, whereas the motor is fitted to the car’s rear flooring and rotated 90 levels to maximise cargo area.
The E-Transit Customized is certainly one of 5 electrical automobiles Ford Australia is launching by the top of 2024. The bigger E-Transit is already out, the Mustang Mach-E is arriving this yr, and the Puma EV and one other, as-yet unspecified EV are due in 2024.
