Ford is tapping its global product strengths to mobilize and connect small business owners in North America with the European-engineered Ford Transit Connect.
Introduced at the Chicago Auto Show, Transit Connect is designed to bring American small business owners a new vehicle choice that offers improved fuel economy, bigger load capacity and better cargo accessibility than today's commercial vehicle offerings.
“Ford Transit Connect is built on a dedicated, commercial vehicle platform to meet the rigors business use demands. This workhorse is like nothing available today in the American market,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president of Global Product Development. “The Transit Connect provides another example of Ford's commitment to deliver 100 percent new or upgraded products that people truly want and value by the end of 2010,” he said.
Come visit us at our Preston Commercial Division located at 4313 Preston Road in Hurlock Maryland, to see the impressive Transit Connect. If you have any questions please call us at 877.834.3396 and we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Standard Equipment:
Comfort
Audio system with AM/FM
Two speaker(s)
Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth
Bucket driver seat with lumbar adjustment manual, bucket passenger seat
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment
Power steering
Front seats cup holders
Ventilation system
Air conditioning
Driver and passenger externally adjustable black door mirror
Exterior
Front and rear steel wheels with 15 inch rim diam, 6.0 inch rim width and full wheel covers
Wheel opening moldings
Black front and rear bumpers
Front and rear all seasons tires with 205 mm tire width, 65% tire profile, T tire rating and black sidewall
Safety
ABS
Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
Rear fog lights
Driver and passenger front airbag with multi-stage deployment
Front side airbag
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe
Technical
1,999 cc 2.0 liters in-line 4 front engine with 87.5 mm bore, 83.1 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder 2.0 Duratec
Multi-point injection fuel system
Unleaded fuel 87
Power: 101 kW , 136 HP SAE @ 6,300 rpm; 128 ft lb , 174 Nm @ 4,750 rpm
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs, beam rear suspension rigid with stabilizer bar and leaf springs
22 MPG City/ 25 MPG Highway
Automatic four-speed transmission with shift lever on floor automatic
