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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Some say that editors and contributors on this site have petrol instead of blood flowing in their veins and that they’d rather show you the new Ferrari F150 or the Corvette C7 than spend a night with a bunch of Victoria’s Secret angels.

All we know is that everyone here at CarScoop wishes you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and that we will be taking some time off today (don't worry, we've planned some stories) before resuming normal operations.

Before we bid thee farewell and warn you to drive safely and, in case you intend to have a drink or two, designate a driver or just leave your car keys at home, there’s some breaking news we’d like to share with you.

Monday, December 10, 2012

The upcoming 2014 Ford Transit full-size van will be offered with a new 3.2-liter Power Stroke five-cylinder turbo diesel engine when it goes on sale late next year, the Blue Oval announced on Monday.

The 3.2-liter unit will be Ford's second diesel unit in North America after the larger 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 offered in the F-Series Super Duty trucks.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

European buyers interested in the new Ford Transit Custom will soon have one more selection available in the options list, as starting from early next year, the Blue Oval will offer the Sport Van grade that includes an assortment of cosmetic goods to spice up its appearance. Read more »

Ford's Spacious 2014 Transit Connect Wagon Shows its Goods in LA

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Building a people mover out of a commercial van like the Transit Connect has it positives and negatives, which as you can imagine, have to do with the practical and styling aspects respectively.

What this means is that, while Ford's new Transit Connect Wagon looks like a square-shaped commercial van with passenger windows, on the other hand, it offers plenty of interior space as well as a towing capacity of between 1,200 and 2,000 pounds (544 kg to 907 kg), depending on the model.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Next fall, Ford will add a new passenger van named the Transit Connect Wagon to its North American lineup, which it revealed here on Tuesday, following its European debut as the Tourneo Connect during a special event in Amsterdam this past September.

While Ford has high hopes for the Transit Connect Wagon on this side of the Atlantic, it decided against building it here, choosing instead its assembly plant in Valencia, Spain.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Beginning from fall of 2013, U.S. and Canadian customers visiting Ford's showrooms will be welcomed by a new minivan named the Transit Connect Wagon, which will be offered in two wheelbase lengths and in five- and seven-passenger configurations.

Being based on the 2014 Transit Connect commercial van has its perks as the Transit Connect Wagon offers at least a 1,200-pound payload (544 kg), while Ford claims that when properly equipped, it can tow up to 2,000 pounds (907 kg), which it says is 500 pounds (227 kg) more than a four-cylinder Toyota Highlander SUV.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Some of you have been asking us about one of the many minivans and commercial vans that was presented today at Ford's "Go Further" brand event in Amsterdam, and more specifically, the silver colored small minivan with the "Transit Courier" backdrop.

Before we get to the details, allow us to explain that Ford names its professional vans Transit and the people-carrier or passenger versions of those models Tourneo.

The presentations at Ford's “Go Further” event in Amsterdam continued with the somewhat confusing Transit sub-brand and an array of passenger and commercial vans.

These include the Tourneo Connect people mover series, which will be sold as Transit Connect Wagon in North America, and the global market Transit and Transit Connect Commercial Vehicles.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Josh Byrnes, the Carscoop reader and independent designer that accurately predicted the shape of the new 2013 Cadillac ATS before its unveiling at this year's Detroit Motor Show, is back with another speculative rendering.

For his next project, Josh picked out the 2014 Ford Transit Connect van based on a series of allegedly official patent fillings that were leaked on the internet earlier this month (you can see those images over at Autoblog).

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Even if you are not an engineer, it's always interesting to learn about what goes on behind the locked doors of automotive test facilities.

Ford is affording us a sneak peak at how it tested the new Transit Custom Van's doors to ensure that they can withstand heavy day-to-day usage without breaking down.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

As we humans continue to expand our habitats into the country and mountainsides, many animals become more desperate for space and food, with some of them finding comfort in our vehicles, as experienced by the crew over at NBC Miami. Read more »

Ford Introduces Production Version of New Tourneo Custom in Europe

Monday, March 19, 2012

Only a couple of weeks after debuting the thinly disguised Tourneo Concept at the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has lifted the covers off the production version of its full-size people carrier.

The new model will make its world premiere at the Birmingham Commercial Vehicle Show in England this April before it goes on sale in Europe and other global markets later this year. The Tourneo is the first model in Ford's new series of Transit vans.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Ford will squash speculation on how the next generation of the Transit will look like with the world premiere of the all-new Tourneo Custom Concept at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Show.

Not to be confused with the upcoming North American market Transit that is a separate model, the new concept van previews the next family of one-ton Transit people movers and commercial vehicles for Europe and Asia.

The production version of the Tourneo, which will be introduced along with the rest of the Transit range later in 2012, will compete against the VW Caravelle.

“One look at the Tourneo Custom Concept is enough to tell you that it will inject an exciting new spirit into the personal use segment,” said Stephen Odell, CEO of Ford Europe.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Like clockwork, Ford of Britain has just unveiled another version of its special edition Transit SportVan, this time 180 examples if the commercial model finished in a new livery with metallic silver bodywork and graphite racing stripes.

Color is the only differentiating factor among the previous versions of the Transit SportVan, which was first launched in 2007.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The first Ford Transit Connect people carriers have joined New York City’s taxi fleet. The first part of the order, after the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission’s approval, includes 400 Transit Connect Taxis painted in yellow and featuring the black “NYC Taxi” logo on their front doors. Read more »

Bad Ass Ford Transit Powered by a 440HP BMW M5 V8

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The European market Ford Transit van isn't exactly the first vehicle that springs to mind when it comes to drifting - at least not in stock form. Then again, the modded Transit you're about to enjoy burning a lot of rubber in the videos after the break is far from stock.

This "Made in Poland" monster van packs the almighty 4.9-liter V8 engine from a BMW M5 E39, tuned to deliver around 440-horses, up from the standard model's 400HP.

Friday, July 22, 2011

The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLS) has given the green light for the Ford Transit Connect to be added to the 13,000-strong fleet of the Big Apple’s taxis.

NYC is not the only city in the USA where the Transit Connect has been approved for cab use. The approval in New York comes less than a month after the CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) version of the Ford minivan was approved by the California Air Resources Board for use in the State of California.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1970’s with the creation of the GT40-based Supervan 1, Ford has lifted the wraps off the next evolution of its SportVan bloodline, the one-off Transit SuperSportVan (SSV). Revealed on Tuesday at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC in the UK, the SSV combines the smallest body available in the Transit lineup with the biggest diesel in the range. Read more »

Ford Transit SportVan Limited Edition goes Red

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Four years after the presentation of the Transit SportVan and Ford UK continues to release special edition variants of its commercial vehicle. Following the sold-out limited production models finished in Performance Blue with white stripes (500 examples), Sea Grey with silver stripes (80), Panther Black with silver stripes (500), Frozen White with blue stripes (80) and Ink Blue with silver stripes (150), Ford is now launching the Transit SportVan with a Colorado Red paintwork and Le Mans-style white bonnet stripes.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Chrysler LLC Group and Ford Motor Co. have announced two separate (and not related) recalls on some of their vehicles.

Starting with Ford, the Detroit automaker is recalling a total of 33,728 of its 2010MY Transit Connect vans manufactured from December 5, 2008 through May 31, 2010 over a potential safety issue concerning the retention pushpin located on the headliner above the B-pillar trim on both sides of the vehicles.