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Transit van

Ford Transit
Ford Transit (2014) lato a Rovigo.JPG
Overview
Manufacturer Ford
Production 1965–present
Body and chassis
Class Light commercial vehicle (M)
Chronology
Predecessor
Ford Taunus Transit
Ford Taunus Transit 1964 1.JPG
1964 Ford Taunus Transit
Overview
Also called Ford Taunus Transit
Production 1953–1965
Assembly Cologne, Germany
Body and chassis
Body style 3/4-door van
Layout FR layout
First generation
Ford transit 2 v sst.jpg
Mark I long-wheelbase Ford Transit with twin rear wheels and widened arches
Overview
Production 1965–1978
Assembly
Body and chassis
Body style 3/4-door van
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine petrol
  • 1.3 L 1288 cc Taunus V4
  • 1.5 L 1498 cc Taunus V4
  • 1.7 L 1699 cc Taunus V4
  • 1.7 L 1663 cc Essex V4
  • 2.0 L 1996 cc Essex V4
  • 3.0 L 2994 cc Essex V6
  • 3.3 L 3277 cc I6 (Australia)
    diesel
  • 1.7 L 1760 cc Perkins I4
  • 2.5 L York I4
First generation (facelift)
1979 Ford Transit (12082886753).jpg
Overview
Production 1978–1986
Assembly Genk, Belgium
Southampton, UK (1978–1986) reaching 2 million Transits on 25 July 1985
Amsterdam, Netherlands (1975–1981)
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ford Otosan), from 1976)
Seaview, Lower Hutt (Ford New Zealand)
Body and chassis
Body style 3/4-door van
2-door pickup
4-door minibus
4-door crew cab
2-door chassis cab
2-door Luton/box van
Layout
Powertrain
Engine petrol
1.6 L Kent/Crossflow I4
1.6 L Pinto I4
2.0 L Pinto I4
2.8 L Cologne V6
3.0 L Essex V6
4.1 L I6 (Australia)
diesel
2.5 L York I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase SWB: 2,690 mm (105.9 in)
LWB: 3,000 mm (118.1 in)
Second generation
1989 Ford Transit 190 (14125330363).jpg
Pre-facelift Ford Transit
Overview
Production 1986–2003
Assembly Belgium: Genk
Southampton, UK (1986–2000)
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ford Otosan, 1994–2001)
Obchuk, Belarus (Ford Union, 1997–2000)
Hai Duong, Vietnam (Ford Vietnam) (1998–2003)
Nanchang, China (Jiangling)(1998–present)
Body and chassis
Body style 3/4-door van
2-door pickup
4-door minibus
4-door crew cab
2-door chassis cab
2-door Luton/box van
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
Third generation
Ford Transit front 20071231.jpg
Overview
Also called Ford Tourneo
Production 2000–2013
2008–present (China)
2014–present (Malaysia)
Assembly Southampton, UK (2000–2013)
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ford Otosan
Abchak, Belarus (Ford Union, 1997–2000)
Hai Duong, Vietnam (Ford Vietnam
Tatarstan, Russia (Ford Sollers)
Nanchang, China (Jiangling)
Body and chassis
Body style 3/4-door van
2-door pickup
4-door minibus
4-door crew cab
2-door chassis cab
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel drive / rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine 2.3L I4
2.0L I4
2.2L Duratorq TDCi I4
2.4L Duratorq TDCi I4
3.2L Duratorq TDCi I5
2.3L Duratec I4
Transmission 5-speed manual
6-speed manual (facelift only)
Fourth generation
2015 Ford Transit 250 MR 148", fR.jpg
Overview
Also called Ford Tourneo (passenger van, outside North America)
Ford Transit 150/250/350/350HD (United States and Canada)
Production Summer 2013–present
Assembly Kocaeli, Turkey (Ford Otosan)
Claycomo, Missouri, U.S.
(Kansas City Assembly)
Yelabuga, Russia (Sollers-Ford)
Nanchang, China (Jiangling)
Designer Paul Campbell
Body and chassis
Class Full-size van
Body style Cargo van
Passenger van
Chassis cab
Cutaway van
Layout Front engine, rear wheel drive
Front engine, all wheel drive (Europe only)
Front engine, front wheel drive (Europe only)
Powertrain
Engine Diesel engines
2.0L Duratorq TDCi I4 (China only)
2.2L Duratorq TDCi I4 (Europe only)
2.4L Duratorq TDCi I4 (Europe only)
3.2L Duratorq TDCi/Power Stroke I5 (All markets)
Petrol engines
2.0L EcoBoost I4 (China only)
2.3L Duratec I4 (Europe only)
3.7L Ti-VCT V6 (North America only)
3.5L EcoBoost V6 (North America only)
Transmission 6-speed automatic (North America only)
6-speed manual
5-speed manual (China only)
Dimensions
Wheelbase Cargo & passenger van
129.9 in (3,299.5 mm) (regular)
147.6 in (3,749.0 mm) (long)
Cab chassis & cutaway
138.0 in (3,505.2 mm) (short)
155.7 in (3,954.8 mm) (regular)
178.0 in (4,521.2 mm) (long)
Length 217.8–266.1 in (5,532.1–6,758.9 mm)
Width 80.8–83.7 in (2,052.3–2,126.0 mm)
Height 82.2–110.1 in (2,087.9–2,796.5 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor Ford E-Series (North America)
Ford Transit (China)
Ford Transit III China 2012-04-22.jpg
Overview
Production 2006–present
Assembly Nanchang, China (Jiangling)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door van
Layout FR layout
Platform VE83
Powertrain
Engine Diesel engines
JX493ZLQ(ISUZU 4JB1) 2771cc I4
Petrol engines
Shenyang Mitsubishi 4G64S4N 2351cc I4
Transmission 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 140.55 in (3,570 mm)
Length 213.31 in (5,418 mm)
Width 77.27 in (1,963 mm)
Height 87.87 in (2,232 mm)
Kerb weight 1,920–2,030 kg (4,233–4,475 lb)

The Ford Transit is a range of light commercial vehicles produced by Ford since 1965. Sold primarily as a cargo van, the Transit is also built as a passenger van (marketed as the Tourneo since 1995), minibus, cutaway van chassis, and as a pickup truck. Over 8,000,000 Transit vans have been sold, making it the third best-selling van of all time and have been produced across four basic platform generations (debuting in 1965, 1986, 2000, and 2013 respectively), with various "facelift" versions of each.

The first product of the merged Ford of Europe, the Transit was marketed through Western Europe and Australia; by the end of the twentieth century, it was marketed nearly globally with the exception of North America until 2013 when it replaced the Ford E-Series in 2015. The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for forty years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic trademark applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's size bracket. While initially designed for the European market, the Ford Transit is now produced in Asia, North America, and Europe for worldwide buyers. Upon production in North America, the Transit won second place in Motor Trend's 2015 'Truck of the Year' award, behind the newly introduced mid-size Chevrolet Colorado pickup and ahead of the new Ford F-150.

As of 2016, the Transit is the best-selling van in the United States, minivan sales included. The Transit drives Ford's 57 percent share of the full-size van market in the USA.

Unlike the British-built Transit "family", the first production Ford to wear the "Transit" badge was a van built in Ford's Köln (Cologne) plant in Germany. It was introduced in 1953 as FK 1000 carrying 1,000 kg) with a 1.3-litre inline-four engine from the contemporary Taunus. In 1955 the engine capacity was enlarged to 1.5 litres. From 1961, this vehicle was called the Ford Taunus Transit. Production of this model ceased in 1965.


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