Latest Van Leasing News: Meet Ford's All-new Transit Custom Van
Tuesday 24th of April 2012
If you're someone who religiously follows anything and everything about the commercial vehicle world then I'm sure you're well aware of what everybody in the industry – from wholesalers to van leasing companies – is buzzing about: Ford's all-new Transit Custom cargo van.
Making its first international public appearance on April 18, the European version of Ford's Transit Custom cargo van easily became the main draw of the US automaker's grandest exhibit stand ever at the 2012 Birmingham Commercial Vehicle Show held in UK's National Exhibition Centre.
Of course, the Ford Transit Custom cargo van wasn't the only vehicle on display. The American company also showed off 18 of its other latest commercial vehicles including the brand-new Ford Ranger pickup and the Fiesta Van ECOnetic Technology.
All eyes were on the Transit Custom though, as it seems to be a game-changer as far as the American automaker's line of commercial vehicles is concerned. As mentioned in the company's press release, the Transit Custom cargo van will play a major role in the company's efforts to completely alter its range of commercial vehicles by the year 2014. It also holds the DNA to Ford's future one-tonne commercial vehicles and serves as the basis for the rest of Ford's new range of vehicles under the same line.
With the Transit Custom's unbelievably spacious interiors, van leasing customers who feel like there's never enough space in their cargo vans will definitely think otherwise. The folks at Ford gave this baby a one-of-a-kind design that gives its users so much space, you'll worry about what to put in it just to fill the whole thing up . And with a weight capacity of over 3,000 pounds, those who are looking for a vehicle that can carry all their load can never go wrong with this one.
Some of the Transit Custom's mind-blowing features are the following: (1) SYNC voice recognition – this allows drivers to give commands using their voices (2) lane departure and drowsy driver alerts – this feature has the ability to detect whether or not the driver is still in his or her lane (3) emergency assistance – this feature, with the help of SYNC, allows the vehicle users place emergency calls and even give their locations should an accident occur.
The car-looking Transit Custom is also said to be very economical in terms of maintenance and fuel consumption. It runs on Ford's 2.2 litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine. For its exteriors, Ford used lighter but more durable materials; forty percent of it is made up of ultra-high-strength steels which can help reduce crash impacts.
The Transit Custom cargo van will be available in the market this year, so be sure to check this van leasing website for rates and updates. It will not be released, however, in the United States and other North American countries. But reports say that its US version will inherit a lot of the Euro version's features as part of Ford's commitment to make a whole new generation of commercial vehicles that are uniform inside and out.
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