Ford Updates Commercial Transit Connect Van for 2016 | Transport Topics Online ... - Transport Topics Online
Ford is updating its commercial Transit Connect van for the 2016 model year with standard flex-fuel capability for some models. The flexible-fuel system allows the van to run on E85 gasoline — the 85% ethanol-15% gasoline mix — and will be standard on non-California-bound vans with 2. 5 liter I-4 engines, according to Ford. The manufacturer is also updating its Transit van, including adding the option of dual sliding side cargo doors for the first time on medium- and high-roof vans. “Transit customers appreciate that the vehicle is purpose-built to serve their businesses, and the enhancements we are making for 2016 are driven by customer feedback,” Yaro Hetman, Ford brand manager for Transit said in a statement. Ford has manufactured more than 100,000 Transit vans and wagons during the 2015 model year, and the van took over the best-selling commercial van title in 2014. “Transit replaces America’s best-selling van for 35 years, ESeries, first sold in 1961... Source: www.ttnews.com
