The Ford Transit Customized vary in Australia will as soon as once more embrace a flagship Sport variant, with the racing-striped mannequin due late within the third quarter of 2024.
The Sport shall be accessible as each a short-wheelbase van and a ‘double-cab’ long-wheelbase five-seater.
Ford has additionally confirmed extra choices for the entry-level Pattern, for which it introduced pricing and specs final month.
Priced from $59,990 earlier than on-road prices, the Ford Transit Customized Sport SWB is $4000 greater than the entry-level Pattern van, whereas the top-of-the-range double-cab incurs a $3000 premium – ranging from $62,990 plus on-roads.
Along with the usual options of the Ford Transit Customized Pattern, Sport variants achieve a singular physique package, physique stripes and gray alloy wheels.
Payload capability for the SWB Transit Customized Sport drops to 1023kg – down on the Pattern’s 1269kg determine, and 1353kg from the previous-generation mannequin – although its braked towing capability stays unchanged at 2500kg.
As a result of its heavier facet home windows and second row of seats, the LWB Transit Customized Sport’s payload capability additional decreases to 854kg.
Carryover gear from the Transit Customized Pattern consists of its 13-inch infotainment display – with wi-fi and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity – wi-fi cellphone charging, a roof-mounted airbag and unbiased rear suspension.
The Ford Transit Customized Sport is on the market to order in one among six colors – Frozen White (no value) or Agate Black, Magnetic, Moondust Silver, Gray Matter and Digital Aqua Blue, all of which value an extra $700.
Energy continues to come back from a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine, producing 125kW of energy and 390Nm of torque, driving the entrance wheels via an eight-speed torque-converter computerized transmission.
Ford has additionally introduced a bunch of cost-option upgrades for the Transit Customized Pattern LWB, equivalent to a Safe Visibility Pack and Load Area Air Conditioning.
The $1500 Safe Visibility Pack provides metal rear doorways – instead of the usual barn doorways with home windows – and a digital rear-view mirror with built-in dashcam.
For $700, the Load Area Air Conditioning system permits homeowners to regulate the temperature of the rear cargo space.
The Ford Transit Customized Sport is because of arrive in Australian showrooms in the course of the third quarter of 2024 (July to September inclusive), following the second-quarter launch of the Transit Customized Pattern (April to June).
Pricing
- 2024 Ford Transit Customized Sport SWB: $59,990
- 2024 Ford Transit Customized Sport Double Cab: $62,990
All costs exclude on-road prices.
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