Business Car Manager review verdict
If you prefer substance over style and functionality over form then yes, the Ford Tourneo Connect range is really worth your attention.
From a business car perspective, the 1.6-litre diesel offers the better numbers all-round for company car drivers. According to Ford, that diesel opinion would be shared by a further 89 percent of anticipated buyers.
At the end of the five test drive routes around southern Bavaria, and having driven both five- and seven-seat models across four engine and gearbox types, I had grown more than a little fond of the new Tourneo Connect.
Personally, my family has a Motability renewal coming up at the end of the year. I wasn’t even aware of the The Ford Tourneo Connect and it certainly wasn’t on the shortlist radar. Until now.
The Low Down: Ford Tourneo Connect 5-seat, 1.6 litre TDCi Zetec…
| Doors and body style | 5-door MPV |
| Engine/gearbox | 1.6 litre 4-cyl turbodiesel/6-speed manual |
| CO2 Emissions | 134g/km |
| Economy | 58.9mpg |
| Power/torque | 115PS/270Nm |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 13.8secs/103mph |
| Insurance group | N/A |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £16,940 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £230 (3yrs/30,000 miles) | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band D | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 to 2015/16 | 21%, 22%, 24% | |
| Benefit in kind 2013/14 to 2015/16 | £3557, £3727, £4066 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £886/£74 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1772/£148 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £711/£59 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £1422/£120 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
