Low-emission, fuel-efficient new Transit

Ford is launching a low CO2 emission version of its Transit van later this year with 39.2mpg fuel economy.

R By Ralph Morton

30 November 1999 2 min read

Transit ECOnetic: low emissions, better mpg

Ford to launch Transit ECOnteic model

Ford will launch the Ford Transit ECOnetic this autumn.

The new Transit ECOnetic produces fewer CO2 emissions and has superior fuel economy.

The Transit ECOnetic follows similar models in the passenger car range: Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo.

Transit ECOnetic is based on the front-wheel drive Transit 280 panel van with short wheelbase and 2.2-litre 115PS Duratorq TDCi engine. Target fuel economy is 39.2mpg while average CO2 emissions are a best in class 189g/km.

“We appreciate that our commercial vehicle customers have a clear interest in saving fuel and lowering their cost of ownership. At the same time, environmental friendliness is also growing in importance for them, and with the new Transit ECOnetic they can achieve both,” commented Steve Kimber, commercial vehicles director, Ford.

The Ford Transit ECOnetic features a variety of engineering optimisation changes to improve fuel consumption and emissions. These include: optimised rolling resistance tyres (215/75R16) and low friction oil; green shift indicator light; modified engine tune; standard 70mph speed limiter; improvements over the standard 115PS 280S of 24g/km CO2; and new low-drag wheel covers.

In addition, Transit ECOnetic features the Durashift six-speed manual transmission for a wider range of available gear ratios – instead of the Durashift five-speed gearbox.