The Transit Connect relationship is said to extend to the engine, that Maverick Chat post claiming the pickup will launch with the van’s 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 162 horsepower and 144 ...

Ford's new 2014 Transit Connect Wagon is not only more family friendly than ever, but capable of returning 30 mpg on the highway. ... Aims For 30-MPG Mark. Evan McCausland Writer Feb 10, 2016.

The curtains may be coming down on Ford's long-running van workhorse, the E-Series Econoline van, but that doesn't mean Ford is giving up on the van market. Far from it. The 2015 Ford Transit is a ...

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In 1970 or 1971, some bright spark at Ford UK had an idea to promote the Transit's image. A Transit body shell was mated to the chassis of a GT40 race car , complete with a 400 hp (298 kW) V8 engine.

In the 1960s, the wonderfully named Ford Econoline van took up the torch, serving as the chassis for RVs up to the 27-foot dual-axle Holiday Rambler. The Econoline-based 1968 Condor coach was the ...

In 1978, Ford gave the van a massive facelift, with a far more contemporary look. Another facelift came in 1984. Engine size grew up to 4.1 liters in Australia, a high-performance market until ...