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=== Aftermarket ===
=== Aftermarket ===
[[Smith Electric Vehicles]], has launched the [[Smith Ampere]], a new product aimed at the light van sector. Ampere, which utilises the Ford Transit Connect chassis, and will be joint branded Ford and Smith. <ref>[http://www.smithelectricvehicles.com/newsevents_news.asp?p=n&itemid=204 Smith Electric Vehicles - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It will be assembled in the former [[Trans World Airlines]] overhaul hanger at [[Kansas City International Airport]]. Production is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009.<ref>[http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/1622 Smith Electric to begin building delivery vans in KC this summer - kansascity.com - Retrieved March 27, 2009]</ref>
[[Smith Electric Vehicles]], has launched the [[Smith Ampere]], a new product aimed at the light van sector. Ampere, which utilises the Ford Transit Connect chassis, and will be joint branded Ford and Smith. <ref>[http://www.smithelectricvehicles.com/newsevents_news.asp?p=n&itemid=204 Smith Electric Vehicles - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It will be assembled in the former [[Trans World Airlines]] overhaul hanger at [[Kansas City International Airport]]. Production is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009.<ref>[http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/1622 Smith Electric to begin building delivery vans in KC this summer - kansascity.com - Retrieved March 27, 2009]</ref>

[[Image:FTC at NYAS09.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Ford Transit Connect at the New York Auto Show 2009]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:54, 19 April 2009

Ford Transit Connect
Ford Transit Connect
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Production2002-
AssemblyKocaeli, Turkey
Body and chassis
ClassCompact MPV
Body style3-door minivan
4-door minivan
LayoutFF layout
PlatformFord C170 platform
RelatedFord Focus
Powertrain
Engine1.8L I4
Transmission4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Dimensions
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Chronology
PredecessorFord Freestar (North America)
Not to be confused with Ford Transit.

The Ford Transit Connect is a compact panel van developed by Ford Europe and introduced in 2002. It replaced the older Escort van range, which had ceased production two years earlier. The Tourneo Connect, a leisure activity vehicle, is basically a Transit Connect with side windows and rear seats.

Despite the name, it shares very few components with the Transit; in fact its closest architecture is the C170 platform of the original Ford Focus. The Connect is built by Otosan in an all new production plant at Gölcük, near Kocaeli, Turkey.

The Ford Transit Connect was awarded "Van of the Year 2004" by Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine. However, it has yet to gain the popularity of the Ford Escort Van and the Ford Fiesta-based Ford Courier.

Starting in mid-2009, the Transit Connect will be exported to the United States and Canada. It was first shown in the U.S. at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, and the 2010 model was introduced at the following year's show on February 11, 2009.[1] Initially, only gasoline four-cylinder engines will be offered in the U.S., whereas diesel engines are available elsewhere. An electric version will follow about a year after launch, converted by Smith Electric Vehicles at a U.S. facility.[2]

Since the vehicle was designed by Peter Horbury, who earlier worked at Volvo, there is some speculation that it was inspired by the 1977 Volvo City Taxi concept.[3]

Ford Transit Connect X-Press

The Ford Transit Connect X-press is a much faster version of the Ford Transit Connect. It was created by a team of Ford engineers using the 212BHP engine from the Ford Focus RS as shown on Fifth Gear.

Electric vehicles

Ford has announced a battery-powered version of the Transit Connect in the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. It features a 21 kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery pack, a 50 kW permanent magnet motor, and a single-speed transmission, for a 160-km (100-mile) range and top speeds of about 113 km/h (70 mph). [4] [5]

Aftermarket

Smith Electric Vehicles, has launched the Smith Ampere, a new product aimed at the light van sector. Ampere, which utilises the Ford Transit Connect chassis, and will be joint branded Ford and Smith. [6] It will be assembled in the former Trans World Airlines overhaul hanger at Kansas City International Airport. Production is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009.[7]

File:FTC at NYAS09.JPG
Ford Transit Connect at the New York Auto Show 2009

References

  1. ^ http://www.media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29829
  2. ^ http://www.freep.com/article/20090209/BUSINESS01/902090358/1014/Plug-in+Ford+Transit+Connect+to+make+its+debut+in+2010
  3. ^ http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1064&a=753771
  4. ^ http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/02/geneva-2009-fords-all-electric-tourneo-connect?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_autoblog
  5. ^ http://ford.digitalsnippets.com/2009/03/02/ford-reveals-new-tourneo-connect-with-battery-electric-powertrain/
  6. ^ Smith Electric Vehicles - News
  7. ^ Smith Electric to begin building delivery vans in KC this summer - kansascity.com - Retrieved March 27, 2009
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