A mom, a deliveryman and a hiker walk into our showroom at Prestige Ford (serving Garland, Plano, Rockwall, Rowlett, Mesquite) in Garland, Texas. Can you guess which vehicle each one will drive out with? If you guessed it could be the same vehicle to fit their own unique needs… you’re right!
All of them drive out in the new 2020 Ford Transit. However, each vehicle is customized to their daily needs right down to Wi-Fi and that’s no joke!
America’s van leader for 40 years strives to continues being at the top. Ford has improved its best-selling Transit family with smart new technology, advanced driver-assist features and enhanced capability for a wide range of customers whether they use their vans to carry kids, seek out adventures or deliver cargo.
“When we introduced Transit five years ago, it immediately became America’s go-to full-size van for fleets, small businesses and large families,” said Mark Buzzell, Ford director, fleet, lease and remarketing operations. “We listened to our commercial and family customers and updated Transit with useful amenities like standard Wi-Fi so kids or crew can stay connected, and helpful driver-assist features like available adaptive cruise control to take the stress out of traffic.”
Some new wheels are joining the Transit family. In addition to cargo van, passenger van, chassis cab and cutaway, a new crew van joins the lineup. It can carry five people in two rows of seating with side curtain airbags. Tailored for owners who need to move larger crews plus gear to a job site, the crew van is an enhancement to the 2020 Ford Transit family based on customer feedback.
The Capable Transit
The 2020 Transit is offering all-wheel-drive system, all-new 2.0-liter EcoBlue® bi-turbo I4 diesel, all-new 3.5-liter
“We integrated Transit’s new all-wheel-drive system into the vehicle design early on to ensure it does not raise the load floor or seat height, making this van configuration as easy to enter and exit as the standard rear-wheel-drive model,” said Ray Eyles, Ford Transit chief program engineer. “This is a significant benefit for commercial drivers who are in and out of their vehicles dozens of times a day, as well as for shuttle bus passengers and families.”
Driver-Assist Technology
There are new driver-assist features that come standard on every 2020 Transit cargo van, crew van, passenger van, cutaway
The Transit passenger van XLT is equipped with Ford Co-Pilot360™, which includes the features listed above plus Blind Spot Information System with trailer coverage and cross-traffic alert. A new side sensing system joins the existing reverse sensing system as standard on XLT.
The Smart Transit
Stay connected and with the new Transit with an embedded FordPass Connect™ modem with 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot and connectivity for up to 10 devices. USB outlets in every row of the passenger van which can be great for families and useful for commercial customers who use their van as mobile office or workshop.
Some other highlight technology updates include a center stack that can be optioned two different ways – either with a standard 4-inch full-color multifunction display or 8-inch slim-line touch screen display, each with the latest in SYNC® 3 plus Android Auto™ or Apple CarPlay™ compatibility. A 4.2-inch productivity screen in the cluster provides vehicle information and phone call status. AppLink for SYNC allows customers to control select apps on the touch screen without plugging in their Android or iOS device.
Do you need a van that gets the job done, while providing a great experience? Stay tuned, the enhanced Ford Transit will be ship to Prestige Ford this Fall. Stay connected with via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the prestige experience.