Ford has introduced a new, off-roader influenced trim-level for the Transit link panel van as well as Tourneo link people carrier. Called Transit link active as well as Tourneo link Active, the two new designs are on sale now, with costs starting from £21,285 as well as £21,675 before VAT.
The new Transit link as well as Tourneo link active variations join the Fiesta as well as focus hatchbacks in the company’s tough active line-up together with the full size Transit Active.
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Styling tweaks include a chunky new body set with front as well as rear skid-plates, a redesigned radiator grille, wider side skirts as well as extra plastic body cladding, which Ford states is designed to protect paintwork from scuffs. Both vans likewise include roof rails as well as 17-inch alloy wheels as standard.
Buyers have their option of two new paint colours – Sedona Orange as well as Solar Silver. Each van likewise features a handful of interior upgrades, such as new “Active” top quality treadplates as well as an special upholstery surface with contrasting blue highlights.
Both vans are powered by a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder diesel engine utilized on the common Transit as well as Tourneo Connect. The system is offered in either 99bhp or 118bhp outputs as well as can be specced with either a six-speed handbook gearbox or an eight-speed automatic.
The 118bhp engine is optionally offered with a new mechanical limited-slip differential, if a six-speed handbook gearbox is equipped. Ford states the system is similar to the differential discovered on the Fiesta ST hot hatchback as well as assists to balance out vans’ lack of four-wheel-drive, by directing the engine’s torque to whichever wheel has the most traction in slippery conditions.
Buyers likewise get a variety of security as well as assistance technologies, including pre-collision assist, active emergency braking, cross-wind assist, active park help as well as a reconfigured traction manage system, which has been modified for off-road driving. There’s likewise an intelligent speed limiter, which can immediately change the vans’ speed according to the prevailing speed limit.
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