Info on Ford's new Transit

[NLPRacing]

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/05/ford-transit-van-will-be-offer/



Ford has announced that the NA version of the upcoming Transit will have the Ecoboost V6 as an option. There's also a pretty strong rumor that it will have a 3.2 I5 diesel option as well.

 

[dsw4x4]

That is going to be the bomb!!!! This will change everyones outlook on the transit. Since it will come in rear wheel drive with the eco boost that means you will be able to swap out trannies and t-cases out of the f150 pick your own front axle and you will have a sweet running full size with killer gas milage.

 

[coguzzi]

i think this will be a game changer, and derek--maybe we will be talking

 

[ujoint]

If it doesn't have a frame...... It's not gonna be so great.

 

[bknudtsen]

Unibody

This article says that it is indeed a unibody.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/03/06/ford-turbocharges-replacement-for-econoline-van/

 

[ilazonic]

its gonna be semi great well a lot of fab work for reinforcing/building frame for a 4x4 but i say its doable :bike_rider:

 

[NLPRacing]

If it doesn't have a frame...... It's not gonna be so great.

It may be unibody, but it's still very doable. There's lots of unibody 4x4's out there.

http://fordtransit.org/image/lwb-mk5-county

 

[ihatemybike]

Are we sure it's not actually a uni-frame, like a Cherokee?