| Stretching the Transit with XXL rating |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 17 January 2007 | |
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Ford's Commercial Vehicle development team is celebrating Ford Transit's status as International Van of the Year 2007 and record sales in 2006 by creating an unusual one-off limousine - the Transit XXL. Transit XXL literally stretches the Transit Tourneo passenger vehicle to new lengths and could well be the longest Transit in the world. It uses 'off-the-shelf' Ford Transit components throughout and is based on two short wheelbase Transit Tourneo models, which have been joined together to deliver a bespoke 'limo' that carries the driver plus seven passengers in full VIP comfort. Transit XXL demonstrates the Ford Transit's flexibility and capabilities. It measures 7.4m in length and has a wheelbase of 5.9m. This compares to the standard Tourneo length of almost 4.9m and wheelbase of 2.9m. It also has four full sliding doors - two on each side - while the entire vehicle benefits from privacy glass. It has a floor-to-roof carpeted bulkhead behind the rearmost pair of seats, which creates a separate luggage compartment accessible only through the tailgate-style rear door. Power is from a completely standard Ford 2.2-litre, 130PS Duratorq TDCi engine, though the five-speed gearbox has been specially adapted and tuned for optimum gearing to deliver enhanced mid-range performance. The braking system has also been upgraded and uses self-adjusting, servo-assisted front and rear discs. |
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