Is Ford Philippines Bringing Inwards The Transit Mpv?

Is Ford Philippines lastly bringing inwards a full-sized MPV to battle the likes of the Toyota Hiace Super Grandia in addition to Hyundai Grand Starex? It seems in addition to then based on a teaser they’ve sent us for a production launch happening at the terminate of November.

Based on the teaser (invite) photo, it looks to live the Ford Transit MPV. H5N1 quick photograph store shows that it perfectly aligns in addition to fundamental aspects of the pattern such every bit the mounting of the front end photographic television set camera in addition to grille especial business upwards perfectly.

Now, the interrogation is: what form of specs volition the Philippines get? Well, that would all depend on where the Transit is sourced. If we’re looking at Europe, we’ll live getting the latest drivetrain—a 2.0-liter turbodiesel shared alongside the Ranger in addition to Everest. For its services inwards the Transit, it makes 170 horsepower. And the transmission is the same 10-speed automatic, too. This won’t live out of the interrogation because simply about other left-hand drive market, Vietnam, gets a turbodiesel version of the Transit.

However, if sourcing is from North America, it’ll larn 1 of 3 engine choices: the outgoing Ranger’s 3.2-liter inline-5, a normally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6, or a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6. In these cases, the transmission is a 6-speed automatic. And spell nosotros choose nix against getting these powertrains, consider it an chance lost for Ford Philippines if they’d plop inwards a large displacement gasoline instead of a torquey diesel fuel inwards their MPV. This could relegate the Transit from a potential book histrion into a niche histrion 1 time to a greater extent than (see E-150).

Now, the Transit is also offered inwards a dizzying array of heights, wheelbase, in addition to seating configurations. With that inwards mind, the safest bet would live for Ford to offering at to the lowest degree 2 seating configurations—a to a greater extent than luxurious 10-seater alongside a depression roof in addition to a 12-15-seater alongside a high roof—with these two, it tin brand them a histrion inwards a large chunk of the large MPV segment.

As for the price? Well, grayness marketplace Ford Transits currently sell for N of P 2.3-million. If Ford Philippines wants to brand a dent, they’d live undercutting these “entrepreneurs” for sure. Again, this is all speculative for now, in addition to then nosotros gauge all eyes volition live on Ford this coming Nov is they tin genuinely jump a surprise.