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The next Ford Transit Custom is due in Australia late next year, first with diesel power ahead of an electric version in 2024.
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The diesel version of the next-generation 2024 Ford Transit Custom van has been revealed, ahead of first Australian showroom arrivals before the end of next year.
Likely to remain the better seller in Australia for the time being, the diesel-engined Transit Custom – the first new model in 11 years – is due in local Ford showrooms in late 2023, with “additional variants” to follow in 2024, alongside the electric E-Transit Custom version due at the same time.
As reported, the new Transit Custom is twinned under the skin with the next Volkswagen Transporter, as part of a partnership between the two car giants that has also spawned the new Ford Ranger and VW Amarok utes.
Ford is leading the development of both vehicles, which will be built in the same Ford factory in Turkey. It’s unclear how different the Volkswagen will be from its Ford sibling.
Underpinned by a new architecture, the 2024 Transit Custom offers a choice of two load lengths, two roof heights and one or two rows of seats.
Few details have been confirmed so far, however Ford says the new model will feature independent rear suspension, offer a lower cargo floor height than its predecessor, and that some variants will be less than two metres tall (the current model measures 2010mm to 2380mm, depending on roof height).
The diesel Transit Custom will offer the same 13-inch Sync 4 infotainment touchscreen as the electric model, as well as its steering wheel which can fold to create a table for working or eating on.
Powering the new van will be “the latest generation” of Ford EcoBlue four-cylinder diesel engines, with a new eight-speed automatic transmission, and up to 2500kg of braked towing capacity.
No details of the engines that will be used have been revealed, though Ford’s latest commercial vehicles (including the Ranger ute and current Transit Custom) offer single-turbo and twin-turbo versions of a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine, with up to 157kW.
For more details on the electric E-Transit Custom – which offers up to 380km of estimated driving range – click here to read Drive’s earlier story.
The 2024 Ford Transit Custom is due in Australian showrooms in late 2023 with diesel power, ahead of “additional variants” of the diesel model, alongside the electric version in 2024.
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