Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van
What do you do when your job means you need a small van, but looking good is life? Ford has the answer at last: the new Fiesta Sport Van. And yes, this is a real thing.
Essentially a three-door Fiesta with the two rear windows not cut out of the bodyshell, the Sport Van also has a half-solid, half-mesh bulkhead behind the two front seats and a fully-lined load bay, like, ahem, a proper van.
This cute little number is decked-out in hard-wearing materials, says Ford, but features the excellent Sync 3 infotainment unit with an eight-inch colour screen. It gives access to certain smartphone apps, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
You can add automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings. If style really is paramount, you can add 18-inch wheels, but don’t forget some rim protectors if you spend a lot of time pulling up to kerbs.
Of course, you want to know how much valuable cargo this juicy little vannabe can carry. Gross payload is about 500kg, says Ford, in a space measuring about one cubic metre. The load bay is 1.3 metres long and has four tie-down hooks.
Power for the Sport Van comes from a 123bhp 1.0-litre Ecoboost turbocharged petrol engine or a 1.5-litre, 118bhp diesel. The suspension is unmodified: the van’s gross vehicle weight is the same as the car’s - minus the seats.
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TechedPbO6
huh, thats actually a pretty nice addition. a small van for small businesses
And here we have a grocery getter/company van
Can we have this in the Americas please? I really really want one.
Ford transit connect is much better for space and actually quite fast
Use the cargo area to drop a 2JZ and make it a rear wheel drive drift missile
Soooo,
Painting windows justifies Van…
I hope it’s as fast as this “Sports Van”
8 inch screen? Really? Why does every damn car need a tablet attached? Firstly it’ll date it. Secondly they’re an epic pain in the back side. Other than that yeah! Awesome. Good for small mobile businesses for sure.
Firstly…. what? And secondly didn’t i just read am articld about how ford is killing everything thats not an suv truck or mustang in 2020?