Ford Transit Van
Ford releases some new tech specs for the new Transit Van. Ford Transit Van I have to think this will be the Class B up-fitters main choice of van. If so, I wonder how much this will affect the r...
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wincrasher65 wrote:
Transit will be a very popular choice, but I think the rear wheel drive layout will cause some issues.
May effect room underneath for RV equip and tanks. Also big torque losses thru that configuration compared to the front drive of the RAM. So drivability may be a factor when people are test-driving finished RV's.
But they do have a longer version - so at 24 feet, you can make a more spacious RV.
The way I see it - the market will segment into 3 parts - Sprinter will be premium. Transit will be the mid-market filling in as an alternative to Sprinter on the high end. Promaster will be the economy end of the market.
But which segment will be larger? My guess is economy.
Promaster 3500 $36,000 MSRP
Transit 350 high roof $38,000
I don't see enough difference in price for the up-fitters to build on both, plus that would be expensive. I doubt they will use the Promaster, as the Transit looks to be the better chassis to build a Class B on.
Rt, which is the largest Class B builder, never even built on the Promaster, decided to wait for the Transit Van. There is a rumor that Rt imported a Transit over a year ago, so we may see something from them this year.
It will be interesting to see what Winnebego does, and a lot of it may come down to fleet pricing.
