Ford releases some new tech specs for the new Transit Van.Ford Transit VanI 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 resale value of RV's built on the Ram Promaster?Probably won't be long before Roadtrek has a prototype up and running on the Transit chassis. Should be interesting times ahead, and I wonder what will happen to the Chevy, and MB. I could see the Chevy being phased out, and limited production on the MB.

Thanks for the posting. Wonder why no mileage stats for the diesel. Torque for the diesel also sounds really low. Be interesting to see the price break down for the different engine packages. You're right, going to be interesting.

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.

If you want to see the 2015 Ford Transit in action, watch the current season of American Pickers on History. They got rid of their Sprinter and are now using a Transit. And it looks good.

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 MSRPTransit 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.

Arizona Kid wrote: I doubt they will use the Promaster, as the Transit looks to be the better chassis to build a Class B on.In what ways is it "better"?It's more expensive. It's longer. It has a long driveshaft down the center and a big differential in the rear. It has a higher step-in. It's heaver, but has more torque, but also the drivetrain losses with rear wheel drive. And it will have poorer gas mileage on the gas engine.Styling is subjective, but I think it has an odd shape in the front.If there is an advantage, I think it's customer preference for the Ford brand. I can see people preferring that name for such a large purchase.

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Arizona_Kid
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
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.
mikebreeze
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
If you want to see the 2015 Ford Transit in action, watch the current season of American Pickers on History. They got rid of their Sprinter and are now using a Transit. And it looks good.
wincrasher65
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
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.
NashTT
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
Thanks for the posting. Wonder why no mileage stats for the diesel. Torque for the diesel also sounds really low. Be interesting to see the price break down for the different engine packages. You're right, going to be interesting.

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