mlts22 wrote:
1: The Transit chassis. Decent in Europe, but I don't know if it has the ability to handle a 31 foot C's weight. At least the EcoBoost V6 does come close to the V10's torque output, but horsepower may need some help.
2: The Dodge ProMaster (i.e. the Fiat Ducato.) Most European Cs are on this chassis. However, few in the US would buy a manual-only diesel, and a small V6 is just not going to do the job of a V10 unless some form of enhanced aspiration (turbocharger, supercharger) is used.
The Transit No the best is about 26ft Maximum. The Ecoboost under load would drink like a fish, fine for producing the power in a short duty cycle Pickup, not a Motorhome. I think the F450/F550 will become your larger C bases(No indication they are getting rid of them, Gas engines could become diesel only in the future)
The Promaster or Ducato has a
Automated Manual Transmission or AMT . This acts like an Automatic with default clutchless manual changes. Has a tow/haul and hill descent modes. The Promaster is limited too roughly 27ft with parallel duallys and a 11,000lb GVWR.
