New LTV model built on the Ford Transit chassis.

[My_Roadtrek]

New LTV Wonder

[JT]

True... but the payload is 4500 lb.
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As I understand it, the "payload" of the Transit cutaway *chassis* is listed as 4500 pounds, but this means to me that whatever is built on that chassis, i.e., the "house box" that the manufacturers loads on that chassis and whatever passengers, equipment, supplies, options, fluids, etc., that are in it or on it, counts toward the 10,300 pound gvwr. I suspect that the 4500 pounds of "payload" would be eaten up very quickly by whatever box the manufacturer loaded onto the chassis. Some may take a coach manufacturer's numbers as reassuring "gospel"; I want to see the four-corner numbers on the scales. 🙂

[My_Roadtrek]

The Transit is so much better than the ancient Ford. Ride, cab comfort & ergonomics, leg room, gas mileage, safety, etc, etc. Some people don't like change, and that's OK.
LTV makes quality RV's and I bet the seats are more comfortable than they look.
Looks like you can squeek by to the bathroom with the bed down.

[pnichols]

coolmom42 wrote:
The dash actually looks like something that belongs in the 21st century instead of 1950.

Hhhhmmmmm ... I really, really like the good old analog controls with big knobs on my motorhome's E450 dash.

We just had a brand new state-of-the-art Lexus hybrid teeny weeny car for a couple of days. Good grief ... if I wanted to pilot a spaceship I'd applied for astronaut training. What a confusing, over-engineered array of gadgets, joysticks, pretty colored graphic readouts, touch/reach screens, etc.! I was more depressed than impressed.

My E450 dash offers everything I need ... simply. 😉

[coolmom42]

JT wrote:
I wonder what it's CCC is?
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I don't know, but I suspect that it's very limited. The gvwr of the Ford Transit is a maximum 10,300 pounds; I'd want to weigh the rig with fluids, optional equipment, and two occupants while it's on the lot; I would not rely on a manufacturer's numbers being accurate.

True... but the payload is 4500 lb.

I like the Transit vans MUCH better than the old E-series. I ride in a vanpool to work that swapped out last year. The Transit is much more better riding and quieter than the E-series. The dash actually looks like something that belongs in the 21st century instead of 1950.

But good grief, LT has totally screwed up this floor plan. There is plenty of room for a full-time bed, if they had used the space better. And those chairs look incredibly uncomfortable.

[My_Roadtrek]

Im guessing it's just a prototype, (something ready for the shows) with changes to come, then there should be some specs on their web site.

Ford Transit cut-away

[tatest]

DrewE wrote:

pnichols wrote:

BTW, can Ford car/truck dealers everywhere service and repair the Transit chassis yet?

I would not worry about that part of things. Ford has sold a great many transit vans already—almost 120,000 last year in America. (That's Transits, in their various forms, but not Transit Connects.)

Ford truck dealers will handle service. Car-only dealers will have the same issues with large vehicles built on the Transit cutaway as they had with those on the E-series it replaces: service bay sizes and lift capacities.

[DrewE]

pnichols wrote:

BTW, can Ford car/truck dealers everywhere service and repair the Transit chassis yet?

I would not worry about that part of things. Ford has sold a great many transit vans already—almost 120,000 last year in America. (That's Transits, in their various forms, but not Transit Connects.)

[JT]

I wonder what it's CCC is?
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I don't know, but I suspect that it's very limited. The gvwr of the Ford Transit is a maximum 10,300 pounds; I'd want to weigh the rig with fluids, optional equipment, and two occupants while it's on the lot; I would not rely on a manufacturer's numbers being accurate.

[pnichols]

It sure looks pretty - a real highway queen! (In those photos there appears to be a lot of loose stuff to put away before breaking camp!)

I wonder what it's CCC is? (I didn't see many outside cabinets to put CCC stuff in anyway!)

I wonder what it's tank and battery capacities are?

It's sure low to the ground ... makes it kindof tricky to go off pavement for modest boondocking.

Boy ... I hate to see the good old heavy duty Chevy 3500/4500 and Ford E350/E450 van chassis fade into the sunset.

BTW, can Ford car/truck dealers everywhere service and repair the Transit chassis yet?

[Tripalot]

Had a look at this website earlier today. We have the fore - runner on a Ford F350 chassis. I certainly like ours better than the new one.
With the new model one person would have to crawl over the other to get out of bed. Those chairs don't look particularly comfortable to me and the table is small and looks like it came from Ikea. The bathroom is a lot smaller than ours - which is a real selling point with all the floor space.

I hope Leisure Travel Vans do well with this - they build a quality unit, but this new one doesn't do much for me. I think we are spoiled with our Regency model.