Ford Transit 2012 News

Ford says their capped price service offer, MyFord, has been successful in bringing thousands of owners back to the brand -- 13,000 in 2013 alone. So they're taking the offer further, raising it to seven years and 135,000km from the six years/105,000km that rolled out in 2011.The revised program -- available on vehicles built from 2007 -- has been extended to cover brake pad replacements and rotor machining across the range except the sporty FPV, ST and XR5 variants and the light commercial Transit van. All eligible models will have front pads capped at $259 and rear ones at $219, except the rear-wheel drive Falcon and Territory rear pads, which will be capped at $259. Machining is capped at $88.Ford has also announced a year's free membership and roadside assistance with state motoring organisations -- NRMA, RACV, RACT, RACQ, AANT, RAA and RAC -- at participating dealers with the sale of any new car, except FPV and Transit.“The addition of the Auto Club Program is another customer-focused offering that Ford owners will enjoy,” Ford Australia general manager, customer service division, Stephen Kruk, says. “Customers expect this level of certainty from their dealers and we’re happy to say that since it was introduced in July 2011, the program has been very well received by our customers.”Owners can check the maximum price for a service, and all terms and conditions at www.ford.com.au/myfordcps.  MyFord Capped Price Servicing is available on the following vehicles.Ford Fiesta – WQ, WS, WTFord Focus – LS, LT, LV, LVIIFord Mondeo – MA, MB, MCFord Falcon – BF, BF FPV, BF MkII, BF MkII FPV, BF MkIII, FG, FG FPV, FG MkII, FG MkII FPVFord Escape – ZD, ZCFord Econovan - JHFord EcoSport - BKFord Kuga - TE, TFFord Territory – SY, SY F6X, SY MkII, SZFord Ranger – PJ, PK, PXFord Transit – VM, VNThis reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott 

Ford has presented the production version of its next generation Transit in England and will introduce it in Europe towards the end of this year, but the grand van won’t go on sale in Australia until September 2013 at the earliest. There is every chance the new Transit, called the Transit Custom, will be worth the wait judging from the styling and features of this vehicle, which is fresh from the ground up. It’s now clear that when Ford showed the Torneo Custom Concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March that it was giving us a very clear indication of what the new Transit would look like. The production vehicle is very close to that concept, including the use of the trapezoidal air dam and sleek wrap-around headlights that make up Ford’s Kinetic design language and also feature on cars like the Fiesta and Focus. It’s a lot more exciting to look at than the current plain but practical Transit. Ford Europe chief designer, Paul Campbell, says: “It’s still a Transit, so the superbly practical loadspace is a given, but with its sportier stance and bold rising shoulder line, the Transit Custom makes a powerful new impact.” The new van will be offered in two lengths, a 4.970mm short wheelbase and a 5340mm long wheelbase. Ford says the long wheelbase version has a class leading load capacity of 6.0 cubic metres, with a bulkhead in place. It has also revealed there will be a clever bulkhead latch to allow longer items such as pipes to be carried. The company claims even the short wheelbase model is capable of carrying three Euro pallets. There are some interesting features such as an integrated roof rack, which can be folded down and out of the way when not being used. The new Transit will continue with the recently introduced 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel, which will be available with outputs of 75kW, 93kW and 116kW.