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New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept « » 11:12 PM 3-18-2008
Did we call it, or did we call it? When the Transit Connect was introduced at the Detroit show this year, the words on our lips ran something along the lines of "Crown Victoria replacement." Now, Ford is bringing a Transit Connect taxi concept to the yellow-box capital of the world, New York City.
Built on a dedicated truck platform, the Transit Connect has been the mainstay of European plumbers and hotel shuttle operators for years, so its adaptation to commercial duty in the U.S. was a natural. And as a taxi, the Transit Connect not only offers more people room, but also more cargo room than the Crown Victoria that's de rigueur for hired cars. "When cities ran out of horizontal space at the turn of the 20th century, architects started to build upward," said Peter Horbury, executive director of Design. "The Transit Connect Taxi concept brings that same idea to the streets, changing the shape of the space, making it taller with a smaller and narrow footprint."
It's not just nicer for passengers - the driver's area includes in-dash navigation with real-time traffic and weather information, and an extreme-duty version of Ford's Work Solutions system to alert drivers to when maintenance needs to be done to their cab.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (Wes@motivemag) » « » 12:10 AM 3-19-2008
I'll be curious to see what engine options are available for it... if they could get a viable hybrid option that would be fantastic.Quote, originally posted by kenny_blankenship » F the shocker. It is all about the minivan. Two in the front, five in the back..
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» « » 12:12 AM 3-19-2008
Fantastic.
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» « » 12:13 AM 3-19-2008
Heheheheh...I think I'm about the only person in the world who thinks that these things are cool as hell.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (Wes@motivemag) » « » 12:16 AM 3-19-2008
What's the holey foosball-looking thing in the divider for? Is it just a really fancy way of making a hole for the passenger and driver to talk thru?x2 on the hybrid option.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (leaftye) » « » 12:23 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by leaftye » What's the holey foosball-looking thing in the divider for? Is it just a really fancy way of making a hole for the passenger and driver to talk thru?x2 on the hybrid option.
i think it's a mouse.
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Re: (PJA) » « » 12:45 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by PJA » Heheheheh...I think I'm about the only person in the world who thinks that these things are cool as hell.
Naw....I really like 'em to.
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Re: (thesteve) » « » 12:45 AM 3-19-2008
OK, me and Steve then.**** yeah!
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Re: (PJA) » « » 12:48 AM 3-19-2008
****in a right. Quote, originally posted by PJA » I like that joke so much, I want to take it into the Health and Fitness forum and get it pregnant.
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Re: (PJA) » « » 12:48 AM 3-19-2008
looks like a dodge/mb sprinter and a scion xb's love child!
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Re: (AudiVwMeister) » « » 12:50 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by AudiVwMeister » looks like a dodge/mb sprinter and a scion xb's love child!
Well, the Transit (whose platform the Connect is based on) does compete with the Sprinter over there.
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Re: (PJA) » « » 1:02 AM 3-19-2008
cool idea for a taxi.Quote, originally posted by kraut_pauer79 » But that would only happen in my magical dreamworld, where VW dealers were a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-like experience, everything had 4Motion and only cost $12K, and the ORLY owls were my co-pilots.
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Re: (PJA) » « » 1:08 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by PJA » OK, me and Steve then.**** yeah!
No, I'm wild over this thing too. It will keep me from asking if Ford's dead if they bring it over.
It makes too much sense.
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Re: (PJA) » « » 1:18 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by PJA » Heheheheh...I think I'm about the only person in the world who thinks that these things are cool as hell.
I actually think they're pretty awesome myself. - I mean, you can almost get a 10 min. Nürburgring lap in one.
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Re: (Merc-MarkO) » « » 2:45 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by Merc-MarkO » Well, the Transit (whose platform the Connect is based on) does compete with the Sprinter over there.
ah, that makes more sense then.
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Re: (Merc-MarkO) » « » 4:36 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by Merc-MarkO » Well, the Transit (whose platform the Connect is based on) does compete with the Sprinter over there.
nono, this is about half it's size.. it's commerial brother is the transit connect, not the transit
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» « » 6:47 AM 3-19-2008
I didn't realize this was a truck:
(That's what the Transit Connect is based on. It's completely unrelated to the Transit.)
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Re: (DUTCHMANia) » « » 6:55 AM 3-19-2008
Agreed...some confusion here.Transit (been around 35 years, millions of variants...this is the smallest one)
Transit Connect (Replacement for the Escort Van. Car based and shares the Fiestas chassis, not the Transits. Its just trading on the Transits name. )
For reference, the Escort Van
And in passing, a few of the van based Taxis kicking around the UK:
Fiat Doblo Taxi
Renault Traffic / Vauxhall Vivaro
Merc V Class
They feel a bit van like inside but they do the job. I do like the concept above
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Re: (PJA) » « » 8:12 AM 3-19-2008
No you are not!
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Re: (whitejeep1989) » « » 8:49 AM 3-19-2008
Reminds me of a Johnny Cab.
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» « » 9:42 AM 3-19-2008
I like it a lot!
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Re: (DUTCHMANia) » « » 11:20 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by DUTCHMANia » nono, this is about half it's size.. it's commerial brother is the transit connect, not the transit
oh and.. REPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST
Hmmm. I read this
Quote » These models use the new Ford Transit’s tried and trusted design as a solid building block
from here http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/tourneoconnect07 /-/-/-/-/-/-
and assumed it was the full size Ford Transit.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (Wes@motivemag) » « » 11:24 AM 3-19-2008
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (leaftye) » « » 11:37 AM 3-19-2008
Quote, originally posted by leaftye » What's the holey foosball-looking thing in the divider for? Is it just a really fancy way of making a hole for the passenger and driver to talk thru?x2 on the hybrid option.
Quote » Cash-paying passengers can use "Sputnik," a rotating billet aluminum softball-sized orb that replaces the outdated sliding ashtray used on today's taxis.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (Wes@motivemag) » « » 11:43 AM 3-19-2008
I could get used to this. It has a good purpose-built taxi look. I don't think I could ever get used to seeing a fleet of Highlander Hybrid NYC taxis, or whatever.I think that Bloomberg's plan is to remake NYC in the model of a European city, which I find slightly saddening but perhaps inevitable. So if they're going to do it, they might as well go all the way and use genuine Euro taxis.
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (rimtrim) » « » 11:55 AM 3-19-2008
All the future taxi's in all north american cities!....Hopefully
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Re: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept (Wes@motivemag) » « » 12:05 PM 3-19-2008
These are such cool vehicles. here's a shot I took of the one they had at the Chicago Auto Show:
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