![]() ![]() My fuel economy route is a little more than 200 miles of combined urban stop-and-go traffic, suburban lower-speed side roads and highway-speed distance cruising. 2020 Ford Transit 150 | photo by Aaron Bragman That’s actually better than the 16 mpg that the AWD Transit is rated to get in combined fuel economy. After the driving loop, I refilled the Transit-150 with 11.734 gallons of gasoline, which calculates out to 17.6 mpg combined over that distance. The total distance covered in my driving loop was 206.8 miles, for which the Transit’s computer said I earned an 18.1-mpg combined fuel economy rating. ![]() A Chevrolet Suburban isn’t much better: It’s rated at 15/22/18 mpg for a 5.3-liter RWD model down to 14/21/16 mpg for a 6.2-liter AWD model.ĮPA fuel economy numbers aren’t available for the Transit-250 and 350 models. ![]() Yikes.īy comparison, a Ford Expedition Max comes only with a twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 (the same one that’s optional in the Transit) and is rated at 17/23/19 mpg city/highway/combined for RWD and 16/21/18 mpg for AWD, only about 2 mpg better across the board than a Transit with the base engine. It’s a flex-fuel engine too, so you can put E85 ethanol in the tank, but I wouldn’t recommend it as E85 fuel drops fuel economy to 11/15/12 mpg for RWD and 11/14/12 mpg for AWD. It has a fuel-economy rating of 15/19/17 mpg city/highway/combined for the rear-wheel-drive model, and 14/19/16 mpg for the all-wheel-drive version. The EPA-estimated fuel economy rating for the Transit is only available for the basic short-length Transit-150 with the standard 3.5-liter engine (the turbocharged 3.5-liter is not rated). (The diesel option in previous Transits is no longer offered.) Both engines are mated to a standard 10-speed automatic transmission, with a variety of available final drive ratios depending on whether you plan on doing any towing or not. Two powertrains are also available: The base engine (which my truck featured) is a 3.5-liter V-6 making 275 horsepower and 262 pounds-feet of torque, while the upgrade is a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 making 310 hp and 400 pounds-feet of torque. Three degrees of “heavy duty” are available: the Transit-150, 250 or 350, depending on how much you want to be able to carry and tow. ![]() The Transit passenger van can be had in three lengths, three roof heights, rear- or all-wheel drive, and two trims: XL or XLT. 150 XL Low Roof 3dr Van w/60/40 Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $34,365 150 XL Low Roof 3dr Van w/Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $34,515 150 XLT Low Roof 3dr Van w/60/40 Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $35,660 150 XLT Low Roof 3dr Van w/Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $35,810 150 XL Medium Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $35,825 150 XLT Medium Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $37,120 350 XL Low Roof 3dr Van w/60/40 Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $38,015 350 XL Low Roof 3dr Van w/Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $38,165 350 XLT Low Roof 3dr Van w/60/40 Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $39,310 350 XLT Low Roof 3dr Van w/Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $39,460 350 XL Medium Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $39,475 (Most Popular) 350 XLT Medium Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $40,770 350 XL High Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $40,925 350 HD XL High Roof 3dr Ext Van DRW (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $42,075 350 XLT High Roof 3dr Passenger Van (3.7L 6cyl 6A) - $42,220 350 HD XLT High Roof 3dr Ext Van DRW (3.I tested a 2020 Ford Transit-150 XL AWD, a short-wheelbase, medium-roof, 10-passenger model. ![]()
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