DEXTER, Mich.– Ford as well as its Ford Pro business car business have actually introduced the 2023 Transit Trail, a lifted, off-road-ish variation of its Transit van. In addition to industrial usages, this is a system with the #Vanlife crowd– both DIY and also dealer-bought– directly in its views.
The Ford Transit Trail changes the former Adventure Prep Package, and has a number of common products direct from the manufacturing facility that need to attract the journey collection. It obtains a 3.5-inch lift for far better ground clearance. Its 30.5-inch Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse all-terrain tires are 2.5 inches larger than what were formerly readily available, guaranteeing a balance between capability as well as a compliant flight, as well as the track is also widened by 2.75 inches.
It’s powered by Ford’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine, producing 310 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. Four-wheel drive is conventional, as well as there are 5 selectable drive modes: Normal, Eco, Mud/Ruts, Tow/ Haul and Slippery. It can be had with either the medium or high roof covering in long size, or prolonged size with high roofing for as much as 487 cubic feet of cargo/living room. A 25-gallon fuel storage tank is basic, however an optional 31-gallon storage tank is offered to expand variety.
Various other factory content consists of the black grille with embedded pen lights, black HID headlights, swivel or repaired pole positions, twin 12-volt battery power supply with a 400-watt air conditioning inverter, 4G LTE Wi-Fi, a 12-inch touchscreen running Sync 4, as well as flexible cruise ship control. A roof air vent follower, tow plan, double generators can also be had from the manufacturing facility, under service warranty (3-year, 36,000 miles bumper-to-bumper).
While Ford will certainly sell its Transit Trail to upfitters and also suppliers, it additionally expects a significant variety of DIY consumers, who appreciate Ford supplying things like a lift package, an optional roofing vent as well as pre-positioned drillable locations to guarantee vehicle safety and security and also durability, along with the stability of the service warranty. “What we heard,” said Ford Pro item marketing expert Julie Ellenberger, “is that they desire Ford Pro to do the essential, useful things– the ‘terrifying’ stuff, if you will certainly– to make sure that they can after that focus on what matters most: making the van individual to what they desire it to be, their house away from house.”
For those who do not want to go it alone, Ford has various partners and also distributors, as well as customers can either purchase it from one of them, or most likely to the Ford Upfits website to find a Ford-approved modifier. Ford had an instance of the 2023 Transit Trail available at a media preview occasion, where we got to see a variation of the van that had actually been upfit by VanDOit Adventure Vans, which you can see in the video clip below.
The order publications for the 2023 Ford Transit Trail open today, but we’re warned supply is restricted in the meantime. It starts at $67,770 including $1,795 in location fees.