Review
Ford Tourneo Connect MPV
Price £ 14,595 - £ 23,195
reviewed by CarBuyer
- buy
- cheap
- Huge interior
- Excellent visibility
- sound in motion
- Looks like a van
- less convenient than a traditional MPV
At a glance
"The Ford Tourneo Connect offers far more space than a Ford C-MAX, is still several thousand pounds cheaper."
The Ford Tourneo Connect is an MPV that looks similar to a van, in part because of its relationship to the Ford transit Connect. In fact, it is more closely related to the Focus hatchback, C-Max MPV and Kuga SUV, which gives it an advantage over competitors that are based on transporters, as they much rougher, appear the edges as a result.
the Tourneo Connect provides significantly more space than the Ford C-Max, despite much less cost, and there is the possibility of a Grand Tourneo Connect, which is 40 cm longer with five or seven seats for those who are still need more space. All Tourneo Connect models have sliding rear doors that really helps the access to the rear seats, particularly in parking lots, where you have other vehicles or obstacles very close to the sides of the vehicle.
The Tourneo Connect comes with a 1.5-liter TDCi diesel engine, which has either 98bhp or 118bhp or 99bhp 1.0-liter and 148bhp 1.6-liter petrol engines. The diesel variants are capable of an official economy figure of 64.2mpg, and if you really need the automatic transmission, which is connected to the 1.6-liter petrol only available, it is worth having a go of diesel - they are better suited to the character of the car.
Three trim levels are available for the Tourneo Connect range available, and they start with entry-level style, moving to mid-range Zetec and Titanium top model. The Style model does not come with a lot of equipment as standard, but you at least still get a digital radio, among some other bits kit.
The top-spec Titanium model alloy wheels and body-colored ornamental features, which helps to affect Tourneo Connect van-like appearance. It is sufficiently expensive, but that we would go for the Zetec recommend, which is equipped with air conditioning, a heated windscreen and adjustable drivers seat, making it easier to find the best driving position.
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MPG, Rates & CO2 runs
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to run slightly more expensive than rivals, but cheaper
the Tourneo Connect and the Grand Tourneo Connect is a little more expensive than the equivalent Citroen Berlingo Multispace and Fiat Doblo, but it is a price worth paying for an improved product.
Ford makes a convincing argument for the Connect models with their running costs in reality. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are better than the equivalent Doblo or Berlingo.
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Predictably, the diesel are the best performers in this respect. can return the 98bhp version between up to 61.4mpg and road tax costs £ 30 a year. emit large Tourneo Connect models fractionally more CO2, the model in the next tax band bumps - growing costs of £ 105 or £ 125
isFord's excellent 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine available , and despite impressive performance provides that. fractionally lower acquisition costs for the lower operating costs of the diesel can not compensate. A 148bhp 1.6-liter petrol engine is also available and is the only engine that is combined with an automatic transmission. Here running costs grow dramatically - road tax costs £ 225 per year, during the first year tax bill is £ 345th
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motors, drive & Performance
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Although two petrol engines are adequate performance of its diesel engines
[availabletheTourneoConnectmakesreasonablesenseiftheyhaveoneofthetwodieselengineoptionsBothdieselenginesare15-literenginesbutproduceeither98bhpor118bhpNeither offer sparkling performance, in which between 14 and 15 seconds 62 hours miles to reach, but speed is not what the Tourneo Connect is over. The engine is in the best kind of round the city accelerated the car encounter every day. The 98bhp version has a five-speed manual gearbox, while the 118bhp version, a six-speed manual features, which means it is more relaxed and quiet on the highway.
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Despite its size, the 99bhp 1 , 0-liter turbocharged engine, which never overwhelmed in the area on the street feels the cheapest - though five or seven passengers could carry change. The 1.6-liter petrol engine is the most powerful in the range with 148bhp, but only with an automatic transmission - to do the only model in the field like that. It is the fastest, but by far the most expensive to buy and run.
The movement of the Tourneo Connect shows its car-based compounds with steering that feels reasonably connected to the road. But it suffers from a suspension set-up that is slightly coarser than that of the Focus hatchback so suffers on the road comfort.
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Interior & Comfort
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on -the-movement is impaired comfort
the interior shares see its modern design with Ford newest models, but look closely and you will find many hard plastics that are not particularly pleasant to touch. Nevertheless, there are a number of devices that you are likely to see in Ford's car range.
The seat driver fits in a number of ways, although the entry style model is more limited in this respect. watch the rest of the seats, as they will provide more support than they actually do - the padding around the side is to squidgy
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the box shape of the car means there is a lot of noise at speed, and it is possible, the wind whistling around the large mirrors at speed to listen. The Tourneo Connect is doing, without the level of sound you'd expect in a C-Max or focus, as the clatter of engines - especially diesels - is easy to hear.
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practicality & trunk
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Considerable amounts of space, but feels more van-like
the Tourneo Connect as edgy is coming as MPVs - there is no inclined rooflines or other design flourishes here that the impact on the interior. What you get is a large amount of storage or passengers. The abundance of space is most evident in the front, where all but the highest driver can adjust the seat to the highest position and still have enough room.
There are more than enough room for three adults in the rear, and it is almost possible to be an adult. The Grand Tourneo Connect provides the ability to choose a seven seat option, but the seats are too narrow for adults for more than a short trip into reality. Find the seats in position heave must - they fold up out of the ground, but you have to fold the second row, to do so. The arrangement eats into boot. Here the seven-seater is offers 1264 liters of space, away against 1305 liters in the five-seat Grand.
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the standard Tourneo Connect records in 1029 liter trunk, and all models have removable seats that can turn into a two ~~ POS = TRUNC the car, which doubles the cargo capacity. There is also a wide range of cubbies, and a large shelf above the windshield.
The view is superb, thanks to large windows and large mirrors, although the rear parking camera is a worthwhile option. It is a feature in a number of option packages from £ 240 to £ 1000 depending on equipment in the price range you have chosen and, oddly, if you want tinted windows.
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reliability and safety
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Security credentials are well above the class average
Ford had a hard time in the 2013 driver Power customer satisfaction survey, although the Tourneo Connect was not included because he had not yet away for sale. Ford vans have a generally good reputation for reliability, and that the Tourneo Connect is the sister car with the Transit Connect should comfort.
Build quality feels much better than its main competitors, the Fiat Doblo and Citroen Berlingo Multispace; compared to the models feel weak.
The Tourneo Connect was NCAP crash tests praised during the Euro, scoring for adult occupant protection during child and the safety of passengers, well above the class average. Overall, Ford scored a full five stars. The Citroen has four stars, while the Fiat reached only three stars -. And both were assessed when the criteria significantly lower, further emphasized how much more secure, should be the Tourneo Connect in a crash
All models feature front and rear airbags, electronic traction control system and a system to prevent, to be filled with the wrong type of fuel. A preventing 70mph speed limiter (£ 54), and an automatic braking system, low-speed shunts (£ 300) are available as options.
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price, price-performance ratio and options
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high-spec models are pricy pretty fast
It is unfair to compare the cheapest models in the Tourneo Connect and C-Max range, because even though the former some £ 3500 is cheaper, it does, without much of the standard equipment, which provides the C-Max. It is better to compare the prices of the respective models in Zetec trim. With the same 113bhp 1.6-liter diesel engine the Tourneo Connect is £ 2,155 cheaper than the C-Max, although the gap between comparable a Grand Tourneo Connect and seven-seat Grand C-Max is smaller.
Whether the premium is worth depends on how you has the Tourneo Connect appreciate the extra space. Under thus offers the C-Max interior in any way, although it is one of only slightly longer and wider. But the C-Max is undoubtedly the more desirable product and is much more convenient
available Of the three versions, the cheapest model -. Style - will be too easy to appeal to private car buyers, and will find more favor with taxi drivers. Equipment highlights include a digital radio with USB and Bluetooth connectivity and Ford Easy-Fuel system that prevents the wrong fuel filling. The mid-spec Zetec model is the sweet spot has in the area of the front power windows and rear, electric door mirrors, a heated windscreen and windscreen washer jets and air conditioning as standard.
The top model Titanium model adds trays that fold out of the seat backrest, electrically folding door mirrors, cruise control, automatic headlights and wipers, dual-zone air conditioning. That is very impressive, but it pushes the price of the car well in C-Max area - a model that we would recommend.
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