Ford Pro has announced a raft of performance and productivity-enhancing improvements to its Transit range

These include 5G connectivity, a standardised 12-inch touchscreen, uprated front axle, new automatic transmission and a lighter chassis to maximise load capacity and increase efficiency.

The updated Transit and E-Transit models are available for customer order later this month, with deliveries expected from summer 2024.

Hans Scehp, general manager, Ford Pro, Europe, said: “We work hand-in-hand with our customers to understand the challenges they face and create new solutions together.

“These new innovations improve Transit’s digital features, hardware and supporting Ford Pro ecosystem to deliver a new level of productivity for our customers.”

New features for 2024 include:

• Sync 4 communication and information system, supported by a standard 12-inch centrall-mounted touchscreen and eight-inch digital instrument cluster, which includes Connected Navigation for real-time traffic information.
• Ford’s latest 5G modem to provide superfast connectivity to Transit’s smart technologies, including Ford Power-up wireless updates.
• New Delivery Assist technology – available on long wheelbase panel van E-Transit and Transit models with automatic transmission. Shifting to Park stops the engine, activates the hazard warning lights and alarm, and locks any doors the driver does not use to exit the cab or access parcels. Pressing the brake pedal restarts the engine and deactivates the hazard lights.

Ford Pro’s Upfit Integration System, which lets drivers control aftermarket installed equipment via digital buttons on the standard in-cab touchscreen and also links to Ford Pro software packages for remote monitoring for example to track temperature in refrigerated vehicles.

The 2024 model introduces a new eight-speed automatic transmission option for front-wheel drive Transits. The new transmission maximises capability with up to 4,250kg GVM and 6,000kg GTM – an increase of 700kg and 1,750kg respectively.

New wheel hub and brake systems reduce weight by up to 27kg, depending on vehicle configuration. Ford Pro says the design also allows the brakes to be changed more easily, shortening servicing time by up to two hours when replacing all four discs. New 16-inch wheels become standard across the 2024 model.

A new heavy-duty Gross Axle Weight Rating pack is also now available for front-wheel drive models, raising the front axle maximum weight to 2,000kg from 1,850kg to increase conversion potential and reducing load distribution demands.