2008 New York Auto Show: Ford Transit Connect Taxi Concept
- Looks like: A new take on the NYC classic
- Defining characteristics: It’s not a Crown Victoria
- Ridiculous features: No hybrid powertrain
- Chance of being mass-produced: Pretty high. The Crown Vic is aging and gas prices are soaring
Last month, Ford announced that it would begin importing its Transit Connect commercial van to the U.S. by 2010. Today in New York City, the company is showing one of the ways the van could be utilized on a mass scale.
The Transit Connect Taxi has more than 75 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear-cab seats that fit three passengers. The van also features a small, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that gets 19 mpg in city driving which the company claims is 30% higher than the Crown Vic. We’re not sure if that’s a great enough improvement, and we would rather see the hybrid system from the Escape Hybrid that gets 30 mpg in the city. More photos below.
