2023 Ford Transit Path comes prepared for van life

Ford on Thursday launched a brand new model of its Transit van that embraces the entire van life tradition.

It is known as the Transit Path, and it arrives for the 2023 mannequin 12 months with a beginning worth of $65,975, earlier than vacation spot.

The Transit Path has been designed to be prepared for adventures straight from the manufacturing facility, and contains 3.5 inches of additional floor clearance to make sure these adventures can occur in rougher terrain than simply the campsite parking place. Modifications embody 30.5-inch Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse all-terrain tires wrapped round 16-inch wheels, together with wheel arch cladding, and a 2.75-inch wider observe. Slider-style driver- and passenger-side steps are additionally included.

Consumers will have the ability to select from medium- and high-roof our bodies, in addition to an extended-length high-roof physique that gives as much as 14 ft of cargo flooring size and 487 cubic ft of storage. Ford additionally positioned drillable areas particularly for cabinetry, shelving, and mattress installations that the client could wish to add to swimsuit their wants.

The powertrain is a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 that delivers 310 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. It is mated to a 10-speed computerized and all-wheel-drive system. A Heavy-Responsibility Trailer Bundle makes towing as much as 6,500 lb doable.

The camper-van market has some untapped potential, particularly as there are so few choices out there straight from the manufacturing facility. After all, camper-van conversions have turn out to be a DIY development, and plenty of third-party upfitters construct motorhomes utilizing van chassis cabs as beginning factors.

Ford itself added Motorhome, RV, and Journey Prep Packages by way of the Ford Upfits program, however the Transit Path’s turnkey setup would possibly attraction to a wider vary of outdoorsy clients. And being based mostly on Ford’s fashionable Transit, there’s additionally a longtime community of upfitters and inside installers out there for extra specialised upgrades.

The Transit Path is being constructed on the Transit’s plant in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. That is the one replace confirmed for the 2023 Transit up to now; the van was refreshed for the 2021 mannequin 12 months, with the electrical E-Transit vant becoming a member of the lineup for 2022.