Yahoo Autos Ford Transit Custom Nugget camper van offers PHEV, lots more features
There’s a new Ford Nugget in town, and this one's not made of chicken. No, this particular Nugget is a Transit camper van. It has to have one of the cutest names in the automotive world being called the Transit Custom Nugget, but don’t get your hopes up too high, because this little van is a Euro-only product.
Similar to the previous Nugget, Ford is building this one as a collaboration with camper converter Westfalia. Ford starts from the latest and greatest Transit, which means you get all the benefits of the new model. Buyers can choose between a diesel engine producing 168 horsepower or a PHEV pumping out a combined 229 horsepower between the gasoline engine and electric motor. Ford says it’ll go about 35-42 miles on electric power using WLTP figures, but we’ll also note that this is the same setup as you can get in the Escape PHEV in the U.S. That compact crossover gets an EPA-rated electric range of 37 miles, but expect a weighed-down camper van to not go as far.
Ford says its new platform also gives the Nugget additional feature/utility capabilities such as an optional solar roof, new flat floor design, roof-mounted passenger airbag for a more useful dashboard, and independent rear suspension for better ride and handling. Those big, new screens sure look nice, as well, but Ford says this Nugget offers a lot of improvements for camping life over the previous one.
