Ford Transit Connect (2024-on) dimensions
The Ford Transit Connect range is a fairly easy one when it comes to the number of shapes and sizes on offer. There are two different lengths and only one height. You can have both lengths in either trim, and with all three of the different engines so there are no restrictions on which combination you want.
It’s not the smallest of small vans, but it should fit into town life quite happily.
The weights are a bit of a disappointment though. In a class where some rivals are capable of offering more than a tonne, none of the Transit Connects can carry more than 800kg.
The two versions of the Ford Transit Connect are both comparably sized with the competitors, being much the same length, width and height as the Stellantis equivalents. They are fractionally longer but there are but a few mm in it.
The longer model is more than just a stretched loading bay, as the wheelbase has been stretched too.
Ford Transit Connect exterior dimensions
| Van SWB | Van LWB | FlexCab SWB | FlexCab LWB | |
| Length | 4,500mm | 4,853mm | 4,500mm | 4,853mm |
| Length (Active trim) | 4,515mm | 4,868mm | ||
| Width, including mirrors | 2,100mm | 2,100mm | 2,100mm | 2,100mm |
| Height | 1,856mm | 1,860mm | 1,833mm | 1,835mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,755mm | 2,970mm | 2,755mm | 2,970mm |
| Turning circle | 11.4m | 12.1m | 11.4m | 12.1m |
| Unladen ground clearance | 160mm | 159mm | 144mm | 143mm |
The interior of the Ford Transit Connect offers a decent size in the loading bay, but it is up with the class standard rather than setting it. It's capable of taking a Euro pallet between the wheelarches, and it offers fractionally more total volume in the rear than the previous version of the Connect.
However, it is in some ways slightly less than its Ford predecessor, as it doesn't have a load-through hatch that allows you to slide longer items under the front passenger seat.
| Van SWB | Van LWB | FlexCab SWB | FlexCab LWB | |
| Loading length at floor | 1,797mm | 2,150mm | 1,004/1,520mm | 1,357/1,873mm |
| Shortest loading length at bulkhead | 1,626mm | 1,979mm | 827/1,389mm | 1,180/1,742mm |
| Width on floor | 1,628mm | 1,628mm | 1,628mm | 1,628mm |
| Width between wheel arches | 1,230mm | 1,230mm | 1,230mm | 1,230mm |
| Interior height | 1,272mm | 1,275mm | 1,203mm | 1,214mm |
| Loading sill height | 586mm | 589mm | 586mm | 589mm |
| Loading bay volume | 3.1m3 | 3.7m3 | 2.5/3.0m3 | 3.1/3.6m3 |
Payload is a bit of a weak area for the Ford Transit Connect, given that none of its versions are able to take more than 800kg, let alone the nigh-on 1,000kg that rivals like the Vauxhall Combo etc can muster. You might not need to take that weight every time you go out, but not having the option is a shame.
The best that one of the panel vans can offer is 772kg, and that is the LWB higher powered 2.0-litre diesel with the automatic gearbox, which is a rarity - often it is the basic model that comes with the highest figure. Of the panel vans, it is the SWB PHEV in Limited trim that has the lowest figure of the range, at just 691kg.
The towing weights are almost the same across the range but not quite. Most can tow 1,500kg, but some versions - PHEV and diesel - can only take 1,400kg.
