Ford is embracing #vanlife with an adventure-ready model of the Transit arriving for the 2023 mannequin 12 months.
The 2023 Ford Transit Path was teased Wednesday on Twitter by Ted Cannis, CEO of the automaker’s Ford Professional industrial automobile division, one in all three enterprise models created throughout the automaker’s restructuring earlier this 12 months.
2023 Ford Transit Path teaser
Except for confirming the automobile itself, Ford was mild on particulars. A press launch guarantees “inside and exterior enhancements offering do-it-yourselfers and motorhome distributors a turnkey canvas from the manufacturing facility.”
The camper-van market does appear to have a variety of untapped potential. Camper-van conversions have change into a DIY development, and lots of third-party upfitters construct motorhomes utilizing van chassis cabs as beginning factors. For beforehand added Motorhome, RV, and Journey Prep Packages with this in thoughts, however the Path’s turnkey setup would possibly attraction to a wider vary of outdoorsy clients.
From job web site to campsite. Ford #TransitTrail coming quickly! 🌲🏕️🚐🌲 pic.twitter.com/B5UNAqEBvT
— Ted Cannis (@tedcannis) October 12, 2022
Teaser photographs seem to indicate an unmodified Transit high-roof physique type, however with Raptor-style amber lights within the grille and on the entrance fenders. It is unclear if the Transit Path will get a devoted powertrain, however for reference the present Transit is obtainable with naturally-aspirated and twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 gasoline engines, together with an all-electric powertrain within the E-Transit mannequin.
Ford did not say when the Transit Path can be unveiled, however confirmed that the life-style van can be constructed alongside different Transit fashions at its Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, plant. That is the one replace confirmed for the 2023 Transit to date; the van was refreshed for the 2021 mannequin 12 months, with the electrical E-Transit becoming a member of the lineup for 2022.
