![2015 Ford Transit](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/Screen-shot-2014-06-30-at-2.38.09-PM-1024x554.png)
By Damon Bell
Ford’s ubiquitous E-Series vans are a familiar sight on American roads, but that’s soon to change. The long-running E-Series is finally being retired, and the all-new Ford Transit van is being launched at dealerships in the U.S. and Canada this summer. The European look of the Transit is no accident. As a product of Ford’s “One Ford” plan to leverage the company’s global assets, the Transit’s design was a collaboration between Ford of North America and Ford of Europe. Though its looks might seem jarring to those accustomed to the old-school layout of the E-Series, the Transit offers a level of fuel economy, tractability, comfort, and configurability that the old van could never hope to match.
2015 Ford Transit
In place of the thirsty V-8 and V-10 engines of the old E-Series, the Transit offers a choice of three efficient V6s– a 275-hp 3.7-liter, a turbocharged Ecoboost 310-hp 3.5-liter, and a 185-hp 3.2-liter Power Stroke diesel– that help it attain fuel-economy ratings up to 46% better than its predecessor.
Ford offers the Transit in three different lengths and three different roof heights. Chassis-cab and cutaway versions will also be available in a variety of upfit-friendly packages. (We’ll take a look a few of these in a separate gallery.)
We took the new Transit vans for a spin at a recent press event and found them remarkably tractable and easy to drive. We even hustled them through a few fast corners and a mini slalom course in a closed parking lot, and they handled surprisingly well for their size. We sampled all three of the V6 engines too, and each provided more-than-adequate power in their respective applications.
Check out some of the neat details of the vans we drove in the pics below.
![2013 Ford E-Series van](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/13E150_250_350_COMVAN_HR-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit low-roof](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/110-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit medium roof](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/26-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit high-roof](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/38-1024x768.jpg)
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![2015 Ford Transit 15-passenger interior](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/45-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit cab](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/52-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit console](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/6-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit door pocket](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/7-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit door inside](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/8-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit diesel fuel filler door](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/9-1024x768.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit door opening](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/101-e1404159077494-768x1024.jpg)
![2015 Ford Transit front-end](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/111-1024x768.jpg)
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