In Ford parlance, ECOnetic means green. That’s green as in environmentallyfriendly, not coloured so as to blend into a leafy glade, a crowd of Martians or virtually any room round catalog printing at the Incredible Hulk’s house.
Green is the thing to be in the motoring world at the moment, partly because it’s good to be kind to the planet, partly because it’s good to be seen to be being kind to the planet and partly because a green vehicle is also a cheap one to run.
With commercial vehicles typically covering far higher mileages than their privatelyowned counterparts, these benefits are magnified, so a van like the Ford Fiesta Van ECOnetic should theoretically go down a storm.
Power for the Fiesta Van ECOnetic comes not from the smallest engine in the range but from the largest. It’s the same 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi unit that’s found in the ECOnetic version of the Fiesta passenger car and with 89bhp on call, it’s no slouch when you ask it to pick up its heels.
Modifications to the engine’s calibration and an increased top gear ratio for the five-speed gearbox bring the fuel economy advantages and there’s a gearshift indicator light on the instrument cluster that prompts you when its time to change up for optimum efficiency. The headline figures are 76.3mpg combined cycle economy and 98g/km emissions which will be music to the ears of many business users.
The Fiesta Van’s sleek exterior styling is enhanced in the ECOnetic model. The suspension is lowered to enhance aerodynamics but it has the side-effect of drawing the car closer to the road for a more purposeful stance.
The aerodynamic wheel covers are less aesthetically pleasing and these are fitted to wheels shod with low rolling resistance tyres. The styling of the Fiesta will win it many admirers and operators looking for a compact van that will cut a dash on the city streets will like the wedgeshaped front end as well as the curvy rear.
The cabin Zenith Replica Watches is similarly avantgarde in its design, with a dashboard control interface based around that of a mobile phone and a clever choice of quality materials.
A payload of around 500kg isn’t huge but it gives car-derived van buyers a competitive option for transporting their wares. The rear side windows of the Fiesta supermini are replaced by solid body- coloured panels and the rear passenger seats have been removed to provide a load box area of 1,000 cubic litres.
There’s a maximum useable load length of 1,296mm, a maximum load box width of 1,278mm and a height of up to 806mm.
Pricing for the ECOnetic version is at the top end of the Fiesta Van range but operators will recoup a little bit of their extra outlay with every mile they cover through the ECOnetic’s superior economy.
All models come with a bodycolour roof spoiler, electric door mirrors, electric front windows, an adjustable steering column, a stereo radio CD player with MP3 connection and steering wheel mounted audio controls.
Cartier Replica Watches Going green might be the thing to do in the passenger car market but in the commercial vehicle sphere, it has the potential to be even bigger.
Ford’s Fiesta Van ECOnetic is one of the models best placed to cash in as operators crunch the numbers to determine the most cost- effective way to get their particular job done.
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