cosmicray Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 A few days ago, I purchased a new 2013 Ford Transit Connect (US gas/auto version). I had been looking for a diesel/manual for a long time, but finally gave up. After purchasing the US drivetrain version, I located the UK fuel efficiency numbers for the diesel/manual version. The UK numbers have to be converted from imperial gallons to US gallons for comparison, and the emissions from g/km CO2 to g/mi CO2. The UK numbers can be found at http://vanfueldata.dft.gov.uk/vehicles.aspx Select diesel as the fuel type, sort on Model, and look for Transit Connect around Page 150, just after the larger Transit numbers. UK (using the 1.8L TDCi engine / manual) - Urban MPG 39.2, Extra Urban 47.1 MPG, Combined 47.1 MPG, CO2 159 g/km. Converting the imperial gallons to US gallons, and km to miles, I arrived at the following (and by all means, if I screwed up the math, please correct me) - Urban MPG 32.6, Extra Urban MPG 44.4, Combined MPG 39.2, CO2 256 g/mi. This compares with the data from my vehicles window description page (for the US 2.0L gas engine with automatic) - City 21 MPG, Highway 27 MPG, combined 23 MPG, emissions CO2 384 g/mi. The exact reason that Ford isn't marketing the diesel is anyones (educated) guess, but I suspect they would sell many of them if they did. I'm not unhappy with my purchase, but I would much rather had the diesel. The US EPA is roughly estimating 650 gallons per year of unleaded with a cost of $2,300 (15k miles per year). Driving those same miles on a diesel, even at a current price of (rough local estimate) $4.05/gal would have cut the fuel cost to $1,550. At the same time it would yielded a increase in range per fill of over 60%. Ford really needs to bring these into the US (and if Ford does not, some individual should). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 They would if US would not have too strict emission requirements. I'll go gas with my next TC (the 2014 model) but only because of the auto box. Other than that, I love the diesel model. 500 miles between fillups is nice. I average 40 mpg, mostly city driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
103west43rd Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Hello cosmicray. Your math is close to being perfect. As per 7/27/2010, here are the figures Ford posted for the Transit Connect in the European Union. Urban-7.3 l/100km, Extra Urban-5.4 l/100km and Combined-6.1 l/100km, using the formular to convert into MPG (US), Urban-32.22 mpg, Extra Urban-43.55 and Combined-38.55. If, according to your fuel figures, you would save $750 per year, how much of a premium would a diesel engine cost? Every manufacturer charges more for their diesel than their gas engine. Divide the premium by the yearly savings and that is how long it will take to just get back your original extra cost. Then you start saving money! And yes, I also wanted a diesel! Welcome to the Ford Transit Connect Forum. Edited September 18, 2013 by 103west43rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 You raise a good point, Ray, but if you drive conservatively, you will beat the window sticker numbers by a fair margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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