Smart 8-seater goes electric! (Ford Tourneo 2024 Review)

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The Ford Tourneo is the Blue Oval brand’s newest passenger vehicle bound for the Australian market amid an exodus of its hatchback and SUV ranges locally.
Known as the Tourneo Custom in Europe, the Tourneo is based on the new-generation Transit Custom which has just touched down locally and will be joined in Q4 of this year but the people mover variant.
The FWD 125kW/390Nm 2.0-litre turbo-diesel version is already confirmed for our market but there is also a RWD 160kW/415Nm fully electric version also under consideration for our market.
In today’s review production specialist Tom Place takes a look at both to see if you should consider the Tourneo over established rivals like the Kia Carnival and if the electric version should come to Australia.
Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Range
2:15 - Design
2:30 - Interior
4:10 - Tech
5:14 - Second row
7:02 - Third row
8:37 - Boot
10:07 - Driving
13:44 - Charging
15:14 - Safety
15:57 - Verdict
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@daniellenaerts5750 Ай бұрын

the 3rd row should also have 3 individual removeble seats!! Makes the car more flexable. Individual seats are lighter to carry in and out instead of the heave 2seat setup.

@thehuonpine Ай бұрын

I think I'd rather buy this stylish Van than the longish Kia Carnival.

@yadsingh58 2 күн бұрын

I will buy this

@RodneyW Ай бұрын

Thanks for this review. I'd never heard of the car before, and I love learning something new. One moment of the review caused me to LOL.... 8:50 You criticised how hard it is to reach up and close the tailgate, with a preference for a powered option, while a "grab strap" is hanging in the air next to your head?!!! Anyhow, I don't believe that an EV people mover with 320km of range... with 1 person on board, is going to be viable in Australia. How will it go with 6-8 people on board?

@chasingcars Ай бұрын

Haha good spot! I did notice it out of the corner of my eye as I shut the boot but some of the vertically challenged among us may still struggle, it’s pretty small. - TP

@kodessa Ай бұрын

A genuinely cool people mover/work van that Ford Australia won't promote, fall to the wayside and be discontinued from our line up in a couple of years because of poor sales.

@thisdude4347 Ай бұрын

Why no mention of the available overseas plug in hybrid option? Was it that another journo was driving it and did not give others a turn? Why critisize the ride when Oz-bound cars are annonced to be coming with 17inch wheels but you drove a 19 inch example? Why no mention of the lack of any arm rests in 2nd and 3rd rows, impacting comfort on longer trips? Is complementing the electric version refinement a polite way to say that the Diesel is very noise and vibrating? Much better review than others, though.

@smovol1847 Ай бұрын

I would personally go for petrol hybrid with 2.5 engine. It would be my Ideal Ford Tourneo.

@narvuntien Ай бұрын

64kwh seems a bit small I would like it to be up at 100kwh like the IDBuzz and EV9 get those range numbers up. Maybe in the future as battery tech continues to improve.

@daniellenaerts5750 Ай бұрын

i agree i have the id buzz cargo... 77kw ...easy can do 230 miles....

@supamario3055 Ай бұрын

Camper version would be interesting.

@TUHANbukanorangARAB Ай бұрын

Price should be US $ 25000.

@Bman1878 Ай бұрын

It's not bad, but $60k+ for the diesel is just too much money for what you're getting. And considering the lack of electric range, the EV version being $70-$80k (or more?) is just taking the piss

@AndrewSheldon Ай бұрын

Wrong battery chemistry. Limited life of battery. It does raise charging speed, which is ok. I agree, that window coverage is off putting. Sounds expensive

@MC-ct6xv Ай бұрын

That is baaad ...the range for a family is a joke...cmon ...cant ford make a van with 600km of ev range?...this wont sell much in my opinion...maybe im wrong...we will see

@user-yd2tz5xi8j 6 күн бұрын

Сколько смотрю на пассажирские версии и неужели мозгов не хватает делать задние двери распашные 🤗а не эту снеговую лопату🤕

@Paradoxical124 Ай бұрын

I think I’d buy that over some overpriced suv that costs more.

@chasingcars Ай бұрын

It does offer good value for money, especially on the base grade.

@anakinskywalker4113 Ай бұрын

That’s great that you get to to Germany. However it’s just a shame that you review the overseas model. It’s not my cup of tea watching a review of a vehicle where the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car & when it is not the same spec as Australian deliveries then it’s a bit misleading.

@chasingcars Ай бұрын

It’s fairly common for our first drive of new cars to be in overseas markets far ahead of their on-sale date in Australia. The new Tourneo doesn’t go on sale until Q4, and the EV version hasn’t been locked in for Aus yet. We wouldn’t go all the way to Europe if there was a more relevant vehicle already available in Australia. By sampling these vehicles earlier we aim to bring you our insights earlier, which can be helpful if buyers plan on ordering one ahead of time etc. As always, we aim to follow up these reviews with a local evaluation once they arrive.

@anakinskywalker4113 Ай бұрын

@@chasingcars thanks for the reply. It just seems to me that sometimes the European versions don’t match up with what we eventually get here

@oggyoggy1299 Ай бұрын

There will be a review when it arrives locally. Just don’t watch these early reviews.