Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van

Sometimes your head knows you need a practical small van for business, but if your heart still wants a stylish supermini, walk this way...
Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van

What do you do when your job means you need a small van, but looking good is life? Ford has the answer at last: the new Fiesta Sport Van. And yes, this is a real thing.

Essentially a three-door Fiesta with the two rear windows not cut out of the bodyshell, the Sport Van also has a half-solid, half-mesh bulkhead behind the two front seats and a fully-lined load bay, like, ahem, a proper van.

Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van

This cute little number is decked-out in hard-wearing materials, says Ford, but features the excellent Sync 3 infotainment unit with an eight-inch colour screen. It gives access to certain smartphone apps, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

You can add automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings. If style really is paramount, you can add 18-inch wheels, but don’t forget some rim protectors if you spend a lot of time pulling up to kerbs.

Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van
Dash And Carry: Ford Has Launched The Fiesta Sport Van

Of course, you want to know how much valuable cargo this juicy little vannabe can carry. Gross payload is about 500kg, says Ford, in a space measuring about one cubic metre. The load bay is 1.3 metres long and has four tie-down hooks.

Power for the Sport Van comes from a 123bhp 1.0-litre Ecoboost turbocharged petrol engine or a 1.5-litre, 118bhp diesel. The suspension is unmodified: the van’s gross vehicle weight is the same as the car’s - minus the seats.

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Comments

Anonymous

We need such cars.

04/24/2018 - 14:05 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

No one would ever use that to transport stuff in though.

04/24/2018 - 20:41 |
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Anonymous

Please bring this to America, there is a huge market for this especially in urban areas

04/24/2018 - 14:06 |
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My Name is Joel

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I would have to disagree on this. I live in an average sized city and I can’t think of a single business that would buy one of these over a small truck or van. What sort of businesses would you imagine purchasing these?

04/24/2018 - 14:13 |
4 | 4
FLixy Madfox

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

There actually isn’t. Chevy introduced something like this with their retro-ey hatch back thing and it sold terribly. I can’t remember the name of it on my life

04/24/2018 - 14:14 |
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Anonymous

Ford please make a Fiesta ST Sport Van

04/24/2018 - 14:07 |
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Ruben W.

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

that probably will come since this reeks of tax evasion opportunities

04/25/2018 - 16:56 |
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omgodzilla

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I can do you one better, Ford Fiesta ST POWERVAN

04/25/2018 - 19:40 |
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Raregliscor1

I mean, this is nothing new, we’ve had Zetec S vans, of nearly all generations of Fiesta…

04/24/2018 - 14:10 |
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Anonymous

So it’s for bank jobs?

04/24/2018 - 14:11 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

GTA heist vehicle leaked?

04/24/2018 - 14:16 |
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CraftingTwins
04/24/2018 - 14:22 |
0 | 14

Da fuq?

04/24/2018 - 16:58 |
0 | 0
DL🏁

Vannabe 😂

04/24/2018 - 14:30 |
50 | 0

😂😂😂

04/25/2018 - 01:27 |
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Ian.L

When you want to do a spontaneous bank job after driving down from the nearest B-road

04/24/2018 - 14:36 |
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Tiago Mano

ford and most brands do this tipes of cars already, for at least 20 years
old news

04/24/2018 - 14:45 |
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CannedRex24

that moment when you realise a van is better equipped than your car……

04/24/2018 - 14:51 |
12 | 0