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11-06-2013, 01:37 PM
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If the 2014 Transit Connect (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/transit+connect/) is anything like it's utile current-generation predecessor, and we suspect it is, it will undoubtedly be one of the most functional vehicles in North America. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has used the occasion of SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/sema/) to turn the TC in to things that both make use of that functionality, and occasionally sort of wreck it in the name of good old-fashioned fun. The Ford Hot Wheels Transit Connect most certainly falls into that second category.
Most TC owners might cite the vehicle's massive cargo capacity as its top positive trait, though in the case of this wide-bodied Transit said space has been sapped in the name of a 55-inch television screen, a massive Hot Wheels (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hot+wheels/) drag strip (continuing a popular theme at SEMA this year) and custom storage for dozens of models from one's personal hot wheels collection. Designers have also plucked the grippy Recaro seats from the Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+st/), and thrown in a pair of 18-inch tablet screens for connectivity on the go.
Naturally, the Transit Connect wouldn't be an appropriate SEMA vehicle, or Hot Wheels name-bearer, if it weren't wearing an eye-popping appearance package. Additional homage to the Focus RS can be found in the blazing blue and orange front fascia and bumpers, while 20-inch wheels make sure the wider (four-inches in front and six-inches in the back) Transit Connect sits just right. The 2.5-liter four-cylinder-engine that powers the Hot Wheels TC ensures that the concept is more show than go, but you probably had that pegged from your first look, anyway.
Scroll down to read all of the details about Ford's toy-like show car, in the press release below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/#continued).Continue reading Hot Wheels Ford Transit Connect is worth more if we keep it in the box (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/)
Hot Wheels Ford Transit Connect is worth more if we keep it in the box (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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If the 2014 Transit Connect (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/transit+connect/) is anything like it's utile current-generation predecessor, and we suspect it is, it will undoubtedly be one of the most functional vehicles in North America. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) has used the occasion of SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/sema/) to turn the TC in to things that both make use of that functionality, and occasionally sort of wreck it in the name of good old-fashioned fun. The Ford Hot Wheels Transit Connect most certainly falls into that second category.
Most TC owners might cite the vehicle's massive cargo capacity as its top positive trait, though in the case of this wide-bodied Transit said space has been sapped in the name of a 55-inch television screen, a massive Hot Wheels (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hot+wheels/) drag strip (continuing a popular theme at SEMA this year) and custom storage for dozens of models from one's personal hot wheels collection. Designers have also plucked the grippy Recaro seats from the Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus+st/), and thrown in a pair of 18-inch tablet screens for connectivity on the go.
Naturally, the Transit Connect wouldn't be an appropriate SEMA vehicle, or Hot Wheels name-bearer, if it weren't wearing an eye-popping appearance package. Additional homage to the Focus RS can be found in the blazing blue and orange front fascia and bumpers, while 20-inch wheels make sure the wider (four-inches in front and six-inches in the back) Transit Connect sits just right. The 2.5-liter four-cylinder-engine that powers the Hot Wheels TC ensures that the concept is more show than go, but you probably had that pegged from your first look, anyway.
Scroll down to read all of the details about Ford's toy-like show car, in the press release below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/#continued).Continue reading Hot Wheels Ford Transit Connect is worth more if we keep it in the box (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/)
Hot Wheels Ford Transit Connect is worth more if we keep it in the box (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/06/ford-hot-wheels-transit-connect-sema-2013/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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