We are with Ford Tourneo Courier at Bodrum.
Let's see how the Ford Commercial Vehicle Family's newest and the smallest model the Tourneo Courier is?
Ford is entering to a class that they have not been before with the Tourneo Courier that is the B segment commercial vehicle class.
As we all know the main actors of this class are Fiat Fiorino and what we may call its twins Peugeot Bipper and Citroen Nemo.
Before I start to talk about the Tourneo Courier I would like to tell you shortly how it came to life.
This vehicle came to life by only the Turkish engineers R&D work and manufactured by Ford Otosan in Turkey.
And this vehicle is manufactured only at Yeniköy Factory in Kocaeli and exported from there.
If we have to mention the design of the Tourneo Courier it is developed at B-Max platform and its face looks extremely like B-Max.
Of course as we come to the rear of the vehicle the feeling of commercial vehicle comes about.
But if we look at the design in general terms I can say that the Tourneo Courier is a handsome vehicle.
In the interior the similarities to the Fiesta and B-Max whose DNA's it carries continuous.
The displays, multimedia interface or A/C controls are almost exactly like the models I mentioned.
Due to the light commercial vehicles reality the roof is very high. Therefore inside the Tourneo Courier's cockpit there is freshness.
At the rear there is good knee room for adults.
If you want to fill the Courier's boot from top to bottom it offers 708-liter capacity, which is a good value if you ask me.
To get to the rear you can open the sliding doors at both sides and enter easily.
But to close it you have to stretch your arm behind. This could cause a bit of bother for elderly and children.
Apart from that there is no problem to close it.
The Tourneo Courier is sold in our country with high specs.
In other words things like ESP, Hill Hold Assistant, airbags for driver and front passenger and Bluetooth connection is offered as standard equipment.
Let's come to the Courier's driving features.
The Courier is manufactured with 3 different engines.
They are 1.0-liter Ecoboost and 1.5 or 1.6-liter diesel engines. But the Ecoboost engine is not planned to be sold in Turkey.
In other words you can only buy this car with diesel choices.
The version that I'm driving has 1.6-liter diesel engine and it develops 95 HP and 215 Nm of torque and it is offered with 5 speed manual gearbox.
This 1.6-liter diesel engine is a unit we are familiar with from the Focus but it has been a bit altered.
Especially to the optimization to the fuel consumption the manufacturers claim that 3.7-liter average can be achieved in 100 km.
I have been driving this vehicle between Yalıçiftlik and Milas for 80 km. The trip computer shows 4.9-liter average fuel consumption.
I didn't drive with performance but still I have been testing this car and the average fuel consumption is a value to satisfy the people's daily usage.
One of the things that catch my attention was the quietness of this vehicle.
Due to a good insulation road and wind noise do not enter the cockpit, this is a very good thing.
Of course if you want performance from the Courier than you have to drive it at high revs. And than the engine noise reaches the cabin a bit.
At the route that I drove I was very happy with the suspension comfort.
The handling dynamism that we are accustomed from the Ford has been loaded to the Tourneo Courier as well.
The electric supported steering does not give very clear reactions but still you feel as if you are at the driver's seat of a passenger car and not a commercial vehicle.
And for me it is one of its very important positive point.
At the new segment that Ford entered with the Tourneo Courier apart from the comfortable and enjoyable driving features it showed its pretention by quality and safety too.
Time will show how successful it will be but if you ask my opinion the Courier has features to attract attentions of family car customers as well.
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