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Don’t celebrate too quickly: I think the Ford Transit Connect is the one Ford import with the seats installed, and then rips them out and trashes them.

The Transit Connect is advertised as having seating for two to five folks. I'm guessing on the two-seat models, they either ship without the back row, or, in a pinch, the dealer could remove the back row. I looked at one of these on the lot. Quite frankly, it looked very useful for urban settings. I would like to point out, however, that the mileage for this utility vehicle is quite low given the powerplant and vehicle size. I had a full-sized Buick Regal GS with a supercharged 3.8 liter that got better fuel mileage than this truck is purported to get with a 2.0 liter - even with my lead foot. My folks own a 2006 or 2007 Lincoln Town Car with a V-8 that also gets comparable mileage.

...I would like to point out, however, that the mileage for this utility vehicle is quite low given the powerplant and vehicle size.
I had a full-sized Buick Regal GS with a supercharged 3.8 liter that got better fuel mileage than this truck is purported to get with a 2.0 liter - even with my lead foot...
LOLOL!

But can your Regal carry a SIXTEEN HUNDRED POUND payload -- with 135 cubic feet of cargo volume?

Ford of Europe has already sold over 600,000 of these odd-looking little vans -- in a tough, competitive market, primarily as...

...COMMERCIAL vehicles.

The 2002 Buick Regal with a supercharger is rated at 19 mpg combined, compared to 23 mpg combined for the Transit Connect. An 07 Town Car is rated at 18 mpg combined.

You may have had better mileage in a Regal or Town Car than its ratings, but so might the Transit Connect....