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{{Vehicle Page|vehicle=modified van based on a Mark VI [[Ford Transit]]|xed=that was customised|manu=M-Sport|year1=2000|year2=2001|summary=|backstory=The World Rally Transit, much like the [[Ford Supervan|Supervans]] that had become before it, were Ford's attempts at turning their Transit into a racing machine based on a motorsport which they had success in at the time. In the case of the World Rally Transit, it was based on the Ford Focus World Rally Car, and initially given Martini sponsorship.|show1=[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 12|Series 44, Episode 12]] of ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]''|date1=23rd November, 2000|adlib1=This was the first and only documented time a television programme used the van for the purpose of a road test.|show2=[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 8|Series 1, Episode 8]] of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''|date2=8th December, 2002|adlib2=where it was used for setting competitive lap times around the [[Top Gear Test Track]] between a group of van drivers which had been picked for the show. The van would end up setting its fastest lap time of 2:02, which would make it the slowest vehicle to lap the track until [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 5|Series 9, Episode 5]].}} | {{Vehicle Page|vehicle=modified van based on a Mark VI [[Ford Transit]]|xed=that was customised|manu=M-Sport|year1=2000|year2=2001|summary=|backstory=The World Rally Transit, much like the [[Ford Supervan|Supervans]] that had become before it, were Ford's attempts at turning their Transit into a racing machine based on a motorsport which they had success in at the time. In the case of the World Rally Transit, it was based on the Ford Focus World Rally Car, and initially given Martini sponsorship.|show1=[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 12|Series 44, Episode 12]] of ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]''|date1=23rd November, 2000|adlib1=This was the first and only documented time a television programme used the van for the purpose of a road test.|show2=[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 8|Series 1, Episode 8]] of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''|date2=8th December, 2002|adlib2=where it was used for setting competitive lap times around the [[Top Gear Test Track]] between a group of van drivers which had been picked for the show. The van would end up setting its fastest lap time of 2:02, which would make it the slowest vehicle to lap the track until [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 5|Series 9, Episode 5]], in addition to being {{PLVerySlow}}.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 25 September 2022
| Ford World Rally Transit | |
|---|---|
 The World Rally Transit as it looked in 2002. | |
| Vehicle | Ford Transit |
| Origin |
 Great Britain |
| Type | FR large van |
| Engine | 2.4L Inline-4 |
| 0-60 | 8.0 sec |
| Top Speed | 130 MPH (209 KPH) |
| Produced | 2000 - 2001 |
| On-screen debut | Top Gear: Series 44, Episode 12 (2000) |
| Final appearance | Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 8 (2002) |
The Ford World Rally Transit was a modified van based on a Mark VI Ford Transit that was customised by M-Sport from 2000 until 2001.
Production history[edit source]
The World Rally Transit, much like the Supervans that had become before it, were Ford's attempts at turning their Transit into a racing machine based on a motorsport which they had success in at the time. In the case of the World Rally Transit, it was based on the Ford Focus World Rally Car, and initially given Martini sponsorship.
Media appearances[edit source]
The Ford World Rally Transit made its television debut for Series 44, Episode 12 of Top Gear on the 23rd November, 2000. This was the first and only documented time a television programme used the van for the purpose of a road test. It made its final televised appearance for Series 1, Episode 8 of Top Gear on the 8th December, 2002, where it was used for setting competitive lap times around the Top Gear Test Track between a group of van drivers which had been picked for the show. The van would end up setting its fastest lap time of 2:02, which would make it the slowest vehicle to lap the track until Series 9, Episode 5, in addition to being one of the slowest vehicles ever to officially lap the Top Gear Test Track.
Significant examples[edit source]
- W1 WRT
- Vehicle pages
- Vehicles produced by Ford
- Ford Transit
- British vehicles
- Vans
- FR vans
- FR large vans
- Large vans
- British vans
- Ford vans
- Ford large vans
- Vans with an engine displacement of 2 - 2.9 litres
- Vans with an exact engine displacement of 2.4 litres
- Vans with Inline-4 engines
- Vans with 4 cylinder engines
- Vehicles with a 0-60 time of 8.0 seconds
- Vehicles with a top speed of 130 MPH/209 KPH
- Vehicles which entered production in 2000
- Vehicles which ceased production in 2001
- Vehicles which set a lap time of 2:00 or slower on the Top Gear Test Track
