Road-tripping with Ford’s Tourneo Titanium

As a motoring scribe of many years, I am “obligated” to make some long trips to test several things about a particular vehicle. I recently had the opportunity to so just that with the Tourneo Titanium as I headed out onto the highways and by-ways of SA. So, we loaded up and set off on our 6-hour journey from the land of the big smoke to coastal Durban.

All passengers sat very comfortably with plenty legroom for all. It was like being in a super-luxury big bus but yet it felt like a sedan. Yes, it had that car-like feeling in a people mover with an effortless drive, as we traversed on tarred and then gravel roads, especially around the Drakensberg area.

It’s just a wonderful ride for a vehicle of it’s size and stature. Talk about raising the bar in this segment to premium levels of sophistication and design. Whether it’s to the office commute or loading gear for that adventurous weekend, you will find the Tourneo “up to speed” in more ways than one, capability and performance included.

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The new van or minibus retains the Tourneo Custom’s exceptional space and configurability but elevate the people-mover segment with trend-setting style and status. Whilst offered in short-wheelbase configurations the Tourneo retains the eight-seater layout offering absolute comfort and space for both passengers and luggage. The vehicle’s all-new construction delivers a lower floor height and a new integrated sidestep to make ingress and loading easier, supported by a class-leading aperture for the sliding side door, on both sides.

Take your SeatsThe interior specification starts with a flexible track-mounted seating system in the second and third rows, for maximum adaptability when arranging the cabin for people and luggage. The tracked seating enables customers to slide seats forward or back along notched tracks set into the rear cabin floor, or to lift seats out completely. The new seats are lightweight and the second row features integrated seatbelts, so reconfiguring the cabin can be done more quickly and easily. ISOFIX points are available on all three seats in the second row as well as the two outboard seats in the third row.

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