Ford Tourneo Connect camper (Grand)
The Tourneo is an even more comfortable version of the already comfortable panel van Transit Connect. You get a higher trim standard and drive comfort with a big boot for all your camping needs. When the seats are folded down, the boot height is 95cm, which isn’t much for an MPV, but good enough. Go for the Grand version of course – you’ll get a 40cm longer boot – that’s a lot. It drives well, but it also eats a bit more than other MPVs though. The barn doors on most models are a downside, but they have a small plus point – you can open them all the way towards the front, by the sides of the car so that they won’t get in your way. You just won’t have a roof like you would with a tailgate.
NimbleCamper rating: 3.1/5
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Key information
| Available in | |
|---|---|
| Body type | |
| Make | |
| Boot height (cm) | 95 |
| Boot length (cm) | 217 |
| Boot width [wheel arches] (cm) | 119 |
| Comfort rating | 2 |
| Engine type | |
| Consumption l/100km | 9.7 |
| Consumption MPG (UK) | 29 |
| Consumption MPG (US) | 24 |
| Boot door type | |
| NimbleCamper rating (out of max 5) |
- Barn doors aren’t the best for camping, but these can open all the way towards the front of the car, so that’s a bonus 🙂 (they won’t get in your way as much). But there’s a tailgate version available too.
- EURO NCAP safety rating (2021) 5/5
- ADAC Rating (lower = better) 2.4/5
Standard reviews (not focused on camping):
Parkers.co.uk rating 4.5/5 • Autoexpress.co.uk rating: 4/5 • Carbuyer.co.uk rating: 3.7/5
Average rating: 4/5
Ford Tourneo Connect interior / exterior dimensions
Exterior dimensions
Body style | Height | Width | Length |
L1 Short wheelbase | 1,830mm | 1,835mm | 4,425mm |
L2 Long wheelbase (Grand) | 1,828mm | 1,835mm | 4,825mm |
Interior dimensions
Body style | Height | Width | Length |
L1 Short wheelbase | 945mm | 1,155mm | 1,786mm |
L2 Long wheelbase (Grand) | 945mm | 1,155mm | 2,175mm |
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1 review for Ford Tourneo Connect camper (Grand)
- Average used price, GBP (2015) – I use Carsite.co.uk‘s price aggregates from 2015 (or the nearest possible year if not available), or, if not found, from autoscout24.com. For new cars, I specify the closest possible match (i.e. if released this year, it’s the new price, if released two years ago, it’s the 2-years old price etc). It’s here to give you a benchmark comparison (- a like for like, an apple with an apple) of the value of each car and for filtering purposes. It’s not meant to be used as an accurate estimate of used car value – it is updated once a year, so make sure you know what the car should cost at the time of purchase if you decide to buy one.
- Boot dimensions – taken from various sources across the web, starting with official, supplemented with other reliable websites (like ridc.org.uk), supplemented by user-generated content – images of measurements from forums or social networks. It’s also used for filtering, comparison and to give you a good idea of the car’s suitability for camping.
- Comfort rating – a benchmark used to simplify the car’s comfort & driving score based on equipment, furnishings, handling, safety, and costs ratings from external sources like whatcar.com, carwow.co.uk, autocar.co.uk etc. It gives you an indication of whether the car will drive and feel like a van (low rating) or offer better interior & handling (higher rating). A simple van-like car, for example, a Renault Kangoo is 0.5, a well equipped and comfortable car like a Ford S-Max is a 2. No hard math behind it, just an indicator, f.e. 0.5= basic car that does the job, 1.5 = hey, that’s nice to have!, 2 = oooh, comfyyyy.
- Consumption – I take the average 2017 consumption or closest match from Fuelly.com, or if none is available, from other sources like honestjohn.co.uk. If there are not enough cars for a single year, an average for several years is calculated.
- NimbleCamper rating – a weighted score of boot length (45% weight), boot height (40%), consumption (10%) and comfort (5%). The logic of weighing length & height higher than consumption and comfort is – headroom is important when you sleep in the back of the car, so is the length. A comfy ride is a factor, but you can sleep in a big car that’s not that comfy, however, it’s much harder to camp/sleep in a comfy car that’s too small. Read more about the NimbleCamper rating and criteria here.
- a note for EVs (electric vehicles) – for consumption, I am using the Fuel Equivalent Consumption estimate by ev-database.org. It is usually much lower than combustion engines, giving EVs an advantage – which I think is fair. They do have a small disadvantage in terms of having to plan your trips around charging stations + longer waiting time, but that will get better over time. More charging stations, faster chargers and better batteries. Therefore I am not adjusting the calculation for EVs in any way.
- In short: a litre of petrol contains about 8.9 kWh of energy. If we divide the energy consumption of an EV by this (f.e. 16 kWh/100 km divided by 8.9 kWh/litre), we get equivalent fuel consumption of 1.8 l/100 km.
- EV stats – taken from ev-database.org
Lukas –
NimbleCamper rating: 3.1/5 – good size (albeit not the biggest of MPVs), comfortable, but more expensive to run.