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Ford Tourneo Custom car review – carry 8 in perfect comfort

The Ford Tourneo Custom is a hugely practical 8-seater and although it’s based on a van, you’d never know it behind the wheel.
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9 July 2013

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Yes it’s tall, but the steering and handling are impressive. Very little body roll and both nimble and grippy across country

The driving position is fairly upright, but much less classically van-like than the workhorses of the past. Van cabins have been transformed in recent times, and the Tourneo takes a well-appointed cockpit and tops it up with all the comfort extras that a car driver expects.

Such as?

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The cockpit is as well-appointed with kit and comforts as an car driver could wish

A fully carpeted floor right back to the boot, leather-trimmed steering wheel, a heated driving seat with armrest, eight-way adjustable front passenger seat with lumbar settings, DAB radio with a multi-functional display, an MP3 socket for your audio player, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, a lockable glovebox big enough to house an A4 file, air conditioning with a pollen purifier, separate air conditioning for the rear seat rows, rear courtesy lights, sunblinds … it’s a long list.

What else? It has lots of tech kit including cruise control with an adjustable speed limiter, front and rear parking sensors, a heated windscreen as well as electric demisting for the rear screen. There are also built-in side steps to ease the big step down when you exit.

It’s quite tall, so what’s it like on the bends?

Impressive. Ford’s famed driving dynamics have been applied to this vehicle as fervently as to the rest of the car range. Frankly, we’re pretty impressed with the way it handles on a country road. There isn’t much body roll and it feels very nimble and grippy across country, especially for the type of vehicle it is.

Anything to avoid? 

A white one. Unless you want to be known as white minivan man.

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Matt Morton

Matt Morton

Matt Morton is an automotive content writer for Business Car Manager

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