
2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB review
Seriously, I was expecting a circa 18-hour drive in a van to be, if not unpleasant, then still a bit of a chore.
However, I was in a Ford Transit Custom, which proved a comfortable way to haul a cargo bay full of my partner's clothes, kitchenware, and even some furniture from Melbourne to Brisbane.
I'd love to tell you how the Transit Custom compares with the Hyundai Staria Load or the top-selling Toyota HiAce across a similar distance but, ah, I think I'm good for cross-country road trips for a little while.
Let's talk about what the Transit Custom does right, though, and where it needs improvement.
You get a choice of two trim levels in the diesel-powered Transit Custom range: Trend and Sport. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Both are available in short- and long-wheelbase body styles, however, the long-wheelbase Sport is what Ford calls a Double Cab and it includes a second row of seating.
The Trend LWB, therefore, is the one to choose if you want maximum cargo space. If you want it with plug-in hybrid power, you'll need to cough up an extra $10,000, while the electric version commands an additional $10,000 premium on top of that.
It's far from the cheapest vehicle in the mid-size commercial van segment. For example, the Toyota HiAce LWB – which has a similar overall cargo bay volume – is several thousand dollars cheaper.
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
We did the bulk of our drive in one day, which worked out to around 14 hours in the Transit Custom. Not once did our bodies complain. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Kudos to the designers of the Transit Custom's seats, because they proved comfortable and supportive. That's despite the passenger seat actually being more of a bench than a traditional bucket seat.
The cloth upholstery is pleasant, and the outboard seats even feature heating.
The driver's seat has a fold-down armrest that you can ratchet into your desired position, and the lack of a centre console means you can easily shimmy across the front seats if, for example, someone has parked too close to the driver's door. This is aided by a completely flat cabin floor.
The steering wheel has tilt and telescopic adjustment, though we found the pedal placement to be a bit awkward.
About that steering wheel: it's wonderful. The switchgear is logically laid out and tactile, while the leather wrapping is wonderfully soft and the size is spot-on. It's a better steering wheel than you'll find in many passenger cars! 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Overseas, an optional Mobile Office Pack includes a folding version of the steering wheel, allowing you to use it as a work surface or, let's be honest, an easier way to eat your Maccas. Sadly, it's not yet available here.
As expected of a van, there's ample storage even up front. Storage shelves span the width of the dashboard, while the doors have a small pocket for items like pens, and then larger pockets at their base.
These larger storage cavities incorporate bottle holders large enough for 1.5-litre bottles, while we were able to safely stash items like 3L milk bottles and even a vase in the other part of the lower cavity.
Each side of the dashboard has a cupholder that can fit a medium McCafe beverage or a 600ml soft drink bottle, while there's another cupholder that folds out from the centre stack.
Everything feels solidly assembled and hard-wearing, and the cabin overall appears modern. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Our tester came equipped with a metal bulkhead, helping to insulate the front of the van from any sounds (but not necessarily smells) in the rear and featuring a clever load-through hatch which we didn't end up using.
You can still see through the window in the bulkhead and out through the windows in the barn doors, but at night time the reflection of the touchscreen almost completely obscures your view out the back.
You can get a digital rear-view mirror in the Transit Custom, but this comes only in an option package that includes a solid bulkhead with no window.
Fortunately, the Transit Custom comes standard with blind-spot monitoring, while the exterior mirrors feature two different types of mirror so you've got multiple viewing angles. There's no surround-view camera, though you get a reversing camera with decent resolution plus front and rear parking sensors.
The windscreen is huge and the view out the front is expansive, though we were perturbed by a demister that would turn itself off far too quickly. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
That brings us to perhaps our greatest gripe: the lack of physical climate controls. There are shortcuts anchored to the bottom of the touchscreen, but they can be finicky on the move – particularly temperature adjustment – and would likely prove cumbersome if you're wearing gloves.
The centre stack has virtually no switchgear, apart from a handful of shortcut buttons for functions like the driver assistance systems menu plus a volume knob.
The touchscreen is an impressive 13-inch unit running the SYNC4 operating system, and features wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The latter connects quickly and maintained a stable connection during our road trip, thankfully deciding to wait until we were in Brisbane to occasionally throw up a repetitive 'The inserted USB device isn't responding' error message when we had a phone plugged in. This was fixed by unplugging my phone.
There is a wireless phone charger so in theory you don't need to ever plug in your phone, but in my experience wireless phone chargers charge too slowly and heat up your phone too much. Cue Alborz chiding me for having an Android.
There's a simple 7.0-inch instrument cluster screen that's presentable and logically laid out, and is flanked by a couple of more traditional metres for fuel level and engine temperature. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Moving to the rear, there's a single sliding door on the kerbside, though you can option a driver's side sliding door as well.
Unlocking the vehicle once doesn't unlock the rear, so you'll need to press that button on the fob again; alternatively, you can separately unlock just the rear of the vehicle, which is handy if you are unloading goods and don't want anybody to nick your van.
You'll need to give the sliding door and the barn doors a firm slam to close them, though even still we experienced a handful of phantom 'tailgate open' alerts in the instrument cluster.
Inside the cargo bay, you'll find bright LED lighting. There's a helpful switch at the rear to turn on additional lighting, while along the sides of the cargo bay you'll find eight tie-down points as well as padding so your stuff doesn't damage the walls of the van.
As standard, there's a single sliding door within an opening 1030mm wide and 1301mm tall, though you can option a second sliding door.
The rear door opening is 1400mm wide and 1316mm tall, and the Transit Custom LWB is rated to fit four Euro (1200mm x 800mm) pallets. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
For now, the Transit Custom is a diesel-only affair in Australia, however, plug-in hybrid and electric versions are coming soon. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Out of an abundance of caution, we filled up at a quarter of the tank remaining both times we filled up the van. That means we could have easily done Melbourne to Brisbane on two tanks.
The Transit Custom quickly settled into a fuel consumption groove, and couldn't be shaken from 7.7 to 7.8 litres per 100km. The final score was 7.8L/100km across over 1800km of driving.
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
The first thing you notice about the way the Transit Custom drives is its excellent steering. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Not only is the wheel lovely to hold, as mentioned earlier, but the steering is nicely weighted – it's light enough to help you manoeuvre around tight carparks, but confidence-inspiring out on the road, too.
Then there's the powertrain. The eight-speed automatic occasionally exhibits a not-so-smooth shift at low speed, but otherwise it's well-matched for the torquey turbo-diesel engine.
You change gears using a stalk on the column, which may trip up people for whom the Transit Custom is among a fleet of vehicles they regularly drive. If this will be your primary source of transportation, however, you'll find you quickly get used to the stalk.
The Transit Custom feels like it has more grunt than its outputs suggest, while the cabin is quite well insulated from the usual clatter you get from a turbo-diesel. Mind you, the cabin does get a bit boomy at high speeds with tyre roar, but this is a van after all. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
We drove over some rather rotten rural roads in New South Wales, and the Transit Custom took them in its stride. It has a surprisingly loping ride for a van, and unusually features independent rear suspension. And yet, despite being softly sprung, body control was commendable.
When we picked up the car, we found the headlight beam didn't extend far enough, but adjusting the headlight aim with the toggle to the right-hand side of the steering wheel fixed this.
What we couldn't fix, however, was the automatic high-beam. It proved erratic and inconsistent, dipping the lights on pitch-black country roads. It got to the point where I just wished the Transit Custom didn't have the feature, as I was constantly having to flick the headlight stalk anyway and this was just giving me another detent to flick through.
The low-beam headlights are LEDs, which are lovely and bright. The high-beams may elegantly fade on, but they're disappointingly halogen units. Ford refers to these headlights as 'hybrid' headlights, which makes them sound more clever than they are…
You fill up the Transit Custom via a flap on the passenger's side, though you'll need to open the passenger-side door in order to open this flap. Fortunately, the filler itself doesn't have a cap. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
The blind-spot monitoring worked well, as did the lane-keep assist though there's no lane centring. There is adaptive cruise control, which would often allow the van to exceed the speed limit by 2km/h – not ideal, but that shouldn't be enough to get you in trouble with the law.
There is an annoying overspeed alert, but you can turn it off or easily drown it out with music. The driver fatigue monitoring feature doesn't scan your eyes like in some cars, though if you swerve over a lane marking or drive for a long time without a break, it will flash up a helpful reminder.
The safe exit warning feature is a welcome inclusion, sounding a chime if the van detects you're about to open your door into oncoming traffic.
The Transit Custom is under 2m tall, so it should fit in most carparks. Very handy.
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
The Trend is the entry-level Transit Custom. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
2025 Ford Transit Custom equipment highlights: 7.0-inch instrument cluster screen
13.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
DAB+ digital radio
Satellite navigation
5G embedded modem
Wireless phone charger
FordPass app connectivity
4-speaker sound system
8-way manual driver's seat with single armrest
Heated front seats
Leatherette-wrapped steering wheel
Drive mode selection: Normal, Eco, Slippery and Tow/Haul
Load Area Protection Kit
Side and rear door protection
Moulded load floor liner
LED load bay lighting
Metal bulkhead
Kerbside sliding door
Integrated roof racks
Halogen and LED 'hybrid' headlights
Rain-sensing wipers
Quickclear heated windscreen
Push-button start
Metallic paint is a $700 option, though our tester came in standard Frozen White. You can also spend $1400 and get SVO Paint, allowing you to choose from a wider range of colours than the monochromatic trio of $700 finishes.
Other options include: A two-seat configuration: $150; deletes the load-through hatch
Rear liftgate: $700; replaces the barn doors
Secure Visibility Pack: $1500; includes steel rear doors with no windows, a metal bulkhead with no window; and a digital rear-view mirror with an integrated dash cam
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
While like most vans the Transit Custom hasn't been crash-tested by ANCAP, it does have a 96 per cent rating in assessment of its driver assistance systems. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
Standard safety equipment includes: Autonomous emergency braking
Adaptive cruise control
Blind-spot assist
Evasive steering assist
Lane keep assist
Rear cross-traffic alert
Safe exit warning
Traffic sign recognition
Reversing camera with 180-degree view
Front, rear parking sensors
Front, front-side, and curtain airbags
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
Ford backs its vehicles with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, with 12 months of roadside assistance included at the time of purchase and extended with every service provided they're completed within Ford's network. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
For other buyers, the first four services are priced at $580, $915, $715, and $915 respectively.
To see how the Ford Transit Custom stacks up against its rivals, use our comparison tool
An 18-hour drive can be a real torture test of a vehicle. If something is bugging you when you set off, it's bound to infuriate you by the end of the trip. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
I've been in cars with uncomfortable seats, or with annoying lane-keeping aids, that would have had me raging at the end of 18 hours.
But any faults the Ford has are minor, and I quickly came to respect this van. Hell, at one point I even thought, 'Hey, would I want to own one of these?' (The answer is no: I hate moving my own stuff, so the last thing I'd want as a van owner is to get roped into helping every friend and family member move).
With its comfortable interior, spacious load bay, punchy powertrain and slick infotainment, the Transit Custom should be on your shortlist if you're buying a van. 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trend LWB Credit: CarExpert
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Solid dynamics
Good technology No physical climate controls
More expensive than rivals
Annoying automatic high-beam Power: 125kW
Fuel Type: Diesel
Economy: 7.6L/100km
CO2 Emissions: 197g/km
ANCAP Safety Rating: Untested
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While the base engine has the same outputs as in the outgoing Tiguan Allspace, the other engines boast more power. The 150TSI produces 18kW more power than the old Tiguan Allspace 132TSI, while the 190TSI produces 28kW and 50Nm more than the old 162TSI. The Tayron is based on the German automaker's MQB Evo platform and measures 4792mm – 64mm longer than the Tiguan Allspace it replaces – with luggage space expanding by 115 litres to 345L (measured to the top of the rear backrests). This expands to 850L in seven-seat versions with the rear seat folded, and an even larger 885L in the five-seat 150TSI Life. Six exterior paint colours will be offered from launch: Pure White, Oyster Silver Metallic, Dolphin Grey Metallic, Night Shade Blue Metallic, Grenadilla Black Metallic, and Ultra Violet Premium are the features Volkswagen Australia has detailed so far for the new Tayron range. The 110TSI Life comes standard with the following equipment: The 150TSI Life adds: The 150TSI Elegance adds: The 195TSI R-Line adds: Optional on the 150TSI Elegance and 195TSI R-Line is: • Panoramic roof Optional on the 150TSI Elegance is: Optional on the 195TSI R-Line is: Content originally sourced from: The Volkswagen Tayron, a larger sibling to the new-generation Tiguan mid-size SUV that's available with a third row of seating, will start at $48,290 before on-road costs when it arrives here in September. That price is for the 110TSI Life, which costs $4300 more than the entry-level 110TSI Life version of the Tiguan Allspace it will replace. The front-wheel drive 110TSI Life is powered by a turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 110kW of power and 250Nm of torque. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. While it's significantly more expensive than the equivalent Tiguan Allspace, the entry-level Tayron upgrades from an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen to a larger 12.9-inch unit, while its transmission gets another gear, and there are additional features like a surround-view camera fitted as standard. Compared to the entry-level Tiguan 110TSI Life, the Tayron is $3300 more expensive. Stepping up to the 150TSI variants – the $53,990 plus on-roads Life, and $59,490 plus on-roads Elegance – gets you all-wheel drive and a more powerful 150kW 2.0-litre turbo four. Unusually, like the Tiguan, the 150TSI Life is a five-seater, while all other Tayrons feature seven seats. Topping the range is the all-wheel drive 195TSI R-Line at $73,490 before on-road costs, or $3000 more than the Tiguan 195TSI R-Line. It also comes with 2.0-litre turbo four, but this time with outputs of 195kW and 400Nm. All Tayrons come standard with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. While the base engine has the same outputs as in the outgoing Tiguan Allspace, the other engines boast more power. The 150TSI produces 18kW more power than the old Tiguan Allspace 132TSI, while the 190TSI produces 28kW and 50Nm more than the old 162TSI. The Tayron is based on the German automaker's MQB Evo platform and measures 4792mm – 64mm longer than the Tiguan Allspace it replaces – with luggage space expanding by 115 litres to 345L (measured to the top of the rear backrests). This expands to 850L in seven-seat versions with the rear seat folded, and an even larger 885L in the five-seat 150TSI Life. Six exterior paint colours will be offered from launch: Pure White, Oyster Silver Metallic, Dolphin Grey Metallic, Night Shade Blue Metallic, Grenadilla Black Metallic, and Ultra Violet Premium are the features Volkswagen Australia has detailed so far for the new Tayron range. The 110TSI Life comes standard with the following equipment: The 150TSI Life adds: The 150TSI Elegance adds: The 195TSI R-Line adds: Optional on the 150TSI Elegance and 195TSI R-Line is: • Panoramic roof Optional on the 150TSI Elegance is: Optional on the 195TSI R-Line is: Content originally sourced from: