• INTERIOR
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The seating position in the Ducato will be familiar to those who have driven the old style Ford Transit. The sit-up-and-beg seats offer a good view of the road ahead, and enables the driver to brake, and accelerate according to the road conditions visible over the top of the saloon cars in front of the vehicle.
Unfortunately the other aspects of the interior do not live up to the high standards set by the excellent engine. There are seven blanking plugs in the fascia, and we fail to see seven additional functions that could be included in this top-of-therange van.
Added to this is the poor general finish of the dashboard, with skew-whiff plastic mouldings and a collection of cheaplooking switches. The seats are covered with an ersatz twill material that is a poor substitute for the real thing, and the raised floor of the cab will be very difficult to clean thoroughly.