Which commercial van is better suited to your business, the 2025 Ford Transit or 2025 Volkswagen Transporter? Our comparison guide takes a look at how each model can improve your workday!
Key Takeaways
- Thanks to available creature comforts and tech upgrades, the Transit delivers the most comfortable workday!
- Make fewer trips in the Transit, compliments of its bigger cargo hold and stronger hauling capabilities.
- Not only can you configure the size of your Transit, but Ford’s commercial van is now available with business-friendly new upfit packages!
- Unfortunately, you’d have to travel to Europe to add the Volkswagen Transporter to your company fleet.
Everyday Comfort: 2025 Ford Transit
Thanks to its smooth ride, supportive seating, and minimal cabin noise, the 2025 Ford Transit is our first choice for drivers who spend their working hours on the road! Because these vans offer three cargo heights, there’s a lot of room for upfitting, allowing you to enhance your cockpit comfort as you see fit. We also appreciate the Transit’s options, which include everything from an upgraded 12-inch infotainment display to adaptive cruise control!
By contrast, Volkswagen’s commercial van isn’t quite as versatile. Although the Transporter plans to offer a high-roof model for 2026, right now you can only choose between a long or short wheelbase, limiting interior space. From the driver’s seat, the roof feels a little low, and there aren’t any overhead storage options. On the other hand, this commercial van’s flat floor is a standout feature, giving the front seats a uniquely expansive vibe. And the lack of a central transmission hump creates space for a third passenger to settle comfortably into the middle seat.
Best Workhorse: 2025 Ford Transit
With three available lengths and roof heights, the Transit has the edge when it comes to transporting the most stuff! In its roomiest form, Ford’s commercial van offers up to 536.4 cubic feet of cargo space. The Transit is also stronger overall, allowing your company to move payloads of up to 4,500 pounds. You can use these capacities to make fewer trips back to your company’s basecamp.
Compared to previous versions of the Transporter, this new van is the roomier option. But compared to the Transit, it comes up short. The short-wheelbase model offers 205 cubic feet of cargo space, while the long-wheelbase increases capacity to 240 cubes. If you wait around for next year’s high-roof model, you can expand the cargo hold to about 318 cubic feet. This cargo van also lags behind when it comes to payload capacity, maxing out at 2,822 pounds.
Maximum Versatility: 2025 Ford Transit
With so many configurations and upfit packages available, the Transit is the best fit for just about any North Carolina company! For 2025, Ford introduces a few new factory-installed trade packages to equip your van with special storage compartments and shelves. Each package caters to a specific profession: electrician, air conditioning repairman, and general contractor. There’s also a new Foldable Shelving package to help delivery drivers organize packages.
The 2025 Volkswagen Transporter is also a blank-slate commercial van, offering a wide range of upfitting opportunities that cater to your business. But while its available packages offer different seating configurations, interior color schemes, and tech upgrades, Volkswagen doesn’t offer much in the way of factory upfitting.
Availability: 2025 Ford Transit
The 2025 Volkswagen Transporter (starting at £38,620 or approximately $50,723) isn’t available in the United States, making it pretty difficult to add this commercial van to your company fleet. On the other hand, the new Ford Transit (from $47,400) is just waiting for you to reach out and grab it!
Get to Work!
Even if the Volkswagen Transporter were available in the States, the Ford Transit would maintain the title for Most Comfortable Commercial Van for Long-Haul Driving in NC 2025! Visit us at Lafayette Ford in Fayetteville to build the perfect commercial van for your business needs.