Style and Functionality
The Ford Grand Connect, available exclusively from OC Cars & Mobility Ltd, marks a fabulous new addition to the best-selling range of wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs). If you like Ford, you’ll love Freedom. This stylish new car combines ultra-modern comfort and style, with the latest in fuel efficient, environmentally friendly performance. Most importantly, Freedom brings you superb usability for wheelchair users, with the unique EasyGlide access ramp.
Accessibility
With Freedom comes the ultimate safe, secure and user-friendly wheelchair travel. The innovative EasyGlide wheelchair ramp, simply pulls-out from the rear floor of the vehicle to become an ultra-strong, low-gradient ramp. It can then be folded upwards behind a wheelchair passenger or folded back into the boot floor, whenever your car is not being used with a wheelchair user. Once inside, the wheelchair is secured by high-quality front and rear wheelchair restraints, while lap and diagonal seat belts ensure maximum security for wheelchair users. Freedom is also tested and certified to meet the highest automotive and accessibility standards.
Seating Options
Freedom comes complete with original Ford seating and can accommodate driver, wheelchair passenger and up to four additional passengers or driver and up to six additional passengers.
Economy
Ford’s Duratorq TCDi 1.5L diesel engine is renowned for smooth and quiet driving. It also brings the latest in fuel saving performance, delivering up to 56 miles per gallon in mixed town and country driving conditions.
| Model | Zetec | Titanium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Style Features | |||
| Twin sliding doors | . | . | |
| One piece tailgate | . | . | |
| Body coloured front bumper | . | . | |
| Metallic paint | F | F | |
| Alloy wheels | . | . | |
| Supagard interior and exterior protection | . | . | |
| Safety & Security | |||
| ABS including EBA & EBFD | . | . | |
| Tyre pressure monitoring | . | . | |
| Full front & rear passenger airbags | . | . | |
| Three-point seat belts (including wheelchair passenger) | . | . | |
| Four-point wheelchair restraint system (85kg) | . | . | |
| Four-point wheelchair restraint system (200kg) | . | . | |
| Remote controlled electric winch | F | F | |
| Reverse parking sensors | F | F | |
| Comfort & Convenience | |||
| Air conditioning | . | . | |
| Quickclear heated windscreen | . | . | |
| Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors | . | . | |
| Electrically operated windows | . | . | |
| Reach adjustable steering wheel | . | . | |
| Height adjustable driver’s seat | . | . | |
| Driver seat armrest | X | . | |
| Full original Ford seating with folding rear seats | . | . | |
| Front floor carpet mats | . | . | |
| Cruise control with speedlimiter | X | . | |
| Privacy glass | F | F | |
| Various hand controls and adaptations | . | . | |
| Panorama roof | X | . | |
| Audio | |||
| DAB radio & MP3 compatible | . | . | |
| Bluetooth connectivity & voice control | . | . | |
| Key: = Included F = Free option = Optional | |||
| O = discount off standard price M = Free option on Mobility Scheme | |||
| Model | 1.5 Duratorq Manual | 1.5 Duratorq Auto* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||||
| Emission control standard | Euro 6.2 | Euro 6.2 | ||||||||
| Cubic capacity | 1,498 | 1,498 | ||||||||
| Zetec – Max. power PS | 100 | 100 | ||||||||
| Zetec – Max. torque Nm | 240 | 240 | ||||||||
| Titanium Max. power PS | 120 | 120 | ||||||||
| Titanium Max. torque Nm | 270 | 270 | ||||||||
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel | ||||||||
| Start & Stop technology | no | yes | ||||||||
| Transmission | ||||||||||
| Number of gears | 6-speed | 8-speed | ||||||||
| Tyres | ||||||||||
| Size | 205/60 R16 | |||||||||
| Puncture system | Ford puncture repair kit | |||||||||
| Fuel Tank | ||||||||||
| Capacity (litres) | 47 | |||||||||
| Brakes | ||||||||||
| Front | Ventilated discs | |||||||||
| Rear | Solid discs | |||||||||
| Suspension | ||||||||||
| Front | Macpherson struts & coil springs | |||||||||
| Rear | Coil springs & torsion bar | |||||||||
| Weight (kg) | ||||||||||
| Gross vehicle weight | 2,445 | 2,445 | ||||||||
| Vehicle Dimensions (mm) | ||||||||||
| Length | 4,825 | |||||||||
| Width (mirrors folded) | 1,967 | |||||||||
| Height | 1,847 | |||||||||
| Side door entry width | 839 | |||||||||
| Maximum wheelchair user height (mm) | 1,411 | |||||||||
| Maximum wheelchair user width (mm) | 767 | |||||||||
| Maximum wheelchair user length (mm) | 1,040 | |||||||||
| Access Ramp | ||||||||||
| Width x length (mm) | 783 x 1,070 | |||||||||
| Angle when deployed onto road | 15.4 | |||||||||
| Safe working load (kg) | 400 | |||||||||
| Winch (where fitted) | ||||||||||
| Safe working load (kg) | 280 | |||||||||
| Wheelchair Restraints | ||||||||||
| Maximum certified weight (kg) | 200 | |||||||||
| Warranty | ||||||||||
| Base vehicle | 3 year / 100,000 mile Ford Warranty (whichever comes first) | |||||||||
| Additional components | 3 years or 60,000 mile (whichever comes first) | |||||||||
| Motability Scheme | Servicing and repairs covered for 5 years (100,000 mile limit), per the terms of your lease agreement | |||||||||
| Perforation | 12 years | |||||||||
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Chrome Blue (Metallic)
Diffused Silver (Metallic)
Magnetic (Metallic)
Moondust Silver (Metallic)
Shadow Black (Metallic)
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BOOK A TEST DRIVE
Choosing mobility vehicles may seem daunting. There is a wide choice of wheelchair accessible vehicles for sale and knowing which one is right is tricky. Sometimes there’s simply no substitute for seeing for yourself, particularly when it’s an important choice like a new wheelchair car.
To arrange your free, no-obligation home demonstration, simply fill in the form below and your local mobility consultant will be in touch to arrange a time that suits.
FIND US
OC Cars & Mobility Ltd.
Unit 1 Harris Park
Swords Road
Cloghran
Co Dublin
K67 V123
01-8332301
01-8054000
sales@occars.ie
OPENING TIMES
MONDAY – FRIDAY
09:00 ~ 17.30
SATURDAY
10:00 ~ 13.00
SUNDAY
Closed