Which compact commercial van can best handle your business, the 2022 Ford Transit Connect or Mercedes Metris? Both city-friendly vans help you move passengers or cargo items through busy streets. Use our comparison guide to take a closer look at each model and what it can do for you.
Price: 2022 Ford Transit Connect
The Transit Connect can do the most for your bottom line, with a thrifty starting price of $27,920. The 2022 Mercedes Metris will cost you quite a bit more, starting at $38,600.
Maximum Capabilities: 2022 Mercedes Metris
However, it’s the Mercedes Metris that can move the most weight. Depending on configuration and equipment, the Metris can move cargo payloads weighing up to 2,425 pounds. The strongest version of the Transit Connect isn’t nearly as capable, with max payloads of 1,570 pounds.
The Mercedes Metris also delivers the strongest towing capabilities. Properly equipped, this city van can tow a trailer weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Meanwhile, the Transit Connect tows max loads of 2,000 pounds.
Efficient Performance: 2022 Ford Transit Connect
When it comes to fuel efficiency, the Transit Connect regains the lead. Depending on how you configure yours, this compact commercial van earns up to 26 mpg combined (24 city/28 highway).
The Mercedes Metris will end up costing you much more at the pump. The most efficient version of this van earns only 22 mpg combined (20/25 mpg). No matter how you look at it, choosing the Metris will end up taking a bigger bite out of your fuel budget.
Configurations: 2022 Ford Transit Connect
When it comes to options, these compact vans actually have a lot in common. Both are available in passenger and cargo versions, for example. And both offer two wheelbase options. With an extended wheelbase, you create more interior space, making it possible to haul bigger cargo items.
Both the Transit Connect and Mercedes Metris cargo vans are available with the extended wheelbase. However, only the Transit Connect lets you choose an extended wheelbase for its passenger vans.
Choose Your Commercial Cargo Van
As long as you don’t need the 2022 Mercedes Metris’s outsized capabilities, the 2022 Ford Transit Connect is the best choice for your business. Not only can this commercial cargo van tow and haul substantial weight, but it also does these things at a very fair price. And, on top of everything else, the Transit Connect helps you save money at the pump.