Ford Transit 350 Tires
In the mid-2010s, Ford replaced the popular but aging Econoline commercial van with the Transit, a much-updated model based on European Ford vans. According to the Ford naming system, the Transit 350 is one-ton rated. Ford Transit 350 vans are powered by different iterations of the Ford EcoBoost V6, with some versions getting fuel economy numbers as good as 24 mpg city-26 mpg highway-25 mpg combined. The Transit 350 is versatile, with passenger versions and trade-oriented work or cargo versions; in other parts of the world, it’s available with a cutaway body or even as a pickup truck. Newer versions of the Transit 350 can be had with AWD and parts shared with the Ford F150 Raptor pickup truck. In addition, there’s now an all-electric version of the Transit 350, sharing its battery pack with the Ford Mach-E.
Using SimpleScore, we’ve put together some of the best Ford Transit 350 tires, including all-season, all-weather, and winter tire choices – all selected specifically for the heavy-duty needs of a van or light truck. So without further delay, let’s get into it:
1. Continental Vancontact A-S – Best All-Season tire
We’re going to get things going with the Continental Vancontact A-S, a commercial-grade tire designed specifically for Euro-specific vans and work tires. A commercial tire needs to deliver year-round traction with long wear, solid and predictable handling, and decent ride quality, but it also needs extra-heavy-duty construction with extra load capacity and the ability to handle a lot of stop-and-start driving for pickup and delivery trucks or route work. The Vancontact A-S is an excellent candidate for all those reasons. All-season traction is a plus with the Vancontact A-S, thanks to a series of circumferential grooves that channel water away to resist hydroplaning and a combination of rippled and “step” grooves for traction in snow. We give the Vancontact A-S a very solid SimpleScore of 9.4 for traction. The Vancontact A-S is designed for low rollin