CarExpert Choice winner: Best Van

The Ford Transit Custom has been named Australia’s best van in the inaugural 2025 CarExpert Choice Awards.

It beat out two finalists: the Hyundai Staria Load and Toyota HiAce.

The Transit Custom does what a van needs to do: carry a lot of stuff. There’s a spacious load bay, particularly in long-wheelbase guise, with LED load bay lighting and plenty of tie-down points. There are also different door options on offer.

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But this is far from a penalty box to drive, with excellent steering, comfortable ride quality, and a smooth, torquey powertrain.

The cabin also features comfortable seats, a thoroughly modern infotainment system, plenty of sound-deadening and top-notch safety systems.

While the current, second-generation Transit Custom was launched in Australia late last year exclusively with diesel power, Ford is rolling out plug-in hybrid and electric versions later this year – something its Hyundai and Toyota rivals can’t match.

2025 CarExpert Choice: Best Van

• Winner – Ford Transit Custom
• Finalist – Hyundai Staria Load
• Finalist – Toyota HiAce

To see all the CarExpert Choice winners, click here.

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