Ford-Utilimaster FFV
The Ford-Utilimaster Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV; originally designated the Carrier Route Vehicle) is an American light transport truck model, designed as a mail truck for the United States Postal Service (USPS), which is its primary user. It was built as a partnership between Ford Motor Company, which supplied a stripped-down, right-hand drive Ford Explorer chassis and drivetrain, and Utilimaster, which built the aluminum body and integrated it with the chassis. The FFV can operate with either unleaded gasoline or E85 ethanol-blended fuel using the Ford 4.0 L Cologne OHV V6 engine.
| Ford-Utilimaster Flexible Fuel Vehicle | |
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A 2000 FFV of the United States Postal Service, seen in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in August 2020. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Utilimaster |
| Also called | USPS Mail truck |
| Production | 1999–2001 |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mail truck |
| Related | Ford Explorer |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.0 L (244 cu in) Cologne V6 |
| Transmission | 5-speed Ford 5R55E automatic |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Grumman LLV |
| Successor | Oshkosh NGDV |
The FFV is similar in appearance to and has the same purpose as the earlier Grumman LLV; it can be distinguished from the LLV by the presence of a cargo-area window behind the street-side sliding door of the FFV.