New Ford Galaxy MPV is best for people carrier. It is stylish in look with long slopping nose and curvy back. It is comfortable for seven occupants and well equipped with plenty of options. It is not only for the professional drivers but also is live option for big families who are in frequent travelling. There are good and competent names in its rivalry such as SEAT Alhambra, VolksWagen Sharan, Mercedes Benz v-Class and Citroen Grand C4 Picasso.
It has been designed for seven persons so interior is well arranged and masterly knitted with all handy features. Seating arrangement is reasonable with lot of practicalities.
All rear seats are with dropping system. Dashboard is wide and beautifully woven. Material used in its interior is good enough though plastic used in its interior is not up to standard, but as a whole the interior looks great.
Ford Galaxy is a practical MPV with lot of space for its occupants and for the luggage. Seating arrangement offers a nice leg and head room for all seven adults. In other MPVs available in the market, the third row is for children and squeezing the adults but in Ford Galaxy, the situation is different, third row is also very comfortable for adult occupants.
The storage capacity of its boot is reasonable with 300-litres. If second row is dropped down you can accommodate 1301-litres of space and if you drop down all rear seats there will be a space of 2339-litres to utilize.
Ford Galaxy is the latest brand of the house used as people carrier. It offers good seating arrangement for seven people easily. There are two petrol and four diesel engines in its engine lineup. Galaxy Diesel engines are efficient and with fuel economical technology. All engines are well refined and smooth in working. It is available in different mechanical combinations. Client’s first pick is the diesel ones because of their good fuel average. It is used as people carrier or driver used it professionally for pick and drop service, so diesel engines are the best for this purpose. No doubt that petrol engines are fast in speed and performance but fuel consumption rate of petrol engines are very high if we compare with diesel engines.
There is a 1.5-Litre EcoBoost petrol engine, capable of 157bhp and 177lb/ft torque. It is a four-cylinder engine and takes 9.7 seconds to get from 0-62m/h with maximum top speed of 124m/h, nice score for a seven-seater. Its fuel average is 43m/g along with 149g/km of Co2 emissions. It is fitted with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system.
Second petrol unit is a 2.0-Litre EcoBoost engine. This engine is capable of 236bhp and 254lb/ft torque. It is good in sprint, and takes 8.3 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with 140m/h top speed. Fuel average of this engine is not impressive with 35m/g along with 180g/km of CO2 emissions. This petrol unit is fitted with six-speed automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive system as standard.
Diesel engine range starts with 2.0-Litre TDCi diesel engine. It is capable of 118bhp and 229lb/ft torque. Though it is not as fast and brisk as petrol units, but it performs also well. It takes 13.2 seconds to get from0-62m/h with top speed of 114m/h. the real difference in petrol and diesel engines is its fuel average. This diesel engine gives 57m/g of fuel average along with 129g/km of Co2 emissions.
Second diesel version in this 2.0-Litre TDCi unit is capable of 147bhp and 258lb/ft torque. This diesel engine is available in six-speed manual gearbox and six-speed power shift automatic gearbox assemblies. With manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system it takes 10.6 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 123m/h. With six-speed power shift automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive system it takes same time period for 0-62m/h sprint but its maximum speed if 122m/h. Fuel average of automatic assembly is 54m/g along with 131g/km Co2 emissions and with manual gearbox assembly it offers 56m/g of fuel average and 128g/km of Co2 emissions.
There is a 177bhp and 295lb/ft torque version also available in this 2.0-Litre TDCi diesel engine. This engine takes 9.5 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h with top speed of 131m/h. Fuel average of this engine with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system is 56m/g and Co2 emissions are 129g/km. With six-speed power shift automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive assembly this unit takes 9.3 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h with 129m/h top speed. Fuel average of this combination is 52m/g along with 134g/km of Co2 emissions.
At the top of this 2.0-Litre TDCi diesel engine there is a 207bhp and 332lb/ft torque version. It takes 8.6 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 135m/h. Fuel average of this engine 51m/g along with 144g/km of Co2 emissions. It is fitted with six-speed power shift automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive system as standard.
MPVs are used mostly as public carriers, so safety and reliability are important one to maintain their standard. Ford Galaxy has plenty of safety kits to protect its occupant from any inconvenience. It has airbags for driver and passengers at front and has protection for their knees also. It is fitted with side curtains for all passengers. There is a speed limiter installed, indicates about over speeding, crucial and vital for a public carrier. Efficient anti-lock braking system with stability control system and anti-pedestrian collision system are there in new Galaxy. Lane departure warning system and LED headlights are fitted in Galaxy. Parking sensors and camera is there to assist in exact parking. Though it hasn’t been tested by Euro NCAP but Ford is satisfied by its safety features. As far as its reliability is concerned, its body style is well balanced on long wheel-based frame that is strong enough to bear the weight of the vehicle and seven occupants effectively.
