Test Drive Ford Galaxy since 2010 Minivan

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In the movement, Galaxy did not prevent any surprises. Obedient, predictable machine. Elastic, moderately, a responsive motor disappointment does not indulge, but it makes it easy to stay in the stream.
 

If in the automotive community, they already remember the distant 1994, then thanks to the two loud intercorporative weddings, as a result of which a whole brood of minivans appeared. If you are accurate seven different models: triples Ford Galaxy, Seat Alhambra and Volkswagen Sharan and Quartens Citroit Evasion, Fiat Ulysse, Lancia Zeta and Peugeot 806. It seems to be no one forgotten.
 
The difference was in the conditions of marriage contracts. As part of the U60 project, the PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Fiat Auto SPA concern with joint efforts and the car were designed, and from scratch built SevelNord plant, while Ford Motor and Volkswagen AG went through hard delimitation of powers. Volkswagen has fully developed a car under the code designation VX62, and Ford provided its production at its factory in the Portuguese Palmel city. In the first case, six billion francs were spent, in the second the amount is more significant, without a small two billion pounds of sterling.
 
The friendly Franco-Italian family is currently represented in the second generation, but the original Galaxy and Sharan lives so far, however, not without the help of Faeslifting. Moreover, both cars are officially supplied to the Russian market. Galaxy is offered in two trud and ghia sets; The database includes ABS, two pillows, air conditioning, audio preparation from eight speakers and mirrors with electric drives and heating. Engine one gasoline four o 145 horsepower. The car turned out to be on the test of the third nearby seats, heated the front armchairs, windshield and nozzle windshield nozzles, headlight washers, radio tumors, fog, was painted with metallic. As a result, all this led to the appreciation of 1570 euros. The GHIA version is much richer enough to say that as an option for it is provided for a multimedia center from DVD player, two LCD monitors and four pairs of headphones.

 

Separately describe the appearance of the car I will not all see Galaxy live hundreds of times. As for the internal decoration, it is most impressed here. Order in design, order in ergonomics. Simple form we, large surfaces, lively with silver inserts under metal. Logical organization of buttons, understandable pictograms. Successfully designed front armchairs with adjustable armrests, a pleasant steering wheel, flawless gear shifts. So the diagnosis is typical Ford. No sarcasm: European Ford really reached a very high level. According to a friendship with the user and the clarity of the operation of the mechanics of its model, you can call the reference without a shadow of doubt.

   

Although some shortcomings are available. For example, none of the three glove compartments differ in the capacity. An annoying handle of the trunk cover is annoying, the fingers from which they say to slip. And the rear doors (instead of sliding) are noticeably complicated by the planting-disembarkation process on close parking. However, the main Galaxy is perfectly coping with the minivan function. All the rear seats are sufficiently comfortable, it is all folded, and the seats of the middle row are adjusted in the longitudinal direction and tilting the backs. Seat can be arranged in any combinations, even face to each other.
 
In the movement, Galaxy did not prevent any surprises. Obedient, predictable machine. Elastic, moderately, a responsive motor disappointment does not indulge, but it makes it easy to stay in the stream. Under the engine, the steering is unsolved, with a soft increase in returning effort. A suspension is well balanced: it easily copes with small irregularities, does not allow a noticeable routine of the body and large rolls in turns. Large pits are on the body, but do not cause uncomfortable sensations. To the brakes zero complaints.
 
Maximum functions, minimum emotions, this impression of this car. Despite the space name, Ford Galaxy is a very earthly object. And it makes sense to stop your choice that it makes sense only when you find enough passengers to realize all its capabilities.
 
Autography
Ford Galaxy
Predecessor
Not
Still known as
Volkswagen.
Sharan / Seat.
Alhambra.
Modernization
spring 2000
Body
universal
Premiere
february 1995
Engines
1.9-2.8 L (90-204 hp)
Production
Portugal
Expected replacement
2005

 
The car is provided by Alarm Motors.
At the time of the test, the car is insured by Nasta-Center LLC.
 
Text: Leonid Klyuev
Photo: Roman Stunnin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A source: Magazine "Wheels" [№78 / 2004]