AS GOOD AS NEW
FORD S-MAX
The driver’s choice of MPV is also a canny buyer’s option. Jack Warrick explains
The Ford S-Max has everything you need from a multi-purpose vehicle because it’s spacious (with seven seats), comfortable and practical, but it also has something you, as an Autocar reader, probably want and seldom find in an MPV: driver’s car characteristics.
We say ‘MPV’ because that’s what it is. However, at the second-generation S-Max’s launch in 2015, Ford instead labelled it as a ‘sports activity vehicle’, to differentiate it from the larger Galaxy MPV. In line with that more sporting remit, the S-Max was fitted with Ford’s adaptive front steering system, optional all-wheel drive and some brand-new engines.
It’s rare for MPVs but this is the best seat in the house