Ford’s new Galaxy is just out of this world

By Gerry Murphy

Ford’s new Galaxy, which has just arrived Ireland, will remain to be the benchmark in the seven-seat MPV market. If it is for moving people you need, this is spacious, refined and technologically advanced with a fair dollop of luxury thrown in for good measure.

The Galaxy offers seven full-size seats, enabling families to easily switch between seating and load space with a segment-first feature that can be specified to raise the third-row seats at the push of a button.

Some of the latest features are included to support drivers in town and on the highway with advanced technologies such as Intelligent Speed Limiter, which when activated scans traffic signs and adjusts the throttle to help drivers stay within legal speed limits and avoid fines.

There is also Glare-Free Highbeam technology for the adaptive LED headlamps, which detects vehicles ahead and fades out light that could dazzle oncoming drivers, while retaining maximum illumination for other areas; and Ford Adaptive Steering technology, which adjusts steering ratio according to speed to optimise manoeuvrability and precision.

“First launched in 1994, we like to think of the Galaxy as the ‘original and the best’ MPV on the market,” said Ciarán McMahon, Chairman and Managing Director, Ford Ireland.

“Families across Europe have grown up with the Galaxy. Customers really appreciate its ability to carry seven in first-class comfort and safety and this all-new version enhances those qualities with improved dynamics, fuel efficiency as well as some very useful innovations.”

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.