The Ford Galaxy was first introduced in 1995, and was Ford's first
attempt at a full-size people carrier for the global market, or even any
sort of people carrier. Hard to believe that before then, a major
carmaker like Ford had no MPVs in its line-up outside of the US market.
The first Galaxy was a joint-effort with Volkswagen, and three versions of it were sold, all bearing different badges. Volkswagen's version was the Sharan, while Spanish manufacturer SEAT called it the Alhambra. All three were sold in Singapore, but bizarrely, the SEAT version was offered first, with the Galaxy not arriving here until 1998 and the Sharan even later.
The Galaxy was widely acclaimed in the press when it was launched, with its all-round driving capabilities resulting from a period of renaissance for Ford in the 1990s that started with the Mondeo. As the years passed, the Galaxy grew and evolved, and along the way, it separated from its Volkswagen brothers and developed into its own car.
The Galaxy has seen its position as the driver's MPV usurped by its younger brother, the S-Max, in recent years. So where does that leave the Galaxy then, especially with its new 2.0-litre EcoBoost powerplant?
The first Galaxy was a joint-effort with Volkswagen, and three versions of it were sold, all bearing different badges. Volkswagen's version was the Sharan, while Spanish manufacturer SEAT called it the Alhambra. All three were sold in Singapore, but bizarrely, the SEAT version was offered first, with the Galaxy not arriving here until 1998 and the Sharan even later.
The Galaxy was widely acclaimed in the press when it was launched, with its all-round driving capabilities resulting from a period of renaissance for Ford in the 1990s that started with the Mondeo. As the years passed, the Galaxy grew and evolved, and along the way, it separated from its Volkswagen brothers and developed into its own car.
The Galaxy has seen its position as the driver's MPV usurped by its younger brother, the S-Max, in recent years. So where does that leave the Galaxy then, especially with its new 2.0-litre EcoBoost powerplant?
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