Ford Galaxy declared best MPG by Driver magazine
We are living in a society where getting internet connectivity has become a basic right. So automotive industry is also not detached from this, now one can experience the wide range of cars from the one place in your own home.
Multi Purpose Vehicles,
loved for their maximum interior space, are marketed as people carriers. The Ford's model, the five door large Ford Galaxy, in this connection may be mentioned as one of the best in the business which has gained confidence in the car driving community of Europe gradually for the last fifteen years through its three generations, MK1, MK2 and MK3.
Most recently, Ford Galaxy has bagged one of the finest companies' tags amongst chauffeurs and professional drivers. It was declared the best Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV)'s honor by the Professional Driver Magazine representing Britain's private hire, chauffer and limousine businesses. It has enlisted its name on the mid of September 2010 MPG Marathon too. And as a part of Ford partner's premium minicab fleet Addison Lee, Ford Galaxy has, indeed, successfully entered into the annual Marathon.
A raft of upgrades and improvements this year have made Galaxy more upmarket and its drive become a superb experience making Galaxy thus seemingly unassailable in the MPV category of Professional Driver Cars. The technology exhaustive, vastly multifaceted and diverse global features of this car marketed its promotion in such a way that it embraces a huge sum total of revenues comfortably generated through the sale of this four wheeler.
This four wheeler automobile is all set to prove its competency in every ways that it can in real sense which helped to make it the best MPG by the driver magazine. The Ford Galaxy Power Shift autos possess an official fuel economy of 47.1mpg and emissions of 159g CO2/km. Ford officially states that the car contains 'elements' of Kinetic Design, such as its trapezoidal grille, large wheel arches and angular headlights. Only Ford's own engines are used for its making. All diesels are from the Duratorq family of engines in 100 PS (74 kW; 99 bhp) and 125 PS (92 kW; 123 bhp) 1.8 litre format, and also 130 PS (96 kW; 128 bhp) and 140 PS (103 kW; 138 bhp) 2.0 TDCi versions, with 2.2 TDCi for more power. Three petrol engines are offered - the Duratec 2.0 145 PS (107 kW; 143 bhp) variant and 2.3 litre petrol 161 bhp (120 kW; 163 PS) engine, and now a new 2.0 EcoBoost for better acceleration, and higher speed, reaching 135 mph (217 km/h) and accelerating from 0-60 mph in 8.5 seconds with the 203 hp (151 kW) engine.
In the United Kingdom, the car is available in Edge, Zetec and Ghia trim levels. In February 2008, Ford announced that the Galaxy would be made available with the Titanium high series trim as seen on the Focus, C-MAX, Kuga, Mondeo and S-MAX ranges. The Titanium model is specified to the same level as the Ghia but adds a so-called 'techno' feel. At the same time the availability of a 2.3 TDCi engine option (joint design with Peugeot; 170 hp) was announced. One major selling point of the Galaxy is the "Fold Flat System". This design allows the second- and third-row seats to fold flat into the floor, although this change in seating design reduces the load carrying capacity of the vehicle.
The Ford Galaxy accounts for 60 per cent of large MPV's sold in the UK, outselling its nearest competitor by six to one. Its Professional Driver recognition follows similar success in this year's awards by Business Car magazine, which made Galaxy best MPV for the fourth year running.
