Ford Galaxy 2006






Overview - 2006 Ford Galaxy

- All-new version of Ford's best-selling 'Travel First Class' full-sized MPV
- New Galaxy features elements of Ford's 'kinetic design' language
- Elegant, contemporary silhouette communicates space and luxury
- Inspiring and high quality interior delivers luxury, space and flexibility for up to seven occupants
- New innovative Ford FoldFlatSystem (FFS) allows 32 possible seating configurations
- 30 per cent more luggage space than the previous model, plus up to 31 stowage compartments
- New user friendly technologies include Human Machine Interface (HMI), a full length roof console and an optional glass 'Panorama Roof'
- 5 efficient and powerful engines with impressive fuel economy and clean emissions
- The MPV that drives like a car - New driver focused dynamic and safety technologies include Interactive Vehicle Dynamics Control with continuously controlled damping
- Ford Intelligent Protection System provides latest driver assistance and occupant protection technologies, including a new driver's knee airbag
- New Galaxy fully developed in-house and exclusively built at Ford's Genk plant in Belgium
- Available in three distinct series - Core, Trend and Ghia - with an optional X-Pack for Ghia


Ford's New European Flagship

The elegant all-new 2006 Ford Galaxy takes the established and highly successful Galaxy concept further into the 'Travel First Class' arena and is a worthy new flagship for the Ford of Europe product portfolio.

2006 New Galaxy's striking body design, featuring elements of Ford's 'kinetic' design language, displays the same futuristic modernism as its sporty sibling, the Ford S-MAX. Yet it makes a clear statement about space, flexibility, and quality.

"Our objective for the new Ford Galaxy was clear from the start. We wanted it to be a true highlight in terms of flexibility, stowage space, interior package and driving pleasure. That meant we had to develop this Galaxy to an entirely new level," said Jürgen Gagstatter, Vehicle Engineering Manager for the Ford Galaxy and S-MAX.

Since its original launch in 1995, the Ford Galaxy has grown from strength to strength, gaining a strong second position within an increasingly aggressive segment of the market. Following a major refresh in 2000, Galaxy introduced new levels of craftsmanship to the Ford range, and continued to grow its segment share in Europe . While the first generation Galaxy was a joint-venture model, the new Galaxy has been developed inside Ford, and is being built exclusively by the company at its Genk plant in Belgium .

The all-new 2006 Ford Galaxy is born from an entirely new vehicle architecture driven by Ford Motor Company's Global Shared Technologies initiative. With this unique approach to product development, Ford has been able to design and engineer two vehicles in Galaxy and S-MAX which, while sharing many of their core technologies, present themselves as individual products with unique appeal.

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