Ford S-MAX's has a slightly lower centre of gravity than its Galaxy sibling, plus unique damper tuning and spring travel of slightly less than 200mm which offers precision ride and handling designed to reward the enthusiastic driver.

To Ford customers, this hidden driving quality attribute will be presented more overtly as Ford PrecisionDrive.

Ford's optional new Interactive Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVDC) with Continuously Controlled Damping (CCD) provides even better handling, comfort and stability, plus shorter braking distances. The CCD system continuously adjusts the damper properties to the current road and driving conditions and offers the driver a choice of three different settings: Comfort, Normal and Sport.

The system is capable of adjusting the dampers to a firmer setting every tenth of a second, providing responsive and immediate control in dynamic driving situations. It is closely connected to Ford S-MAX's ESP system.

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