Top Gear rated it the least satisfying car in Britain, the same year 12,233 buyers still made it the class leader.
Lead trim: Galaxy V191 2.0i DOHC petrol · up to 172 hp
Ford Galaxy1995–2006
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FactTop Gear rated it the least satisfying car in Britain, the same year 12,233 buyers still made it the class leader.
The first Ford Galaxy (V191; Mk I and Mk II) is a seven-seater large MPV designed as a joint venture between Ford and the Volkswagen Group and produced at the AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, from May/June 1995 to 2006, badge-engineered as the Ford Galaxy, the Volkswagen Sharan and the SEAT Alhambra on the VW Group B-VX62 platform (designer Greg M. Greeson, 1990). It was the first Ford-brand MPV produced and marketed outside North America and, in contrast to the American-designed Ford Aerostar and Chrysler Voyager, was configured with four saloon-style doors in line with the Renault Espace. It used predominantly VW Group mechanicals, notably the 2.8-litre VR6 from the top Golf versions (optionally with four-wheel drive in the first generation only) and the 1.9-litre TDI turbodiesel; initially only the 2.0-litre inline-four petrol was a Ford engine, derived from the Ford I4 DOHC, later supplemented by a 2.3-litre 16-valve first seen in the facelifted Scorpio, mounted transversely. All the VW Group engines had "Ford" badges on the rocker covers, all automatics were VW Group AG4 boxes, and the manual gearboxes were VXT75 five-speeds (modified Ford MTX-75 sets). Launch trims were Aspen and GLX, with Ghia a few months later; a 4x4 powertrain arrived in 1996 alongside the Ghia X with the 2.3 petrol as standard, the Ultima (six leather captain's chairs, only about 125 sold) in early 1997, LX and Zetec in 1999, a New Edge facelift in August 2000, and a very minor one in 2004 with the Silver special edition. A 1999 Top Gear survey rated the Mk I the least satisfying car in the UK, yet 12,233 people bought one in the previous year, twice the market share of its nearest rival, and in the UK it outsold the Sharan and was the best-selling MPV.
Collectors Spotted in the Ford Galaxy Lineage
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy V191 1.9 TDI diesel (110 bhp) | 1995–2006 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 1.9 TDI diesel (116 bhp) | 1995–2006 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 116 hp | 210 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 1.9 TDI diesel (131 bhp) | 1995–2006 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 131 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 1.9 TDI diesel (90 bhp) | 1995–2006 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 90 hp | 149 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 2.0i DOHC petrol | 1995–2006 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 2.3i DOHC 16V petrol | 1997–2006 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 143 hp | 150 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Galaxy V191 2.8i VR6 petrol | 1995–2006 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Ford killed the name in January 2022 after 27 years, handing its job to the Tourneo Courier.
It has no spare wheel at all, just an aerosol can of foam sealant tucked where the wheel used to sit.
Top Gear rated it the least satisfying car in Britain, the same year 12,233 buyers still made it the class leader.
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Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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