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Ford S-MAX (2006 - )  
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A seven seater sports car. Strong blend of comfort and handling, improved in 2010 with better diesels and Ecoboost engines.

1.8 TDCI best avoided.

Introduction

Ford seems to have done the impossible.

Come up with a seven-seater sportscar.

The S-Max looks sporty. It goes, drives and handles as well as many so called sportscars. Yet instead of being a 2-seater or a 2+2 it's actually a 5+2, with a lot more room for the two in the back than the average 2+2.

The whole point is to offer MPV versatility for the sort of people who wouldn't normally be seen dead in an MPV (except, of course, at their funeral).

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Last updated 4 April 2012
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