FORD Galaxy · 2.0 Ambiente · Minivan · 2003 ‐ 2006

Ford began manufacture in 2003 of automobiles model Galaxy, modification 2.0 Ambiente and finished it in 2006. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a minivan, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.6 meters, that allows a seat 5 men total.

«Galaxy 2.0 Ambiente» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can be accelerated for 15.4 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 177 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 115 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.8 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 7.9 l, and the average fuel rate is 10.1 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to go nearly 694 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Longitudinal arms, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 195/60R16.

Ford Galaxy is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags).