Ford Galaxy: ‘An MPV that wears its brilliance lightly’ | Martin Love

The Galaxy deserves to be so much more than an airport cab - it's a star in its own right

Ford Galaxy
Price 29,960
0-62mph 10 seconds
Top speed 122mph
MPG 38
CO2 170g/km
Eco score a...a...a...aa

"So, the only difference between this car and an Addison Lee," chortles my neighbour, "is that your car doesn't have a big white AL sticker in the back window!" He's delighted with himself, but I'm nonplussed. How can he be bothered to make such a lame joke and does he think the ubiquitous minicab is an actual car brand? I also feel a bit defensive on behalf of my handsome, gleamingly black MPV. Ford's hard-working, ultra-reliable Galaxy is a fleet favourite up and down the country. There are few large MPVs more well known. There can hardly be a person in Britain who hasn't at some point sat in a Galaxy and given thanks for its 24-hour ability to get you home without a word of thanks or even a glance of acknowledgement. All it asks is that you aren't sick in its footwells. Ford's Galaxy wears its brilliance lightly. The fact it balances a winning combination of low running costs with an ability to swallow a huge number of people and suitcases means most of us take it for granted.