<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2010-ford-s-max-0/#5"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/webfordsmax04.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
</small><em><strong><small>2010 Ford S-Max (above) and Galaxy (below right) - Click either for high-res image galleries</small></strong></em></div>
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We can debate the relevance of the modern minivan in the North American market until the proverbial cows come home, but the fact remains that in Europe, the MPV still plays a vital role. Few know that as well as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> does, and now the Blue Oval has unveiled mildly revised versions of its most important people-movers at the 2010 Brussels Auto Show.<br />
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Previewed in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/16/ford-shows-retouched-galaxy-s-max-with-ecoboost-power-ahead-of/">initial details and photos</a> a full month ago, The visual tweaks to both the Galaxy and its sportier sibling, the S-Max, are admittedly minimal, but keep both looking fresh and in stride with Ford's latest kinetic design language. LED daytime running lights and taillamps are part of the package, and there are a host of new interior trim options, complete with a new panoramic sunroof. Ford's also offering a Blind-Spot <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2010-ford-galaxy-0/#7"><small><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/webfordgalaxy06.jpg" alt="" /></small></a>Information System (cleverly abbreviated as BLIS), along with the new 2.0-liter, 200-horsepower, direct injection four-cylinder EcoBoost gasoline engine in addition to Duratorq diesels with 115 or 163 hp.<br />
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We took a ride in a pre-facelift S-Max on the way to the airport en route back from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/08/first-drive-2009-ford-fiesta/">test driving the new Ford Fiesta in Tuscany</a> and were suitably impressed, so any effort to keep it relevant is good in our books. That's the short of it. If you want the long version, there's a 70-page press release after the jump with all the information you never wanted to know about Ford's latest European people haulers. And for your viewing pleasure, high-resolution image galleries of both are included below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/">2010 Ford S-Max</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/">2010 Ford Galaxy</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/">Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19320619/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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</small><em><strong><small>2010 Ford S-Max (above) and Galaxy (below right) - Click either for high-res image galleries</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
We can debate the relevance of the modern minivan in the North American market until the proverbial cows come home, but the fact remains that in Europe, the MPV still plays a vital role. Few know that as well as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> does, and now the Blue Oval has unveiled mildly revised versions of its most important people-movers at the 2010 Brussels Auto Show.<br />
<br />
Previewed in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/16/ford-shows-retouched-galaxy-s-max-with-ecoboost-power-ahead-of/">initial details and photos</a> a full month ago, The visual tweaks to both the Galaxy and its sportier sibling, the S-Max, are admittedly minimal, but keep both looking fresh and in stride with Ford's latest kinetic design language. LED daytime running lights and taillamps are part of the package, and there are a host of new interior trim options, complete with a new panoramic sunroof. Ford's also offering a Blind-Spot <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2010-ford-galaxy-0/#7"><small><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/webfordgalaxy06.jpg" alt="" /></small></a>Information System (cleverly abbreviated as BLIS), along with the new 2.0-liter, 200-horsepower, direct injection four-cylinder EcoBoost gasoline engine in addition to Duratorq diesels with 115 or 163 hp.<br />
<br />
We took a ride in a pre-facelift S-Max on the way to the airport en route back from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/08/first-drive-2009-ford-fiesta/">test driving the new Ford Fiesta in Tuscany</a> and were suitably impressed, so any effort to keep it relevant is good in our books. That's the short of it. If you want the long version, there's a 70-page press release after the jump with all the information you never wanted to know about Ford's latest European people haulers. And for your viewing pleasure, high-resolution image galleries of both are included below.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/">2010 Ford S-Max</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-s-max-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordsmax05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/">2010 Ford Galaxy</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-galaxy-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/fordgalaxy05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/">Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19320619/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/pics-aplenty-ford-launches-updated-galaxy-s-max-at-brussels-au/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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