OK so I have 2 of these. The older one has just turned 10 years old and been serviced every 12000 miles for all its life. It’s now covered 205000 miles. It’s on its original engine, gearbox, EGR, DPF, Injectors, Turbo, clutch and DMF. Just had the starter motor replaced and the job cost £189. It handles like a well sorted hatchback on a B road, refined on a motorway and returns 50mpg. Fold down the seats and it’s like a van. With them up it’s a mini bus. The Swiss Army knife of cars
After watching this video we decided to buy a 2013 S Max. We love it, and so do the grand children. In fact they argue who is going to sit in the rear most seats! As stated in the video the rear most seats are probably not so good for anyone over 5 feet tall? The large wide opening doors are very good and the under floor storage in the boot and the left hand floor inside.
had our s max for about 3 weeks now and love it. Fast 2.0 TDCi, better than any of the other diesel 7 seaters. The kids love the 2 back seats and in their boaster seats they fit great. I keep the middle middle seat and middle drivers side seat folded down and use that area for any extra shopping if we can't get it in the boot. Tons of space in the front and is super comfortable with height adjustment on the drivers seat. Loads of room for my partner too. Titanium has a fair few features, I would have liked the Titanium X 2.2TDCi but I only had my area to buy in and S Max's seem thin on the ground in the for sale market round here. Great car and I would recommend over the competition every time. If you really need big with full size seats all round then go with the Galaxy which is a master of space.
The suspension on that thing and fuel consumption makes it to be one of my favorites!Good power ,elegance and comfort ,all in one!I believe 5 seats is enough for S max .After that you have enormous boot and enough space for everything.Is a vehicle with allot of automation ,computers etc.Helps allot in traffic difficult situations .All you need is good maintenance !
I have the titanium 2.0 ecoboost with powershift and 240 ps. Let me tell you, after the wife and kids are off the car and im all alone, it becomes an amazing sports car, with endless power and torqe. The only downside to it is on slow speeds the gear vibrates a little, but i got use to it after some time. Very recomended for a familty guy that still loves driving!!!
Have the same, yes great to drive, considering, but a propper sports car (cornering, weight transfer etc. It us far if, yet after a FiST and FoST it's more comfortable, practical, safe and spacious/versatile yat a great drive. 😊
@ 3:09, you plonker Matt, they do fold neatly, but you just did it wrong, you forgot to fold down the seat squabs first, then you drop the seat backs, they go flat to the floor. Hence why it is called the fold flat system. Also, stop comparing the larger Alhambra to the S-max, the Galaxy comptes with Alhambra and Sharan.
Built like a Mondeo and I love my Mondeo so that's a good thing. :) How something that weighs 1.6 tonnes can turn in so well staggers me each and every day.
@datboiwes333 Wooo!!!! Make sure to get a Polestar power upgrade from Volvo! It comes for the C30/S40/V50/C70/S60/XC60/XC70/S80!!! The 5 cylinder T5s get 23 more HP and 30 extra pound feet, the 6 cylinder T6s get 25 more HP and 30 extra pound feet. T5+250 HP & 273 pounds feet of torque and T6s= 325 HP and 355 pounds feet of torque. All without messing up warantee and not reducing MPGs!
I own an s- max 2007 .1.8 tdci.the only complaint i have got is the cheap plastic inside. This one newer model looks better... otherwise car is perfect and drive is top nosh
@Atheistprimate You've misunderstood my fried. You see, some Fords are made in Europe for the European market, and some are in the US for the American market. Cars like the Ford Mondeo, the Ford Focus, Ford Fieste and these MPV's are made in Europe, and they're mainly for the European market. Cars like old Mustangs, and large pick-up trucks, are made in the US. But there are also European cars that are made in the US. BMW X3, X5 and X6 (all their SUV's) are some examples.
@Atheistprimate While I REALLY agree with you about Ford in general, the Mustang is a steal for the price. It has a 300hp BASE V6 engine, 36 (imperial) mpg, with great new updated looks. Yet Mustangs start at $22,500 (14,400UK) and a nicely equipped one goes for $25k (16k UK pounds). Note that a Focus in Britain STARTS around 14k UK. Mustang > Focus.
I drove one of this, but the 2.0tdci engine... Very nice car, lots of power, and sometimes you don't even notice how powerfull it's because It's so quiet.,Ups! I'm doing 85mph..
quite funny when you mentioned the airbag for the knee... often, in a crash with this car, it is the only airbeg that goes off! pushing the drivers feet off the pedals aswell as protecting the knee
@MacGyver920 In the middle part of America you are correct. Most people in the mid-west buy either American cars or Japanese cars. But on the coastal cities of America (NYC-LA-Seattle-Miami-ect.)we wouldn't be caught dead in an American car. American cars have very low status amongst us "Blue State" people. I can personally say that there are a shitload of new Audi A4's and A6's in NYC right now. The new 5 series is also selling really well over here.
I like the new swooping side windows combined with the understated rear wing, the small fins on the sides too, nice design touches. it's certainly the best looking mpv out there imo. but the front skirts are far too big and shouty, it makes it look weird, I hope thats an extra.... afterall it's still an mpv and not a supercar.. there are limits.
It's handsome indeed, and at last a video/picture that shows the boot space with the rear two seats folded. A good dog owners car that enjoyable to drive. Shame Ford Europe don't use better stronger automatic transmissions like Aisin. The standard 6F35 ford/gm auto box is probably just about OK but the Getrag Powershift sounds like a nightmare that you cannot rely on. And dual mass flywheels on all the manuals no doubt.
@MacGyver920 In Australia we have a mix of european, american and australia designed fords. We have the fiesta, focus, mondeo, escape, territory(australian built 7 seater suv) and falcon (australian built sedan) we dont get the smax or cmax people movers because we have the territory
@Atheistprimate Those 3 divisions have always been completely different in philosophy of car making. American and Australian Fords have always been slightly leaning towards muscle cars and/or trucks. European ford on the other hand has always been related to motor sports, rallying, racing, etc., they always made great driving cars....that why new european fords drive so well, because their engineers have experience with making rally and racing cars. And looks / quality are on european standards.
@MacGyver920 Like I said I actually live in the US and I see European cars everyday, and have family members that own Euro cars. I'm trying to have my next car be a Volvo, so yeah that's how it is and end of story.
@Atheistprimate You must understand that Ford is a very unique company in that its split into more divisions... like american division, australian division and european division. And even though all cars share the ford brand, they develop their cars separately (american and australian division share some parts like engines, but european is completely separate), thats why european fords are nothing like american fords, its like looking at 2 completely different, separated car companies.
@Atheistprimate Well, this car is fully developed in germany, by european engineers for european market. Thats the reason why its not sold on US market, it has nothing to do with american division of ford, same goes for all fords sold in europe. The only european fords sold in US are fiesta and focus, nothing else.
I'll say this is a nice looking car but I have a Mazda 5 and the back seats are a little bit better than this S Max. Plus I get Sliding doors instead of regular doors which makes it easier to load when in tight spaces. But again this is nice and if I have the money maybe I might consider getting one to complement my Mazda5.
@Poler777 Uhh like I said... just google the top selling luxury brand in the US, it has been BMW since 2008. The 1 & 3 series have helped a lot with that.
@Atheistprimate they are now with the new Focus and Fiesta, why they waited so long is anybody's guess? European Fords are nice well made reliable cars and generally rate higher in tests than GM's Opels.
@datboiwes333 That's actually not true. Lexus is the best selling luxury brand in the US. It's not even that close. I live in NYC, and in Manhattan you will see a Benz/BMW/Audi on every block, but even here the RX /ES/LX/LS outsell even the ubiquitous A4's.
the S-Max in white, with tinted rear windows with nice alloys is one of the best looking cars ever! it looks extremely smooth!
OK so I have 2 of these. The older one has just turned 10 years old and been serviced every 12000 miles for all its life. It’s now covered 205000 miles. It’s on its original engine, gearbox, EGR, DPF, Injectors, Turbo, clutch and DMF. Just had the starter motor replaced and the job cost £189. It handles like a well sorted hatchback on a B road, refined on a motorway and returns 50mpg. Fold down the seats and it’s like a van. With them up it’s a mini bus. The Swiss Army knife of cars
50 mpg is good
@@davidgg90 yeah especially as is is a bit heavier and larger!
I've had 2, about to buy my 3rd, keeping the second one as a spare. Absolutely love ours, they're actually pretty decent cars.
The s-max looks better than most sportscars including the ferrari f12
are you stupid?
@@tadassmolskas3014 no
yeah it looks much better then a mclaren p1
Very cool to see Mat has been active for so long!
After watching this video we decided to buy a 2013 S Max. We love it, and so do the grand children. In fact they argue who is going to sit in the rear most seats! As stated in the video the rear most seats are probably not so good for anyone over 5 feet tall? The large wide opening doors are very good and the under floor storage in the boot and the left hand floor inside.
had our s max for about 3 weeks now and love it. Fast 2.0 TDCi, better than any of the other diesel 7 seaters. The kids love the 2 back seats and in their boaster seats they fit great. I keep the middle middle seat and middle drivers side seat folded down and use that area for any extra shopping if we can't get it in the boot. Tons of space in the front and is super comfortable with height adjustment on the drivers seat. Loads of room for my partner too. Titanium has a fair few features, I would have liked the Titanium X 2.2TDCi but I only had my area to buy in and S Max's seem thin on the ground in the for sale market round here. Great car and I would recommend over the competition every time. If you really need big with full size seats all round then go with the Galaxy which is a master of space.
The suspension on that thing and fuel consumption makes it to be one of my favorites!Good power ,elegance and comfort ,all in one!I believe 5 seats is enough for S max .After that you have enormous boot and enough space for everything.Is a vehicle with allot of automation ,computers etc.Helps allot in traffic difficult situations .All you need is good maintenance !
Our family bought an S-Max today. Strongly recommended :)
Thinking of buying one, how was it, cause any problems?
How was it after 8yrs?
How is it now
How'bout now?
Is looking better then any bmw that i ever see and .... i'm a bmw fan god job ford :)
Wish we got this in North America! I love Euro Fords! Maybe it can replace that ugly refrigerator we get called the Flex!
This is probably the best car Ford has ever made!
I have the titanium 2.0 ecoboost with powershift and 240 ps. Let me tell you, after the wife and kids are off the car and im all alone, it becomes an amazing sports car, with endless power and torqe. The only downside to it is on slow speeds the gear vibrates a little, but i got use to it after some time. Very recomended for a familty guy that still loves driving!!!
Have the same, yes great to drive, considering, but a propper sports car (cornering, weight transfer etc. It us far if, yet after a FiST and FoST it's more comfortable, practical, safe and spacious/versatile yat a great drive. 😊
@@ivanrodic2704otally agree, we had one and it's amazing
@ 3:09, you plonker Matt, they do fold neatly, but you just did it wrong, you forgot to fold down the seat squabs first, then you drop the seat backs, they go flat to the floor. Hence why it is called the fold flat system. Also, stop comparing the larger Alhambra to the S-max, the Galaxy comptes with Alhambra and Sharan.
I thought he was right but I just went back and yea he did it wrong
3:09
the other day i drove s max 2.0 tdci 140ps, that is excellent car
My favorite SUV is a ford smax we had one and they are so smooth and easy to use
Sick looking MPV it's almost race ready.
The handbrake is at 1:09. Amazing how they created that.
Built like a Mondeo and I love my Mondeo so that's a good thing. :) How something that weighs 1.6 tonnes can turn in so well staggers me each and every day.
In fairness my 1 series weighs 1.55t so it's actually fairly light for its size
1.7t...
My family bought a ford smax 2 days ago for £6300 it was worth the money.... :p
What year?
@datboiwes333 Wooo!!!! Make sure to get a Polestar power upgrade from Volvo! It comes for the C30/S40/V50/C70/S60/XC60/XC70/S80!!! The 5 cylinder T5s get 23 more HP and 30 extra pound feet, the 6 cylinder T6s get 25 more HP and 30 extra pound feet. T5+250 HP & 273 pounds feet of torque and T6s= 325 HP and 355 pounds feet of torque. All without messing up warantee and not reducing MPGs!
European Fords are "German Fords". They are (mostly ) designed and engineered in Germany (Köln). They are more expensive then the US counterpart too.
My favorite sport MPV still is Citroen Evasion/Peugeot 806.
It's been 9 years... #flashback #memories
yep
In 2019 my father had this s max and we going to roadtrip with this s max but in 2020 my father bought a citroen car man i miss s max
I own an s- max 2007 .1.8 tdci.the only complaint i have got is the cheap plastic inside. This one newer model looks better... otherwise car is perfect and drive is top nosh
@Atheistprimate You've misunderstood my fried. You see, some Fords are made in Europe for the European market, and some are in the US for the American market. Cars like the Ford Mondeo, the Ford Focus, Ford Fieste and these MPV's are made in Europe, and they're mainly for the European market. Cars like old Mustangs, and large pick-up trucks, are made in the US. But there are also European cars that are made in the US. BMW X3, X5 and X6 (all their SUV's) are some examples.
@Atheistprimate While I REALLY agree with you about Ford in general, the Mustang is a steal for the price.
It has a 300hp BASE V6 engine, 36 (imperial) mpg, with great new updated looks. Yet Mustangs start at $22,500 (14,400UK) and a nicely equipped one goes for $25k (16k UK pounds). Note that a Focus in Britain STARTS around 14k UK. Mustang > Focus.
I drove one of this, but the 2.0tdci engine... Very nice car, lots of power, and sometimes you don't even notice how powerfull it's because It's so quiet.,Ups! I'm doing 85mph..
quite funny when you mentioned the airbag for the knee...
often, in a crash with this car, it is the only airbeg that goes off! pushing the drivers feet off the pedals aswell as protecting the knee
My mum has one. It is BRILLIANT!
I have the 2.2 200 brake model, not a bad car but suffers with a little bit of spluttering now n again
@MacGyver920 In the middle part of America you are correct. Most people in the mid-west buy either American cars or Japanese cars. But on the coastal cities of America (NYC-LA-Seattle-Miami-ect.)we wouldn't be caught dead in an American car. American cars have very low status amongst us "Blue State" people. I can personally say that there are a shitload of new Audi A4's and A6's in NYC right now. The new 5 series is also selling really well over here.
I like the new swooping side windows combined with the understated rear wing, the small fins on the sides too, nice design touches. it's certainly the best looking mpv out there imo. but the front skirts are far too big and shouty, it makes it look weird, I hope thats an extra.... afterall it's still an mpv and not a supercar.. there are limits.
The newer American Fords are pretty decent, too. Like the Taurus, Mustang and Explorer.
Nice looking MPV
para mi fue un auto muy lindo
Hi I’m Matt Watson and welcome to car-wow😂
It's handsome indeed, and at last a video/picture that shows the boot space with the rear two seats folded. A good dog owners car that enjoyable to drive. Shame Ford Europe don't use better stronger automatic transmissions like Aisin. The standard 6F35 ford/gm auto box is probably just about OK but the Getrag Powershift sounds like a nightmare that you cannot rely on. And dual mass flywheels on all the manuals no doubt.
@MacGyver920 In Australia we have a mix of european, american and australia designed fords. We have the fiesta, focus, mondeo, escape, territory(australian built 7 seater suv) and falcon (australian built sedan) we dont get the smax or cmax people movers because we have the territory
Who told you i'm an American?!?
Btw... i drive a Ford S-max :) best car ever
Very good finish quality!
The VW Touran already shattered that image.
They will sell it here in the US. But, only in an electric, that sucks....
me parece que el smax mejoro un montón de algunas cosas del modelo pero el que mas me gustó mucho fue el smax por modelo nada mas
3:25 they should extend the chhrome trim under the rear view mirror too .
Ford forever!
Theres a BMW in your Profile Pic?!
Nice, entertaining, informative review as usual, by far the best car reviewer out there in TH-cam land :o)
now he has his own channel and has 7million subscribers he has come so far
matt made the move to carwow
pregunta lo pones en venta el smax
Long time reliability? How does it match up to the Touran?
So, what exactly happened?
@Atheistprimate Those 3 divisions have always been completely different in philosophy of car making. American and Australian Fords have always been slightly leaning towards muscle cars and/or trucks. European ford on the other hand has always been related to motor sports, rallying, racing, etc., they always made great driving cars....that why new european fords drive so well, because their engineers have experience with making rally and racing cars. And looks / quality are on european standards.
nice video as always mat!
You said BMW M5 review will be online soon on Facebook but I can't find it.
03:10 doesnt look like the 2nd row is folded all the way flat.
@MacGyver920 Like I said I actually live in the US and I see European cars everyday, and have family members that own Euro cars. I'm trying to have my next car be a Volvo, so yeah that's how it is and end of story.
Ford
@Atheistprimate You must understand that Ford is a very unique company in that its split into more divisions... like american division, australian division and european division. And even though all cars share the ford brand, they develop their cars separately (american and australian division share some parts like engines, but european is completely separate), thats why european fords are nothing like american fords, its like looking at 2 completely different, separated car companies.
Costs more than grand picasso? You can't drive any french car over 300 000km.
para mi y a vos que lindo pregunta cuantos km tiene
Question, where is the handbrake? Or is it that handle like the Megane?
@aakeister The navigation system still has DAB.
fantastic car! i love it!
3:03-"you're sitting on the floor"
can't wait for ford climax
@Atheistprimate Well, this car is fully developed in germany, by european engineers for european market. Thats the reason why its not sold on US market, it has nothing to do with american division of ford, same goes for all fords sold in europe. The only european fords sold in US are fiesta and focus, nothing else.
I'll say this is a nice looking car but I have a Mazda 5 and the back seats are a little bit better than this S Max. Plus I get Sliding doors instead of regular doors which makes it easier to load when in tight spaces. But again this is nice and if I have the money maybe I might consider getting one to complement my Mazda5.
I do love Mazda, but that was not even an option, because of lack of room for three child seats in the second row
Best mpv ever 2,5 t volvo engine other feeling when u driving langue way ❤️
@Poler777 Uhh like I said... just google the top selling luxury brand in the US, it has been BMW since 2008. The 1 & 3 series have helped a lot with that.
Remember kids, condoms prevents minivans
May light shine on your life
No it isn't.... the interior is much different, suspension, engine and QUALITY..
Yooka: Hey, you have the Ford logo as your avatar!
Whenever there's a Ford video, there's bound to be arguments.
this just makes me happy i dont know why.
Citroën C4 Picasso Renault Scenic or Peugeot 5008
@Atheistprimate Except both the Mustang and F150 are some of the best, cheapest and most reliable vehicles in their class.
please make a B-Max review!
I get more annoyed when you can download ad-block programs that block ads for you, yet people still complain about adverts....
Looks better made then new..
great review Mat!
@Atheistprimate they are now with the new Focus and Fiesta, why they waited so long is anybody's guess?
European Fords are nice well made reliable cars and generally rate higher in tests than GM's Opels.
Yeah.. but I wanna see it drag raced against a Citreon C4 & a Seat Alhambra!!
Hey guys... Does anyone ha e experiance with 2.0 petrol 204hp? How is comparing to a diesel version reliability vise?
@Poler777 All right.
...because there are many divisions of the Ford Motor co.
@MacGyver920 Have you even been to the US? If you have or will, you'll see lots of them.
1.6 d is good on fuel?
smax lo amo
lo quiero tener el smax cuantos pedis
It's a very nice car
I have also ford s max 2.0 tdci 180 ps
@pigpots that's sad, where im from it is not recommended, unless it's not so dark :)
this or the ford grand c-max? Or is there any other 7 seater car that is good for a reasonable price?
C-max is in no comparison at all.., if the money isn't a factor, where's the doubt?!
Loving it!
@Atheistprimate I would absolutely LOVE a Mustang if I'm honest I'll gladly trade cars with the US
do all chairs recline
dizil ludshe arba benzinas, ir jei dizil ką?
Anyone else annoyed that these heineken ads seem to be at the start of every bloody Carbuyer review!
@0HOON0 It's not that it's unfair, it's that Ford Europe actually know how to design cars. The only good ford is a European ford.
@datboiwes333 That's actually not true. Lexus is the best selling luxury brand in the US. It's not even that close.
I live in NYC, and in Manhattan you will see a Benz/BMW/Audi on every block, but even here the RX /ES/LX/LS outsell even the ubiquitous A4's.
for me S-max is the best looking MPV for a family...i mean Opel Zafira Seat Alhambra,Sharan ,are ugly...but this is nice!!!
Volkswagen Sharan or SEAT Alhambra