The new Ford Galaxy will be priced from £26,445 and is available to order now in Zetec, Titanium and Titanium X series.

The seven-seat people carrier is also available with all-wheel drive. Measuring how the car's wheels are gripping the road surface every 16 milliseconds - 20 times quicker than it takes to blink - Ford's Intelligent All-Wheel Drive system can send up to 100% of engine torque to the front or rear wheels, and make required adjustments in just 100 milliseconds.

By delivering torque only where and when it is needed, Intelligent AWD has minimal impact on fuel economy and CO2 emissions compared with permanent four-wheel drive systems.

Ford is expanding the number of vehicles available with AWD. First available on Kuga, it is also available on the all-new Mondeo and S-MAX and will be offered on the Edge SUV later this year.

The Galaxy offers AWD with the 150hp 2.0-litre TDCi diesel engine and six-speed manual transmission, and with the 180hp 2.0-litre TDCi engine and six-speed PowerShift automatic transmission. Galaxy can also be equipped with a 120hp version of the 2.0-litre TDCi engine, and Ford's new 210hp 2.0-litre TDCi bi-turbo diesel engine .

Petrol engine options include Ford's new fuel-efficient 160PS 1.5-litre EcoBoost and 240PS 2.0-litre EcoBoost, and the entire Galaxy engine range meets Euro Stage VI emissions standards with CO2 emissions from 129 g/km supported by Smart Regenerative Charging, Auto-Start-Stop and Active Grille Shutter technologies.