![]() The original interior used a mix of both Ford and VW Group components, using a Volkswagen Golf-derived instrument pack, and most of the switchgear, while the curved fascia moulding was of Ford design, heavily reminiscent of that used in the Ford Mondeo. All automatic transmissions were VW Group AG4 boxes, but manual gearboxes on all engines were VXT75 five speeds (modified versions of the trusted Ford MTX-75 five speed set-up to suit the transverse engine layout). Īll of the VW Group sourced engines were supplied with "Ford" badges on the rocker covers, despite being VW Group designs. The 2.8 litre VR6 model was also available with an optional four-wheel-drive system, however this did not reappear on the second generation. This engine was transversely mounted as opposed to longitudinal mounting like in the Scorpio. In later years, this unit was supplemented by a 2.3 litre 16 valve version first seen in the facelifted Ford Scorpio. Initially only the 2.0 litre inline-four petrol version used a Ford powerplant – this derived from the Ford I4 DOHC engine. The Galaxy used predominantly Volkswagen Group mechanicals, most notably the 2.8 litre VR6 petrol engine from the top versions of the Volkswagen Golf, as well as Volkswagen Group's 1.9 litre Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) turbodiesel unit. Produced at the joint-venture AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, the vehicle was badge-engineered to create three vehicles: the Ford Galaxy by Volkswagen as the Volkswagen Sharan and by SEAT as the Alhambra. The first Galaxy was designed as a joint venture product between Ford and the Volkswagen Group. ![]()
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