Dynamic Ford S-Max still does the business

There’s something about the S-Max. Not being an MPV person by the simple expedient of not having any kids, many of these vehicles do absolutely nothing for me, based as they are on the premise of practicality rather than any particular driving dynamic. The S-Max is different, though.

The car has been with us since 2006, and in 2007, it was voted as the European Car Of The Year — an award it thoroughly deserved as an innovative and fresh addition to the legions of dull-as-ditchwater MPVs already out there. Indeed, that was one of those rare occasions when such gongs actually get awarded to a deserving recipient.

Not alone has it always been a strikingly good-looking piece of kit, but it is also endowed with genuine driving abilities and, as such, provides something of a unique at-the-wheel experience for those drivers who actually appreciate such things.