The new Ford S-Max is a car you’d buy on styling alone. It’s a looker from any angle, and even the scourge of MPV designers, the side profile, is nice and svelte here. Inside it’s simply designed, with good taste, and it boasts plenty of new premium features and practicality updates.

For instance, you get a power-adjustable steering wheel, as well as the heated and cooled front seats you also got in the old one. Ford’s even facilitated access to the third row, thanks to a tilting and sliding second row with new airbags.

WhatCar? goes into detail and ends up putting the family-friendly Ford in a very positive light.

Now for a question: would you buy one of these if you weren’t necessarily in the market for a people carrier, but found it suitable to your needs?

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