This Ford S-Max Is A Cheap Five-Cylinder MPV With 300bhp Potential
Once upon a time, Ford went a bit mad. It saw its seven-seater S-Max MPV (you know, those things families bought before the crossover market went nuclear) and thought it deserved to be given the 2.5-litre turbocharged inline-five from the Focus ST.
Over 10 years on, we’re still not sure why it happened, but we still appreciate the fantastic absurdity of the performance Ford Smacks. Sure, it was far from a sales success, but we can now reap the benefits on the used market.
The 217bhp on tap allows for a respectable 0-60mph time of 7.4 seconds, and it doesn’t take much to extract more poke from the burbly five-pot under the hood. A simple, relatively conservative remap will up that figure 260bhp, and there’s the potential to push well over 300bhp into Focus RS territory if the ECU jiggery pokery is combined with supporting mods like a freer flowing exhaust and an intercooler upgrade.
A seven-seater MPV - kept stock on the outside - with around 340bhp? There’s a perverse pleasure to be had in owning such a thing, we think.
If you do want one, you won’t have a lot of choice. Ford - unsurprisingly - didn’t shift many of these, and as such we’ve only been able to find seven for sale in the whole country. This one is up for £3690, although the mileage is fairly high at 106,000.
Tempted?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Putting that 5-pot into a gti would be nice
How much for only the engine? Totally not gonna shove it into a Smart Roadster…
Totally not gonna do that.
Totally.
The engine will outdo the chassis for sure 😂
I trust u but you would put the roadster on the engine wouldnt u(reverse fit the engine)
That’s actually an amazing idea!
If it wasn’t for Volvo there would be no S-Max 2.5T, nor the Focus ST and RS.
Everybody is talking about getting just the engine and I am standing here thinking how cool it would be as a sleeper
Just roll up to your kids school.
And smoke some “cool dad” driving a porsche
I love it when car Manufacturers put Mental engines in ordinary cars
106,000 isn’t even close to being high mileage these days. As long as it’s serviced on time that’s only just run in.
When you have kids but still dreaming about having a fast car. 😂
Can someone please do this,it would legit break the Internet
Did you know that Opel (Vauxhall in UK) had made a Zafira OPC (VXR in the UK) with 240 hp?
A “rival” with the same spirit.
But the S max was better. Miles better
My dream car after the MX5 MK1