Will the 2014 Ford S-Max have smaller engines?

Will the Ford S-Max have a 1.6 engine in 2014? I now have a 2012 model,  but it's a 2.0-litre and find it a little hard to run.

Thanks

Amanda Cash (Portarlington)

Nov 2013 Filed under: future cars

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Expert answer

Hi Amanda,

Yes it will - the new S-Max will have two down-sized engines compared to the current model. A development of the current 1.5 TDCi, as seen in the Fiesta and B-Max, probably developing around 115- to 120hp and a new three-cylinder petrol turbo 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine. Both of those should significantly bring down the running costs of the car, and we'd be very surprised if both don't sneak into Bands A1-A4 for tax.

Quite whether their day-to-day fuel economy will match up to their expected quoted figures is another thing; small engines in big cars tend not to do so well when it comes to real-world economy, but we look forward to finding out. The current S-Max is one of our favourite cars and the new one looks likely to pick up where the outgoing one is leaving off.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe