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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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SHO Taurus Coming in February?



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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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i love the interior, except for that peice above the radio with the 3 ridges, like wth?

edit: exterior is bleh, trunk sticks out too far, though im sure is HUGE
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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lol I hate Tauri so bad, just the thought of their past. They really should have stayed with the new name or a different name... It dosn't look bad though
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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I wonder if the rental companies will get the Ecoboost 3.5's
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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sweet, can't argue with a twin turbo v6 and awd
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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i saw these the other day, and i really like the front and sides. the review i read is that ford is really on the ball. looks like a camry, mazda6, and subaru legacy had some inspiration and it doesn't resemble a domestic...until you get to the rear. but a small spoiler/lip wing could fix that.

tail lights would have to be modified, those are plain boring and ugly, crap on that chrome trim.

i'd hope the SVO model had that color matched or blacked out or something.

interior looks phenomenal though. nice colors, minimal gaps, looks like MP3 and track title stuff. boo on the automatic, looks like they borrowed the AWD powerplant/drivetrain from the fusion perhaps and ran with it.


edit - damn it being FWD or AWD. i'd rather it have a RWD option.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by markzeronine
lol I hate Tauri so bad, just the thought of their past. They really should have stayed with the new name or a different name... It dosn't look bad though
actually, they lost a HUGE repeat buyer pool when they switched the name from Taurus to the 500 so they are trying to recapture them. Most of us on here have never ( and probably will never ) owned/own a Taurus, but they have been a huge success for Ford over the years. I think this is a nice car for what it is and it shows that Ford is the only US automaker actually going the right direction( of course thats why they didn't need any of the bailout money either)
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by burgy240
actually, they lost a HUGE repeat buyer pool when they switched the name from Taurus to the 500 so they are trying to recapture them. Most of us on here have never ( and probably will never ) owned/own a Taurus, but they have been a huge success for Ford over the years. I think this is a nice car for what it is and it shows that Ford is the only US automaker actually going the right direction( of course thats why they didn't need any of the bailout money either)
a 03 taurus is actually my daily. Its hardly a bad car, 210hp, full size sedan. Fake leather and a sunroof, but meh, its just bland. A guy I used to work with who would always see my driving a 300c SRT or something nice like that would see me in my taurus and just laugh because it is the last car he expected me to drive.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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wood grain in the INT. ruined it for me, but looks like a nice car.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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yay ford! lol
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