The new Taurus looks like a pretty decent car. When you get down to the brass tacks however, it appears the Fusion is closer in substance to what the Taurus used to represent in the form of a high volume mid sized car. I read somewhere that the Fusion is about the same size as the origional Taurus.
Taurus Reviews
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Yesterday I received 3 car magazines. 2 of them reviewed the new Taurus and pretty much hated it. This was the non-SHO version.
As a side note, the new Honda Insight is going to get a terrible review by Consumer Reports in an upcoming mag, which is very rare for CR/Honda.
As a side note, the new Honda Insight is going to get a terrible review by Consumer Reports in an upcoming mag, which is very rare for CR/Honda.
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I don't know about the new Taurus, but I just traded in my 2000 Taurus that had 160,000 miles with no major mechanical failures. Mother-in-law had to pick between a new Taurus or Fusion recently and she settled on the Fusion, mainly because the added size and "luxury" of the Taurus didn't seem to cover the added cost over the Fusion.
Ford has a couple interesting cars coming out soon. There will be a new Taurus SHO coming out soon. Also, there have been talks that the 5.0 litre will be making its return, BUT the car that I am looking forward to the most(and I'm not a Ford fan) is the new V6 twin-turbo Mustang. IIRC, it will have ~350 hp(the 5.0 should be about 400), so with an intake, full exhaust, a boost controller, and a tune, you would OWN the 5.0 and for less money.
The looks of it just doesn't do anything for me. It's not like the Fusion which I think is an attractive car to look at.
Ford has basically made two mistakes when it comes to the Taurus:
1. The 1994 redesign that basically made it look like a bug on wheels
2. Killing the brand name in favor for the "Five Hundred".
I like the new Taurus. But for the packaging that I like in a vehicle, I'm not sure I like it for $30,000+. However, it's definitely something I'd consider buying off of the used lots.
1. The 1994 redesign that basically made it look like a bug on wheels
2. Killing the brand name in favor for the "Five Hundred".
I like the new Taurus. But for the packaging that I like in a vehicle, I'm not sure I like it for $30,000+. However, it's definitely something I'd consider buying off of the used lots.
Yes, for $8/year I think they are worth it.
It looks like the Taurus is going more upscale to compete with cars like the Lexus GS, Audi A6, etc.
Which I think is a mistake. No one is ever going to equate Ford to that high of a level, I don't care what kind of car they make - that's what the Lincoln brand name is for. They need to be putting their product at the price range of the Nissan Maxima and Toyota Avalon (which they may be doing)
I think what there going to do is price it like the Maxima and Avalon but have many of the features of more upscale cars. I think this whole segment kind of sucks in the low 30's price range.
Avalon is a nice car but it's just big and boring.
The new Maxima looks ok but it has a CVT transmission and costs in the upper 30's.
Once you get in the upper 30's there are a lot better choices like the 3 series, Cadillac CTS, G37, etc.
This price segment is one area where the domestics could really do well. I think the Pontiac G8 was the only car in this price range/large 4 door that I would consider. Of course they are going to dump the G8.
Actually it is priced in that range. Lexus and Mercedes is priced much higher than this car will be.
I think this car is a lot bigger than the Camry and Altima. Like others have said, the Fusion competes with those models.
