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    2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/20/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    I want to believe in this Taurus thing, but I'm having a hard time envisioning shelling out close to $30K when I could be looking at so many other more interesting/practical vehicles.
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    Image of xenon33 xenon33
    01/20/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Ford is focused, and getting better by the day. Can't say the same about GM, Toyota, and Chrysler.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/20/09

    @xenon33: Too bad Ford can't focus on the Focus.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Damn, is that brushed aluminum AND carbon fiber in one material? Take that, Audi!
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    Image of 1600mkII 1600mkII
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Personally - I think it's a sign that SOMEONE in the big 2.1 plans to retain its full point. I actually think Ford will be the only one standing in a form we recognize...sorry folks but we will see Fiat, Chevrocad and Ford.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/20/09

    @1600mkII: I agree. Ford seems to be making some smart decisions of late. Hopefully Fiat bring a fresh start for Chrysler. GM, I fear, is going to be the bitch of the lefties in Congress after taking the bailout.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    This is looking really nice for the average Joe looking to get a family car. You get the light weight and responsiveness of the V6, and a nice turbo punch for those tricky passing situations. I really think a nice AWD model is a great choice for icy roads too. Like most everyone else, the lack of a manual is the problem for me, but I guess I am not a target customer. If it were, then I'd have to take the manual and do a little insightful modification of the front fascia.
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    Image of TysonZetes TysonZetes
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Umm, why don't I see HID headlights? I need fancy lighting to separate my car from lesser ones. The Mustang gets them, so what's up, Ford?

    Oh, you're making me wait another model year? I get it... smart. You want to work the bugs out in the first model year so when I buy, there's less to worry about. Awesome.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/19/09

    @TysonZetes: Because they don't want you to blind your fellow drivers.
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    Image of knyghtryda knyghtryda
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Well... I was hoping there would be an SHO with a manual, but sadly I think most of the old SHOs were auto. From my reading, the early SHOs had a manual standard, but later the autos outsold them by a significant margin. Sad really, cuz the 89 SHO manual could do the 60 in 6.5 seconds. Yeah, an 89 Taurus could out run a last gen WRX. Talk about a sleeper! Up the rev limiter a bit and beef up some drivetrain parts and you're running in S2000 OMFG 8000rpm+ category.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/20/09

    @knyghtryda: AFAIK, when they switched to the V8 from the V6 they went to an automatic. The Yamaha bits were extraordinary, even quite reliable, esp. compared to poorly-designed 3.8 V6 Ford was schilling as an up-option at the time.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    I like the new styling, but does anyone else think this looks like the product of a Camry and an electric razor (particularly from the front)?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    Anyone else think the 18" painted aluminum wheels for the SEL are actually pretty rad?
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    Image of TheDanMan,Prefers Kilowatts to Horsepower TheDanMan,Prefers Kilowatts to Horsepower
    01/19/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I thought rad was replaced by the word awesome. But yes, there are nice.
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    Image of racerx racerx
    01/19/09

    @TheDanMan, from the land of hoons and beaches!: No, no, no...rad was replaced by tubular. Awesome came after that.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/19/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: those wheels are awesome, awesome to the max!
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/19/09

    @racerx: So, wait, where did "bomb" and "dope" come in?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    It's SHOtime!
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    01/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide Leaked, Confirms EcoBoost
    SHO fans rejoice, for the 2nd (4th) coming of your Saint is near!
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    Image of elitza owns the last Enzo shirt elitza owns the last Enzo shirt
    01/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus: A Flagship Returns
    Um.... 2009 Accord on steroids is the first thing that came to mind. Not impressed.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    01/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus: A Flagship Returns
    So the self-parking feature on a Lexus is a joke, but Park Assist on a Ford is "technological wizardry"? Double standard much?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    01/11/09

    @elwood: try both, then get back to us. trust us on this.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    01/11/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: All the other gadgets tend to be described as "extraneous crap" when the conversation is about BMW too. There's definitely a bit of a double standard here.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    01/11/09

    @elwood: All the techie stuff is extraneous crap if it doesn't work, does nothing truly useful for the driver (because I absolutely must be able to set how long the license plate illuminators stay on after I turn the car off) or is so difficult to use that it might as well not work (see Lexus self-park and iDrive). From what I've read this new ford system is both easy to use and actually works as advertised... thus making it "technological wizardry".


    Anything that can keep a distracted / incompetent twit from bashing into my car while trying to parallel park is good in my book (every car I've owned has been hit while parked).

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus: A Flagship Returns
    Looks good in the pictures, but I'm hoping it doesn't have the mail-slot trunk opening of the MKS. That was a major disappointment, well I was kind of turned off by the whole MKS, that's neither here nor there.


    Back in the '80s, Ford dominated the mid-size market with the innovative and feature-rich Taurus and Sable. Here's hoping that the new Taurus, along with the very well thought out Fusion, bring sales back to the Blue Oval.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/11/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus: A Flagship Returns
    Did you guys like the old grille better? I was thinking it was nice that they had ditched the multi-blade disposable for an electric razor.
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