<![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater? - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater? - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> @ranwhenparked: Same here. I really, really like the new Taurus. I know I'll take some flak for this, but I like the styling. I'm a headlights and taillights guy, and I like these ones. Given the choice between this, an avalon, and an accord, I would probably take the taurus.

Shadowguitar

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> I can only guess that the previous comment is a joke. I've driven the '08 Taurus (I own one largely because of its safety features) and a Crown Vic (well, actually my father-in-law's Grand Marquis that was recently totalled thanks to an inattentive driver), and there's no comparison. The Crown Vic/Grand Marquis is a durable, reliable, well tested design, but the Taurus handles so much better than the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis, it's roomier, safer, has more space, gets better mileage. True, the Taurus is FWD, but where I live that's an advantage.

The Taurus isn't an enthusiast's car, but it is a solid design, and I am glad Ford is trying to bring home the car's excellent safety features with something more attention grabbing than some of their other (perhaps ineffective) marketing efforts.

OldZephyr

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> @ranwhenparked: Let down by a few details, such as FWD and handling like a three legged cow. It's one of the few vehicles that makes a Crown Vic feel nimble.

hapless

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> @Novaload:
Are those the same old volvos they tested on fifth gear in crash tests, where they performed horribly? I thought they would perform better.

AdmiralAutobahn

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> I guess I'm really alone in sort of liking the new Taurus (the dismal sales figures confirm that). The Five Hundred was always a solid product let down by a few details and poor marketing. The Taurus fixes most of the Five Hundred's shortcomings, but the largely ineffective marketing remains.

As far as moderately priced large sedans are concerned, I'd certainly take a Taurus over an Avalon or Impala, maybe even over a Charger due to the Rubbermaid interior and Grand Canyon panel gaps of the latter.

ranwhenparked

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> @AdmiralAutobahn: I thought the VW ads were manipulative in the extreme. There was the surprise element but the wrong implication was gee, see how safe you are?--implying no one gets hurt even in the relatively low speed crashes. Too many variables. Those ads didn't last too long, either.
I do remember the ancient Volvo ad, a print ad with a picture of a Volvo with about 15 Volvos stacked on top of it to show the roof strength.

NovaloadMissesPolar

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> yawn.. VW beat them to it with their commercials.

And I'd drive a VW ANYDAY over some ford flotsam.

AdmiralAutobahn

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> I saw the video that they had in their site, and they should do something like that in their commercials.

The-Simpsons-Rule!!

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> Consider that a freebie, Ford

danio3834

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> You know, if they stop producing the Crown Vic (which they never will, the roaches will drive them when were gone) we might end up with Taurus police cruisers again. Theres bound to be flat black ones show up somewhere.

Ford oughta scrap their marketing campaign for this car and just hire Peter Weller to do the commercials and tour the shows with it. That would be geeked.

Pay him 14mil like Celine Dion or something...take it out of Mullaly's piggy bank.

danio3834

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> Gotta' love that Volvo platform. Kudos to Ford for trying to find a key advantage with which to market this car.

Regardless, it seems the original Five Hundred once insulted a gypsy and has hence been cursed for life.

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> Please do the same with the rest of these you produced Ford, I'll never get tired of seeing them like that.

BlownOring

]]> <![CDATA[Ford Shows Off Demolished Taurus As Safety Movie Theater?]]> 1 million pound wall? Okaaaaaaay.

OMG! I HAZ A CAR GOYNG THREE THOUSND FT/MIN AT MILLYON POWND WAL!!

SOOO SCARIEE!

Dr.Danger, Hasta la victoria siempre!

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