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2008 Ford Taurus Review

ehanson submitted on 7/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:48:42 AM

15 user comments | Category: Reviews | Source: | SOURCE: motordesign.blogspot.com

The new 2008 Ford Taurus and its sister, the Mercury Sable, roll onto dealer lots this summer.

Though will the Taurus save Ford again and is the styling a blast from the past?

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Autoegr525

Seen a few on the road, nice looking car

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Posted on 7/31/2007 2:04:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Qwazywabbit

I agree--they did the right thing with the styling, but totally @#$%ed up calling it a 500. Taurus is the most recognizable car name in the U.S. and they should have kept it origionally. At lease they learned from their mistake (well, the new CEO did) and restored the Taurus name. This will sell as much as the other one did

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Posted on 7/31/2007 10:06:27 AM | | Votes: 3   

CBR2200

Heritage edition, WTF? We're not talking about a Mustang or Challenger here, its a freakin POS Taurus.

The 500 was a slow seller, why would the exact same car with a different name be any different? And the Taurus X, c'mon. They can't give Freestyles away.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 3:34:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

M35MT

Exactly

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Posted on 8/1/2007 7:54:05 AM | | Votes: 2   

CLK63BlackSeries

yawn...

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Posted on 7/31/2007 3:40:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Will_

Hot!

Sell*Like*Hotcakes!

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Posted on 7/31/2007 6:57:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS

WOW

Another Ford product with Side Vents, I wonder how much HP that engine produces to need all that cooling.

So much Chrome on that vehicle it does not need to be taken to the Custom Shop for any Extra Work

It seems NA automakers are intent on putting Custom Shops out of business by Gluing as much Add-ons as possible to the vehicles from the factory.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 7:14:45 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

fourmccs

Not the same car at all. New engine better handling better look. Not really exciting but a lot better car and not even close to the same.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 9:40:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Htay7500

It looks better but still dull.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 10:10:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

TauronB2G

It looks nicer now than it ever has. The Sable too... I saw a new black Sable on the street the other day and wasn't sure what it was at first glance. They still need a V8 but otherwise seem to be really nice cars.
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Posted on 7/31/2007 11:02:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

spoolenturbo

From watching the video on another Blog that shows in car video between the Ford 500 & Taurus. You can tell where the engineers did there homework.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/01/video-live-from-dearborn-autoblog-drives-the-2008-ford-taurus/

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Posted on 7/31/2007 8:09:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

spoolenturbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOc4IzDE7A

Actual video of in-car Taurus. Sorry for the link above.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 8:32:30 PM | | Votes: 1   

johnct

This is a very nice family vehicle. Great room, huge trunk, 265HP V-6 and a very reasonable price. Hopefully the Taurus name will bring some shoppers into the showroom.

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Posted on 7/31/2007 11:06:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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