I think this car is an improvement over the "500", but it still isn't a great product. Ford needs a home run bad. The new Taurus IMO will draw more buyers, but will not product Camry numbers. I guess this will suffice in the interim.

 

Lets hope they're working on a secret complete redesign for the next Taurus500. It has potential to really start competing if they can get the looks right.

 

it gets my emotions going alright...

 

I still can't believe that this car is built in Chicago's South Side!

Gosh let them assemble that back in Detroit and bring the Mustang production to Chicago instead!

 

I believe the replacement will be RWD. Hopefully it draws heavily from the 427 concept that was displayed a few years ago. Ford should have built that car.

 

Now that's just plain ugly.

Wasn't the 500 even bigger than the Taurus - full size vs. midsize? The whole thing just doesn't make any sense, and it shows.

 

Those rims have a lot to do with it.

Here is a '07 Five Hundred SEL AWD with 20s:



Lower it a bit and tint the windows and that's not a bad looking car at all.

Swap out those retarded tails for the '07s and I think we have a pretty nice 260hp 6pd auto AWD cruiser.

'07 is about $28,650 optioned out w/o chrome or navigation. If the '08 stays the same price with more content and 260hp I think it's competitive.

 

I like bring the taurus name back (don't know why they got rid of it in the first place), but a name alone isn't going to sell a shitty looking car

Frontend and rear end need to redesigned...

Yeah, Ford limits their cars... My old V8 Tbird was limited to 109mph... I rememeber reading it had something to do with emissions, but I really don't know why they do it... (cheaper tires ??)...

 

What an ugly old Ford steering wheel. When are they going to get rid of that design?

I used to think that fender heat extractors were cool, bujt now Ford put them on this ugliness and riuned the concept.

 

So um... didn't they just take out some big huge loan? Maybe they should use some of that money to hire better designers. That or this car better cost about the same as a Hyundai...

 

At least one company is recognizing that Americans need more room for their triple whopper with extra cheese and side of lard.

 

$30k for a Limited AWD loaded w/Navigation.

So, no it doesn't cost the same as a Hyundai. And honestly, the 500/Taurus should never be competing with the lower end of the BMW/Lexus/Infiniti/Audi class.

 

Meet the 2008 Ford Taurus Heritage Edition



Ford has opened itself up to a lot of ridicule lately, not the least of which is for its decision to resurrect the recently deceased Taurus name for the 2008 model year. Never ones to let their arch enemy off the hook, the GM fanboy community over at Cheers and Gears has produced these "mock" press materials regaling the return of the original Taurus' intoxicating allure. We can only imagine its authors trying to complete the project while doubled over on the floor laughing, which was our initial reaction when we first saw it. We have to give them credit, however, for getting all the details right, including the peek-a-boo Ford emblem, two-tone paint job, cornering light and those wheels, oh those wheels. The accompanying fake press release is not to be missed; you can find it after the jump.


PRESS RELEASE:

FORD STRENGTHENS RETRO-80s LEADERSHIP WITH INTRODUCTION OF NEW 2008 TAURUS HERITAGE EDITION

* New edition features more than 5 engineering changes, making it more retro, cheezier, mellower and homlier.
* 2.5-liter High Swirl Combustion I-4 delivers an estimated 90 horsepower and 130 ft-lbs of torque.
* Ford Sync™ (not sink) offers new levels of connection, control, simplicity and personalization with the well known relability of Microsoft
* Taurus Heritage Edition will reach showrooms this fall.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2007 - Ford Motor Company today announced it is bringing back the well-known Ford Taurus name, introducing a new special version – Heritage Edition – for its aging hipsters to go on sale this fall.

"Taurus has been an icon for rental sedans for more than two decades, and it's time to return this powerful name to where it belongs," said Mark Fields, Ford's President of The Americas, at the Chicago Auto Show. "Consumer awareness of the Taurus name is double the Five Hundred that it's replacing, and thats damn good enough for us to forget the latter altogether!.

"By giving these vehicles the bland looks of the 80's that consumers recognize at the same time we're making significant upgrades, we're confident that even more rental companies are going to be attracted to these great products in the future," Fields added.

The 2008-model Taurus Heritage Edition sedan will go on sale this fall, as an upgrade to the earth shattering ALL NEW Ford Taurus. The new Heritage Edition features a fully flush grille guard with peek-a-boo Ford emblem, a new dual color scheme, a new cornering light, more standard safety features – including dual airbags tuned to explode with that classic pop that made people file lawsuits in the early nineties– and other refinements to make it more retro, cheezier, mellower and homlier.


http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/14/m...tion/#comments

 

^^

 

x2

GM fanboys have too much time on their hands.

 

Now THAT is funny!

It actually looks like an "updated" version of my '86 Taurus! This is classic.

 

 

LMFAO

awesome

 

It's funny cause it's true! :gheylaugh:

Aw man, I got to get back to work.

 

hmmm....thats new to me...seems like the fronts have 18's and the rears have 16's.

 

wow.. at GM fanboy article.. good times

 

That was great!!!

 

 

The interior looks cheap to me.

Also, the instrument guage cluster looks boring.

Try again Ford...