Mulally promised the 2010 Taurus would be "the one we should have made originally." At the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the automaker finally took the wraps off the new model.
Ford has repositioned the Taurus as more of a personal luxury sedan, the likes of which have not been seen wearing a Ford badge in many, many years. Ford has decided to combine elements of its "Bold American" and European "Kinetic" design language for the 2010 model.
The new Taurus is powered by the automaker's 3.5-liter V6 Duratec engine, mated to one of two available six-speed automatic transmissions, including SelectShift with shift paddle shifters mounted on the steering wheel. As was the case with the previous model, all-wheel-drive is optional.
Posted on Oct 15, 2009, 6:51 AM from IP address 121.121.171.196