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joeyr 04-09-2008 01:09 PM

Spy Photo: 2010 Ford Taurus Caught
 
SANTA MONICA, California — A new spy photo of the 2010 Ford Taurus reveals dramatic new styling with obvious European influence.
Posted yesterday on the Taurus Car Club of America Web site, the hazy photo of the next-generation Ford Taurus depicts a sedan with a far more chiseled shape than the current model. Multiple creases down the side along with a more aggressive shape up front give the upcoming sedan a European look.

The radical change could be the result of an overwhelmingly positive response to Ford's Mondeo sedan, a midsize four-door sedan already on sale in Europe but too expensive to import to the U.S. It was penned by Ford's European design group led by Martin Smith. Up to this point, a U.S. design group, currently led by Peter Horbury, has worked on U.S-specific models like the Taurus.

Expect to see this Taurus sporting a version of Ford's new EcoBoost V6. The new turbocharged engine promises V8-like power with the efficiency of a four-cylinder. Big promises for sure, but even if it doesn't quite meet those goals, the 2010 Taurus should be one of the more powerful sedans in its class without sacrificing too much in the way of fuel mileage.

Expect to see the official unveil of the 2010 Ford Taurus at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show next January. Sales should begin in the fall of 2009.

What this means to you: How many times have you looked at the Mondeo and said, "Why can't the Taurus look like that?" Come next year, you'll get your wish. — Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor


http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*

RRUNNER 04-09-2008 02:10 PM

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Taurus Car Club of America Web site? LOL

MGDMike 04-09-2008 03:17 PM

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That is what they should have been doing these past couple of years.. I like it.

Yankee 04-09-2008 05:01 PM

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When my parents bought a new Intrepid in 2000, they gave me their old 1990 Taurus - out of the 30 or so cars I've owned, that was the only one that I've ever truly hated with a purple passion - after only 10 years it had so much rust on it you almost needed a tetanus shot everytime you got near it.

I have no idea what that has to do with the new 2010 Taurus, but I just thought I'd share that with you all.


kramtrah 04-09-2008 05:06 PM

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Why haven't they been doing that all along? A significant improvement in design

joeyr 04-10-2008 12:49 AM

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I know; I like it as well. It kind of reminds of the new Accord. One question, how much?

joeyr 04-10-2008 06:56 AM

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Ford has made Jalopink and Taurus Car club of america take the pic down.

http://jalopnik.com/377336/2010-ford-taurus

http://jalopnik.com/377889/2010-ford-taurus-redux

DK challenger 04-10-2008 07:17 AM

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I always thought that some of the spy pics that go up on the web would get taken down by the car company it belonged to.

TechmanBD 04-10-2008 07:44 AM

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That is retarded. I would think it would be good for them as it is free publicity, and if it is well liked, it could help them out in sales, as they suck as it is now.

Billionaire 04-10-2008 12:35 PM

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Why would anyone be excited about a Taurus or want to see a spy photo?


RoswellGrey 04-10-2008 01:54 PM

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ORIGINAL: DK challenger

I always thought that some of the spy pics that go up on the web would get taken down by the car company it belonged to.
It depends more on where the photo is taken. If it's outside in what's considered the "public realm," a car company can't do anything about it, except maybe ask that it be removed. What's the public realm? A good example is a photographer can stand out in the street in front of your house and take a picture. He can't, however, go around to the alley and take a picture of the back of your house. The latter case would be considered "invasion of privacy." The public realm is pretty much whatever can be seen from a typical street. See what 32 years in the newspaper business teaches you? ;)

RLSH700 04-10-2008 02:31 PM

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I will have to wait until I see it in person before I make a judgement call. It does look like an improvement though, possibly the best looking Taurus since 1995 (though that isn't saying much considering the catfish styling then that overstyled, excessive chrome grille. I hope this does well. I hope they name the Ecoboost model the SHO.

Billionare, the reason why some of us care is the fact that the Taurus has been a long running icon of Ford since it put Ford back on the map back in 1986 and I think most of us want to see Ford turn around and succeed again.

kramtrah 04-10-2008 06:03 PM

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Billionaire, it's not the Taurus so much, we are all car enthusiasts to some extent here. Hence this was posted in the off topic area. While some of us are bigger Mopar fans here than others, it's an area where we can talk about the other manufacturers as well.

As for this Tuarus, I just want to see get Ford back in the thick of things here in the US. The past leadership team of Ford killed what was a vehicle and platform that brought folks to Ford and their dealerships. Look at Toyota and Honda, the Camry and the Accord have been around forever, so to speak, with constant evolution of their platform, improvement in quality, and a continuum in the model, hence bringing buyers to them and their dealerships. The Tuarus was the leader in mid size sales, yet Ford just dropped the ball and let it go, thereby relinquishing support for their company.

RLSH700 04-13-2008 08:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: kramtrah

Billionaire, it's not the Taurus so much, we are all car enthusiasts to some extent here. Hence this was posted in the off topic area. While some of us are bigger Mopar fans here than others, it's an area where we can talk about the other manufacturers as well.

As for this Tuarus, I just want to see get Ford back in the thick of things here in the US. The past leadership team of Ford killed what was a vehicle and platform that brought folks to Ford and their dealerships. Look at Toyota and Honda, the Camry and the Accord have been around forever, so to speak, with constant evolution of their platform, improvement in quality, and a continuum in the model, hence bringing buyers to them and their dealerships. The Tuarus was the leader in mid size sales, yet Ford just dropped the ball and let it go, thereby relinquishing support for their company.
This pretty much sums it up. We are general car enthusiast and we want to see each one do well and we think that Ford has a chance to be successful again.

Jeremiah 29:11 04-13-2008 09:02 PM

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Agreed, there is not sense in losing an American motor company to an overseas company that easy. I wish our Detroit brethren well in their quest to make the next great automobile.


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