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The 2006 model year can easily the heralded Taurus name and for this writer it is a bittersweet time while Ford retires what once the biggest selling car in all of The united states.
When Ford introduced the Taurus along with its cousin the Mercury Sable in the mid 1980s the car represented a radical departure from the standard American car of the day. Relatively large UGG Classic Short Fancy Boots, front wheel travel, and very aerodynamic, the Taurus quickly rose to the pinnacle in the American car sales charts and was the best selling car for quite some time in a row. A much delayed �reskinning?didn't occur until 1996 UGG Ultra Tall Boots Chestnut, a number of ten years after the Taurus and Sable had been first released. The new design UGG Roxy Tall Boots Sand, perceived by some to be ugly, quickly cost Ford sales as newer and much more modern Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords out there gained the line. Slight changes in fashion incorporated with the 2000 product year took some of the advantage off, but by then the actual Taurus was considered to be too aged and outmatched by the competition.
I purchased an all new 1994 Taurus as well as kept the car for more effective years UGG Boots Classic Tall Chocolate, racking up 117,000 a long way before deciding it was time to trade in the car for some thing newer. I found the experience to be comfortable, the interior room to be expansive, and I appreciated the overall style of the car. I was also one of the first people to obtain a Taurus in the then new Finder Green color, an attractive heavy green that was admired by many people.
When 2001 rolled around, I elected to lease a new Saturn L series instead of using the Taurus. I needed something similar in size with the Taurus and at that time Saturn were built with a lease deal that could stop beat. In addition UGG Classic Cardy Boots, I nevertheless wasn�t impressed with the Taurus which I thought had been out-engineered by other cars in its class. So, My spouse and i took home the Saturn along with donated my Taurus to the Kidney Foundation.
The 2005 model year represented the final year that will Ford would offer the Taurus by means of dealers; for 2006 the particular Taurus is only available as a navy car and it is unchanged from the previous year�s model. The slower selling Sable was mercifully offer rest one year earlier.
For Ford, concentrating on trucks and Sports utility vehicles meant neglecting much of their particular car line up, including the Taurus. Greater and stronger SUVs, including the Expedition and Excursion, were introduced as America�s tastes continuing to shift from voyager cars to SUVs. Furthermore, the ever popular F String pick up trucks went through typical style and engineering adjustments every four years or so as did the Explorer, Ford�s midsized Sports utility vehicle.
Higher gas prices and modifying tastes are once again affecting Fords?line up. The beefy Excursion has disappeared and new cars like the Five Hundred and Fusion are now part of the line up. These two brand new models represent a fresh change for Ford and a offer that the attention once provided to the Taurus would be given to the modern models. For that, I am glad.
