2010 Ford Taurus debut at Detroit auto show
After sppending years on life-support, the Taurus is been revived in a big way with ideas from Ford’s Euopean division. The result is the 2010 Ford Taurus, unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show yesterday.
European styling combined with American Ford’s three-bar grille define the front end design, while the rear seems inspired from recent auto-show concepts. A range of alloy wheels, from 17-inch to 20-inch, are available.
The front-wheel-drive Taurus comes standard with the Five Hundred’s carryover Duratec 3.5L V6, with 263 hp and 249 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy is now aided by a two-speed fuel pump and “Aggressive Deceleration Fuel Shut-Off” technology. All models get a 6-speed automatic, with higher trim levels getting a manual-shift feature. All-wheel-drive is optional. Upcoming plans involve offering an optional EcoBoost 3.5L turbocharged V6, with around 355 hp and all-wheel-drive.
The 2010 Taurus features an impressive set of standard and available technologies in addition to an attractive new interior. They include Adaptive Cruise Control with Collision Warning, Intelligent Access with Push Button Start, MyKey parental programmability, Blind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert, Rain-Sensing Wipers, EasyFuel capless refueling, Ford SYNC multimedia entertainment, and Voice-Activated Navigation with SIRIUS Travel Link.
Ford claims that the price of the car will be the same as before, starting at just above $26,000 when it hits dealer showrooms in late 2009.
Posted: January 11th, 2009
at 4:50pm by The Editor
Tagged with 2009 detroit auto show, 2010 ford taurus
Categories: American Cars
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