Poll
Of course it is. The 2005 Five Hundred is a Taurus by another name, and this is the facelifted Five Hundred.
I just can't get used to the idea of the Five Hundred as a Taurus.
They just put the Taurus name on another car....not quite the same IMO.
More accurately, they put the Five Hundred name on a Taurus, and then changed their minds.
I thought the Taurus was replaced by two cars, the Fusion and 500, which we slightly smaller/bigger respectively?
The Fusion and Five Hundred essentially match up to the Ford lineup through most of the Taurus's life (89-99): Tempo and Taurus, then Contour and Taurus. The Five Hundred was the more direct successor to the Taurus (though many people do just say that both replaced it) and now it uses the Taurus name.
You could just as easily claim they put the Taurus name on a Grenada.
You could, yes.
They sold it for about two years, and IMO the FH should have been called the Taurus in the first place and might have been if it wasn't for the fact that the accountants didn't want to kill off the old Taurus immediately and spoil potential fleet sales.
And it's funny, because unintentionlly or not, the "new" Taurus has a lot of the same lines as the original. I think it's fine, and I'll eat my hat if the restyled Taurus doesn't sell at least 25-50% more copies this year than the FH did last year with just the new name, engine and facelift. It's a good car for the money.
-FordSVT-
Question: Which generation is your favorite?
Option 1: 1st 
votes: 0
votes: 0
Option 2: 2nd 
votes: 10
votes: 10
Option 3: 3rd 
votes: 1
votes: 1
Option 4: 4th 
votes: 2
votes: 2
Option 5: 5th 
votes: 12
votes: 12
Title: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 05:45:47 AM
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 05:45:47 AM
Which is your favorite?
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: mazda6er on May 23, 2007, 05:58:03 AM
Post by: mazda6er on May 23, 2007, 05:58:03 AM
We've had a 2nd gen (Sable) and 2 4th gens, but I can only imagine the 5th will be the best.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: TBR on May 23, 2007, 07:21:13 AM
Post by: TBR on May 23, 2007, 07:21:13 AM
5th of course. But, out of the real Tauruses, the 2nd.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:22:22 AM
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:22:22 AM
Real Tauruses?
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:27:03 AM
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:27:03 AM
5th by a mile, even though it's not really a Taurus.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: SVT666 on May 23, 2007, 07:28:29 AM
Post by: SVT666 on May 23, 2007, 07:28:29 AM
The 5th generation. We had a 4th gen and it was a really nice family car.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:31:26 AM
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:31:26 AM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:27:03 AM
5th by a mile, even though it's not really a Taurus.
Of course it is. The 2005 Five Hundred is a Taurus by another name, and this is the facelifted Five Hundred.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: TBR on May 23, 2007, 07:34:28 AM
Post by: TBR on May 23, 2007, 07:34:28 AM
Quote from: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:22:22 AM
Real Tauruses?
I just can't get used to the idea of the Five Hundred as a Taurus.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:53:54 AM
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:53:54 AM
Quote from: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:31:26 AM
Of course it is. The 2005 Five Hundred is a Taurus by another name, and this is the facelifted Five Hundred.
They just put the Taurus name on another car....not quite the same IMO.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:55:31 AM
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:55:31 AM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 07:53:54 AM
They just put the Taurus name on another car....not quite the same IMO.
More accurately, they put the Five Hundred name on a Taurus, and then changed their minds.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: TheIntrepid on May 23, 2007, 09:12:31 AM
Post by: TheIntrepid on May 23, 2007, 09:12:31 AM
I don't care about Taurii, but the fifth strikes my attention.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Raza on May 23, 2007, 09:46:11 AM
Post by: Raza on May 23, 2007, 09:46:11 AM
2nd gen SHO.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Laconian on May 23, 2007, 11:03:14 AM
Post by: Laconian on May 23, 2007, 11:03:14 AM
SHO nuff, the 2nd gen was awesome! Why'd they muss it up with that stupid V8 in the 3rd generation? :cry:
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: 850CSi on May 23, 2007, 11:08:48 AM
Post by: 850CSi on May 23, 2007, 11:08:48 AM
The fifth is a damn good family car. :praise:
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: S204STi on May 23, 2007, 11:40:00 AM
Post by: S204STi on May 23, 2007, 11:40:00 AM
2nd gen SHO. :ohyeah:
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: pommes-t on May 23, 2007, 01:12:48 PM
Post by: pommes-t on May 23, 2007, 01:12:48 PM
Call me crazy, but I like the third one!
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Champ on May 23, 2007, 01:29:57 PM
Post by: Champ on May 23, 2007, 01:29:57 PM
Quote from: pommes-t on May 23, 2007, 01:12:48 PMCrazy!
Call me crazy, but I like the third one!
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: chevyguy06 on May 23, 2007, 01:30:03 PM
Post by: chevyguy06 on May 23, 2007, 01:30:03 PM
Five Hundred, oops I mean the new one.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Tave on May 23, 2007, 01:30:08 PM
Post by: Tave on May 23, 2007, 01:30:08 PM
I chose #5. Oddly, it felt sort of like plaving pin-the-tale-on-the-donkey as a child: blindfolded and dizzy; the choice nothing more than a wild guess.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 03:04:38 PM
Post by: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 03:04:38 PM
Quote from: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:55:31 AM
More accurately, they put the Five Hundred name on a Taurus, and then changed their minds.
I thought the Taurus was replaced by two cars, the Fusion and 500, which we slightly smaller/bigger respectively?
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 03:09:49 PM
Post by: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 03:09:49 PM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on May 23, 2007, 03:04:38 PM
I thought the Taurus was replaced by two cars, the Fusion and 500, which we slightly smaller/bigger respectively?
The Fusion and Five Hundred essentially match up to the Ford lineup through most of the Taurus's life (89-99): Tempo and Taurus, then Contour and Taurus. The Five Hundred was the more direct successor to the Taurus (though many people do just say that both replaced it) and now it uses the Taurus name.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: CMan on May 23, 2007, 10:11:09 PM
Post by: CMan on May 23, 2007, 10:11:09 PM
I'd vote for the 5th if it didn't have that stupid three bar grille. So 2nd it is.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Raghavan on May 23, 2007, 10:12:59 PM
Post by: Raghavan on May 23, 2007, 10:12:59 PM
2nd.
SHO. :rockon:
SHO. :rockon:
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Soup DeVille on May 23, 2007, 11:27:42 PM
Post by: Soup DeVille on May 23, 2007, 11:27:42 PM
(http://static.flickr.com/44/138457353_1ab6812794.jpg)
Any questions?
Any questions?
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Soup DeVille on May 23, 2007, 11:29:31 PM
Post by: Soup DeVille on May 23, 2007, 11:29:31 PM
Quote from: ifcar on May 23, 2007, 07:55:31 AM
More accurately, they put the Five Hundred name on a Taurus, and then changed their minds.
You could just as easily claim they put the Taurus name on a Grenada.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: Rupert on May 24, 2007, 01:16:24 AM
Post by: Rupert on May 24, 2007, 01:16:24 AM
Fo' SHO!
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: ifcar on May 24, 2007, 04:45:57 AM
Post by: ifcar on May 24, 2007, 04:45:57 AM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on May 23, 2007, 11:29:31 PM
You could just as easily claim they put the Taurus name on a Grenada.
You could, yes.
Title: Re: The Taurus
Post by: FordSVT on May 24, 2007, 10:10:45 AM
Post by: FordSVT on May 24, 2007, 10:10:45 AM
Quote from: TBR on May 23, 2007, 07:34:28 AM
I just can't get used to the idea of the Five Hundred as a Taurus.
They sold it for about two years, and IMO the FH should have been called the Taurus in the first place and might have been if it wasn't for the fact that the accountants didn't want to kill off the old Taurus immediately and spoil potential fleet sales.
And it's funny, because unintentionlly or not, the "new" Taurus has a lot of the same lines as the original. I think it's fine, and I'll eat my hat if the restyled Taurus doesn't sell at least 25-50% more copies this year than the FH did last year with just the new name, engine and facelift. It's a good car for the money.
-FordSVT-