Monday, March 15, 2010

The Car Exam Quick Quiz #7: The Ford Taurus Limited




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Good Grades: Solid build quality, nice interior ergonomics and quality,supportive and comfy seats, good exterior styling--in short a lot of the SHO's good attributes.

Bad Grades: The base 3.6 liter, 263 horsepower V6 struggles to pull the 4,000 pound Taurus. You really miss the twin-turbocharged 365 horsepower V6 in the SHO--and it shows (pun intended)! My test car missed some of the goodies found on the SHO (navigation, all-wheel drive, etc.), and it shares a flaw with the SHO (short windows all around--which means a big blind spot in the rear.

Final Grade: The Taurus Limited is a good car, but it feels underpowered--especially after you drive the Taurus SHO. If you can afford to spend the extra dollars (and driving performance matters), do go for the SHO.

The Car Exam Grade: B

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