What is it?
2008 Ford Taurus and Ford Taurus X
What's special about it?
We remember when the first-generation Ford Taurus arrived. And we don't just mean when it arrived on the market. We remember the actual day when the first one arrived at our local Ford dealer. It was a big deal, and remained so until Ford let the sedan lay fallow and then turned it into something that looked like a big carp.
Well, Ford announced today that the Taurus is making a comeback, in name at least. The current Five Hundred will now be called the Taurus. Something tells us that come this summer when the renamed Five Hundred arrives in dealerships, not one preteen car enthusiast will notice.
Ford has also renamed the updated 2008 Mercury Montego to — can you guess? — the Mercury Sable. The Freestyle crossover for 2008 becomes — less predictably — the Malcolm, er, Taurus X.
In related, but untrue news, the Focus will now be referred to as either the Escort or Pinto. The Mercury Milan will be called the Tracer and all other Ford models for 2008 will be called Windstar.
We covered the changes to the 2008 Taurus when Ford introduced it a month ago as the 2008 Five Hundred. The name is the only change to the vehicle in the last 30 days.
The Taurus X, which was once called the Freestyle (which itself was nearly called the Crosstrainer), gets the corporate three-bar chrome grille, the standard 3.5-liter V6 and the six-speed automatic transmission and some additional content, such as a power-operated liftgate and one-touch flip-and-fold second-row seats. It goes on sale late this summer.
What's Edmunds' take?
There are forests and there are trees. And there is a difference between the two. — Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit
2008 Ford Taurus and Ford Taurus X
What's special about it?
We remember when the first-generation Ford Taurus arrived. And we don't just mean when it arrived on the market. We remember the actual day when the first one arrived at our local Ford dealer. It was a big deal, and remained so until Ford let the sedan lay fallow and then turned it into something that looked like a big carp.
Well, Ford announced today that the Taurus is making a comeback, in name at least. The current Five Hundred will now be called the Taurus. Something tells us that come this summer when the renamed Five Hundred arrives in dealerships, not one preteen car enthusiast will notice.
Ford has also renamed the updated 2008 Mercury Montego to — can you guess? — the Mercury Sable. The Freestyle crossover for 2008 becomes — less predictably — the Malcolm, er, Taurus X.
In related, but untrue news, the Focus will now be referred to as either the Escort or Pinto. The Mercury Milan will be called the Tracer and all other Ford models for 2008 will be called Windstar.
We covered the changes to the 2008 Taurus when Ford introduced it a month ago as the 2008 Five Hundred. The name is the only change to the vehicle in the last 30 days.
The Taurus X, which was once called the Freestyle (which itself was nearly called the Crosstrainer), gets the corporate three-bar chrome grille, the standard 3.5-liter V6 and the six-speed automatic transmission and some additional content, such as a power-operated liftgate and one-touch flip-and-fold second-row seats. It goes on sale late this summer.
What's Edmunds' take?
There are forests and there are trees. And there is a difference between the two. — Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit
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