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Video: Live from Dearborn - Autoblog drives the 2008 Ford Taurus

Click on the Taurus for a high-res gallery At Ford's 2008 model preview at the Dearborn Proving Ground, we had the opportunity drive the newly-reborn Taurus back-to-back with its immediate predecessor, the Five Hundred, and the differences were immediately apparent. Side-by-side, the Taurus is clearly an update of the Five Hundred, retaining the same profile and stance, but the Taurus now has the face it should have had all along. The three-bar grille gives the Taurus a look that fits in with its stablemates and sets it apart from the ... Read more →

Taurus gets a new tagline Dan Roth

It should come as no surprise that the Taurus and its siblings perform well on crash tests. The platform was developed from the Volvo P2 architecture that provides the basis for the original S80, as ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Mercury Montego Premier Dan Roth

click above image for desktop-sized pics of the 2007 Mercury Montego Alas, Montego, we hardly knew ye. Of course, the large sedan from Mercury is not going away, but being relaunched as the Sable ...

Autoblog Podcast #57 Dan Roth

Episode #57 is a breezy little number, clocking in around 32 minutes long. Though on the short side, it's action-packed! We recap the Chicago show, paucity of activity and all. For starters, we return ...

Ford's Mark Fields announces Bold Move: Bring back Taurus & Sable brands Mike Magda

Making both a bold and simple move, Ford's North American boss Mark Fields confirmed this morning what we already knew, that the Taurus and Sable brands will be resurrected for 2008. Fields, ...

All in a Name: No end to the free advice for Ford, no need to rechange names 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for the Autoblog Five-Hundred gallery In the news, at the water cooler, and in your favorite auto magagine, there is no shortage of advice for Ford Motor Company. Advice for new engines, better marketing, and rear drive architectures come flowing in at all angles. Most of the ...

Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Peter Horbury 2 years ago on Autoblog

Peter Horbury is responsible for the design strategy and execution of all Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury products in North America. At this year's Detroit Auto Show, one of the unquestioned stars on the floor was the stunning 400-horsepower Lincoln MKR. We sat down with Peter in Detroit to talk about ...

Detroit Auto Show: We finally bring live shots of the Ford Focus and Five Hundred 2 years ago on Autoblog

After the debut of the Interceptor and MKR, the redesigned Focus and Five Hundred got lost in the buzz, so now, we finally bring you live shots of Ford's people movers. Enjoy. -Ed. Before trotting out its three concept cars, the Ford Motor Company took the opportunity at the Detroit Auto Show to ...

Detroit Auto Show: 2008 Ford-Five Hundred 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-resolution gallery var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Ford_Five_Hundred_improved_greatly_for_2008'; For 2008, Ford has addressed many of the major issues that were preventing the Ford Five Hundred from being the sales leader that they had hoped for. ...

Will the Ford Taurus return? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Just when it seemed that we would never see the Taurus again, new Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says that he was a big fan of the Taurus and even rented one on a recent business trip to check it out. His feelings date back 20 years to a research study he was doing on Ford's production system ...

Ford recalling 145,000 vehicles in the U.S. 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford will be recalling close to 140,000 Five Hundreds and Mercury Montegos, along with over six thousand Hybrid Escapes. The cause of the recall on the Five Hundred and its Mercury stable mate is a faulty door latch that may ...

Spy Shot: 2008 Ford Five-Hundred 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Ford Five Hundred is getting a 2008 makeover en route to its 2012 replacement. As we reported earlier, the facelifted full-size sedan will adopt Ford's new three-bar chrome family grille, as well as a revised cabin. Looks like there'll also be a butt-lift for the rear end, which is also masked ...

Ford's Ambassador Club attempts to increase employee discount sales 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company employees and retirees each account for less than one AXY-Plan sale per year (the AXY-Plan is Ford's employee and supplier discount program). The company claims that if it could only add one additional discounted sale per employee and retiree each year, a market share gain of ...

Harris poll ranks the top "buzz-worthy" vehicles from 2005 3 years ago on Autoblog

Of the vehicles released in 2005, the Chevrolet Cobalt generated the most "buzz" among Generation Y buyers, with the Hummer H3 attracting the most attention from grunge-era Gen Xers. Baby-boomers flocked to Dodge's retro-esque Charger, and the grey-haired set went bonkers for the Ford Five Hundred. ...

Spyshot: 2008 Ford Five Hundred bagged! 3 years ago on Autoblog

As Edmunds Inside Line correctly points out, Ford looks to be readying more facelifts for next year than a Los Angeles plastic surgeon. The latest to get the Norelco flat-bar grille treatment would appear to be the 2008 Five Hundred sedan, whose value and interior volumes have come in for praise, ...

Lucerne, Fusion hitting sweet spots 3 years ago on Autoblog

Consumers apparently were not waiting for the latest Consumer Report on what vehicles to purchase. According to Don Hammonds of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the new full-sized Buick Lucerne, which replaces the LeSabre and the Park Avenue; and Ford's new mid-sized Fusion, one of two replacements ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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