Hi, Guest
02-08-2007, 05:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2007, 05:38 AM by ZTWsquared.)
NOS2Go4Me,Feb 7 2007, 02:33 PM Wrote:Name one time that the Taurus made that list.The first generation Taurus LX was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1986. It was also on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list each year it was produced, from 1986 to 1991.
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Not trying to be argumentative Adam, but Sparky's right ... trying to compare the driving dynamics of the two vehicles isn't the way to look at it when assessing the smarts behind the branding and marketing of a nameplate (nameplate being different than vehicle) ... and despite what you or I might think about the actual vehicle that the Taurus eventually became ... IMO the Taurus nameplate still has value within the automotive world and apparently Mullaly agrees as it was his personal decision to revive the name.
Edit: Taurus also made C&D's top ten in 1992, the first year of Gen2 ... for a total of 7 straight years on the list.
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