It's like the British Open for family cars, but can the old champ pull off a comeback?
2010 Ford Taurus The basics: A 3.5-liter V-6 with 263 horsepower teams with a six-speed automatic; all-wheel drive is available, but there's no four-cylinder option. The SHO edition sports a 365-hp turbocharged V-6 and paddle shifters. Price: $25,170 and up Fuel economy: 18/28 mpg (17/25 mpg, SHO) Rating: 8.4 out of 10
The 2010 Ford Taurus sparks interesting debate among TheCarConnection.com's editors. It's obviously better-looking than the previous edition, which was dull as dishwater to look at, though functionally more fun. The interesting lines aren't perfect, but dynamic in the vein of the Ford Fusion . Inside, the Taurus feels much nicer than previous editions, though back-seat room is lean in surprising ways. Cutting-edge features like SYNC are best-in-class, and with the reborn SHO edition, the Taurus has a performance edge unavailable to most other family four-doors.
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