2010 TAURUS IS TWIN TURBO WOOOW

[Hussain]

I give them props for the TT, but the car is still ugly and WHY WHY WHY keep the Taurus name?

they changed it to the "Ford five hundred" or something like that for 1 or 2 years a few years back and then changed it back to Taurus a couple years ago lol

Toyota simply learned that "plain Jane" pays in the US marketplace....That and a side-step with the Prius.....Lots of Americans will purchase "ugly"....Look at all the Malibu Classics out there and the Caprices.....

i thought that Toyota decided that plain jane didnt work and thats why they created scion? they had Lexus for the more expensive cars and then when they looked at the "youth" who they're Corola and Camry originally targeted, those people were old and interested in different markets... so they made Scion and tried to make all there new cars more sporty looking to attract car enthusiast. i could be wrong but thats what i thought.

[1125Altima3.5]

thing is, to make a completely new hybrid truck is going to cost money...

And that's the real reason they're going with the EcoBoost: unwillingness to invest in substantially new technology because, in the short-term, it's always cheaper to go with what you know.

Hydrogen is going to require a complete overhaul of fuel delivery infrastructure in the US. That's a 20-yr play at best. Ecoboost is not going to keep you alive for 20-yrs when gas is back above $4/gallon.

Ford is doing the same thing the Big 3 have always done - looking 5 feet down the tracks when a train is barreling down at them at 80mph. In the 2000s it was super profitable gas-guzzler SUVs/trucks, now it's the standard internal combustion powertrain.

My next car will most likely be a hybrid - by that time (5-7 years) the technology will be well-established and corner-store techs will know how to service them. Who knows, maybe they'll even come with twin-turbos!

[Hussain]

its not the big 3 that are short term minded, it's the average American that is. me and my friend were looking at the statistics and we were shocked how big of a GAIN truck and SUVs had once gas dropped just a tiny bit. gas went sky high and truck/SUV sales dropped, gas drops a little bit and the truck/SUV sales go up to almost what they were before.... the average American is $10,000 in credit card debt according to all the commercials on TV and what people are always saying. so if your market is short term minded, why shouldn't your product be?

hydrogen stuff isnt too bad, theres 2 or 3 hydrogen fuel stations near my house and i hear southern California has a good amount because some people are actually driving hydrogen cars there daily to test them. so hydrogen isnt super easily available and wont be for a while but Ford is one of the biggest car companies in the world so if they make an effort, they can push hydrogen cars forward, especially since almost every car company has a hydrogen car they are working on.

[audtatious]

I was referring to Scion.

Ah...ok, understand now....

[mcheddadi]

this SHO is a disgrace for one and only reason. turbo awd with NO FREAKING MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WTF is that? ITS FAIL. MUTLI MEGA FAIL.

performance enthusiasts cars without a proper manual are FAIL. G8 GXP had the option of a manual and it had a much more powerfull engine. ford can't find a proper manual transmission for that car? pfff not even going to bother with it.if I want a go kart, i'll buy a go kart.

[IBCoupe]

Pshaw. They could have gone bigger.