The Taurus is offered in a four-door sedan and four-door wagon models with optional ABS. The followi
The Taurus is offered in a four-door sedan and four-door wagon models with optional ABS. The following engine options are available; a 3.0-liter, 145 hp V-6; 3.0-liter, 200 hp V-6; 3.4-liter, 235 hp V-8. All come with a 4-speed automatic.
Strengths: space, sound system, quiet riding, power, seats 6, feels safe, good looking body
Weaknesses: none yet
Summary: I just bought the car 4 days ago . I love the roomy interior. I have the se model. It feels like it has plenty of power, and it shifts nicely. It has 8,000 miles on the car, and I can only hope that Ford got all the tranny problems worked out.It has 3 years or 23000 miles left on the man. warranty.I will update and let everyone now what happens with my 07 taurus
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Strengths: Quality build you can get a nerly new car for a little over $10 K.
Great handling the snow.
Comfortable, predictable ride.
Weaknesses: Vulcan engine is weak and bad gas mielage. 22 MPG mostly hwy but some city driving combined. I was expexting to get 26 - 27.
Get the 24 V duratec engin if you can find one; it has better horsepower.
Summary: I bought this car because it was so inexpensive. They are fire - selling the old model tauruses right now. I am very pleased with the build quality of car BUT the MPG is bad. 22 mpg not what I expected at all.
I will nto keep this car long term as it is bad on gas - had no idea it would be that low. I have had much more powerful v-6's that get 27 mpg.
The only thing that makes up for it is that I paid so little for it I can afford the gas premium.
Strengths: Large Size
Power everything
Simple dash layout, intuitive
Nice exterior styling
Affordable for families
I feel safe in this car
Weaknesses: Could use more power sometimes, but I'm used to my T-Bird and Mustang!
Summary: Nice car! Large 4-door sedan does everything you ask of it. Large interior, my 6'4" friends can sit in the back seat and I don't have to move my seat to make room. HUGE trunk. Simple dash controls, easy to find everything. GREAT cupholders. (Believe me, this is more important than you first realize.) Peppy engine, though could use more power in such a big vehicle. Power everything, totally loaded. In this case, 'boring sedan' is exactly what I wanted. I don't want to be noticed, just leave me alone to run my errands and go to work, but at the same time, the current Taurus styling is sleek and attractive. No more trouble than any other car if you take care of it. It's big, simple, affordable, and has everything I could ask for. What's not to love?
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Rating Reviewed by: Jason(Unregistered User)
Review Date February 3, 2007
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review 3.67 of 5,
3.00 votes
Review 4 of 412
Price Paid:
$10000.00
from Texan Ford
Year / Model Reviewed: 2005 Ford Taurus
Strengths: Roomy, comfortable seating, good vision, NOT ugly, average to above average fit and finish, gas mileage (26mpg), good heat and AC, excellent trunk space, above average cup holders and center console, does great on icy/slick roads, reliable, tough.
Weaknesses: Turn radius, road and wind noise (after about 50k miles.
Summary: This is my second Taurus. I use them for work and average 400 miles a day, five days a week. This car is your everyday, run of the mill, boring sedan. The car is not sleek, stylish, or overly impressive in any way. I've never been been over or underwhelmed by this vehicles performance. I put 189,000 miles on my first Taurus and only replaced the tires and wipers. I have 90,000 miles on my current Taurus and not counting the oil change every 3000 miles, I've replaced the tires and wipers only once.
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Weaknesses: Waiting for transmission problems to surface.
Delayed transimission engagement when shift from forward to reverse.
Exhaust pipe rattle.
Summary: I bought my Taurus in Feb 2005 with 10,000 miles on in. I had heard of the transmission problems with this model so I made sure I found one at the dealer that had the extended 75,000 mile power train and engine warranty offered by Ford on thier "almost" new cars. I commute 100 miles a day round trip on the freeway to work, often conjested stop and go traffic for stretches. I now have 45,000 on the car and am pleased to say the car has been great. I am starting to notice a slight vibration in the steering wheel when braking, but I figure at 45K, brakes are probably about ready to be done. I pretty much have all the options including leather, floor shifter for tranny, and sunroof which is always nice on those sunny days. The 24V DOHC is the engine to have on this car, my freind has the standard 3.0 ltr and the difference in performance is very noticeable, especially when accelearting quickly for freeway merging. I have noticed some exhaust pipe vibration (rattle) at low RPM's, but it is not constant and nothing that would be a major irritant. I think the transmission sometimes shifts too soon in city street driving, causing a lugging feeling, but I simply shift out of overdrive and it is fine. I have had the tranny serviced regularly and same with oil changes. My wife has an 2002 X-Type Jag which she bought around the same time I bought my Taurus. She paid considerably more for the Jag than I paid for my 2004 Taurus. I admit her car looks cooler than mine, but mine accelerates faster, gets better MPG (I avg. 24MPG on my freeway commute), has more interior room, is more comfortable on long trips, and is cheaper to maintain. Considering all (value for the money, reliability, comfort, driving charateristics) I have been very satisfied with the purchase.
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