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The Sable does have LED tail lights, and they really look good when lit up. I don't especially care for the clear tail lights on the Sable though, especially on darker coloured cars, they look pretty good on silver cars though. I really like the styling of the D3 cars, it is extremely simple and understated and reminds me alot of some earlier Volvos, though more aerodynamic as well as the original Taurus and to a certain extent early '50s sedans. Ford just needs to advertise them and market them properly,selling safety isn't enough, they need to highlight their practicality and efficiency, cross promote them with Ikea, or Home Depot, show four sumo wrestlers going for a golf outing, real estate agents with yard signs in the trunk, driving clients around... Use some humour to sell them, like VW has done, the cars may not be sexy but they're by no means ugly. And they are practical, make people feel good about that.

I want one, same colour, hold the sunroof.

It was CLK 63 AMG Black-Series, a 500 hp monster with approximately the same stopping distance, and overall weight as the AWD Taurus. But there wasn't any nosedive! There's virtually no nosedive in my '05 Montego either, but Motorweek complained about it in their Taurus review. I wonder if Ford remodulated the braking on the '08 Taurus to alleviate the premature rear brake pad wear on the earlier models (35K on my Montego, covered by Ford) ? It would no doubt be far cheaper than upgrading the rear pads and calipers and switching to ventilated rear rotors.

The brake feel and performance on my Montego has been exceptional, indeed I have to be gentle with the brakes to avoid getting rear-ended. There is also much less nosediving on hard braking than almost any other car I've driven, and I think that's why the rear brakes are wearing out early, the way the brakes are balanced they're doing a much larger share of the braking work than on most cars. The rear rotors are ovesized, but hey probably should be vented and have come with oversized pads too, but that's alot more money.

There's been a problem with premature wear of the rear brakes (just had my pads replaced at 35K) due to sticking and swelling of the rear pads. The rear rotors are also a bit thin and if you don't replace the pads as soon as the chirping starts it can get really pricey as the rotors will be shot too, I learned that lesson on another car I had once. Ford did issue a recall on the rear brakes a couple of weeks ago, I don't know if they changed the pad material or not though, I alos don't know it they made any changes on the new Taurus' brakes/

Unfortunately shaving 1000 lbs. off the Edge and retaining its current level of safety, comfort, amenities, and capabilities would likely result in car that costs about $100 more for every pound saved

Baltic(Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland) or Balkan ( Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, etc.)? I'm not bashing anyone, just trying to avoid housepainting

Maybe, or maybe he's just being observant. RedStars' signature is a logo for the Serbian soccer team Crvena Zvezda. Slavic languages generall do not use the definite or indefinite article, and RedStar dropped the indefinite article in his sentence, as my Polish and Russian speaking grandmother always did when speaking. Therefor it is reasonable to assume that RedStar may well not be a native English speaker but rather a native Serbian speaker. Or Nick may just have been brutally expressing is disagreement with RedStars' opinion.

Three things: 1) The stated tow ratings for the Freestyle/Taurus X is 2000 lbs. versus 1000 lbs. for the FiveHundred/Taurus. 2) The Freestyle/Taurus X differs substantially from the sedan versions behind the B pillar, this may or may not result in significant structural diffrences that affect towing ability. 3) The target market for the cars is different,most sedans don't have substantial tow rating, or towing isn't recommended, all of the Taurus X's competition has hiigher stated tow ratings. Duh.

Just curious, but what problems have you had with your CX-9?

A push button start would be useful if it was combined with the keypad entry system. You could just forget about your keys completely :D

I still can't figure out why Mazda has no plans to build the 3 in North America given that their capacity is so stretched, and why the don't make the 2.0 litre available on the hatch version of the 3. Unfortunately theis doesn't surpise me, Mazda had a hit a the NAIAS 3 years ago with the MX-Micro Sport and we didn't get that either.

Is anyone able to explain why the tow rating of the Taurus X is a mere 2000 lbs.? The drivetrain is the same as the Edge which has a 3500 lb. tow rating, it is based on the D3 chassis which is derived from the Volvo P2 platform and the vehicles boit on that platform are rated at a minimum of 3300 lbs. towing. The Taurus X's principal rivals, the Subaru Legacy and Outback wagons and the Tribeca, as well as the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot, Saturn Outlook, Mazda CX-9, Chrysler Pacifica etc. all have tow ratings of 3000 to 4500 lbs., with most being rated at 3500 lbs. the same is true for most minivans. The Taurus X looks like a wimp in comparison, I think that even some people who may not be serioulsy considering using their vehicles for towing will see the low tow rating and feeling that the Taurus X is less sturdy will move on. Is the low tow rating on the Taurus X legitimate, or is Ford just being overly conservative and lowballing the rating hoping to doge warranty costs, protect Explorer sales, or both?

But the post for the billboard weren't that near the highway, they were behind a fence, on the Ford property adjacent to a parking lot. I don't see any negligence on the part of Ford for placement or designof the billboard, only on the part of the unfortunate driver of the car wrapped around the billboards support for driving at excessive speeds. Slow down people! You don't do that kind of damage to a car when driving at reasonable speeds. Torrence Avenue isn't a freeway in fornt of CAP.

The Impla sells, or leases, at any rate, as well as it does because GM are practically giving them away. I've seen offers locally with lower lease prices than you can get on a Focus, let alone a Fusion, FiveHundred, Taurus, or even Chevy's own Malibu.