theoldwizard Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 from WSJ Ford's CEO also said a new Taurus sedan is in the process of being redesigned that the company hopes will be better received than the current model. The new model, which could come in the next year or two, is "the one we should've built originally," Mr. Mulally said during a speech at the auto conference here. Likely for 2010MY. Could it be EUCD based ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 D32 based Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 D32 based Igor So will this just be a stop-gap until the RWD model comes or will there even be a RWD model now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 http://www.autosavant.net/2008/01/new-taur...-next-year.html not sure exactly, but definitely not EUCD There is a good chance we will see this car in Chicago in three weeks !! Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadamaster Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 And when/if that one flops...they gonna restyle it again in two more years? Panther profits gotta go to SOMETHING getting restyled I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 http://www.autosavant.net/2008/01/new-taur...-next-year.html not sure exactly, but definitely not EUCD There is a good chance we will see this car in Chicago in three weeks !! Igor oh god igor i hope your right, this taurus cant get here soon enough. lol :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 http://www.autosavant.net/2008/01/new-taur...-next-year.html not sure exactly, but definitely not EUCD There is a good chance we will see this car in Chicago in three weeks !! Igor Sounds good, I'm really excited to see this new Taurus, especially if we will get to see it so soon. In your article there, you mentioned a full 3.5L Hybrid powertrain. I hadn't heard of this before. Aren't the current Ford hybrids based of the 2.5 or thereabout? What type of mileage would you expect from a 3.5 Hybrid, if Taurus already gets 28 mpgs with the normal 3.5? I'd expect it'd be either at or over 30 mpgs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sounds good, I'm really excited to see this new Taurus, especially if we will get to see it so soon. In your article there, you mentioned a full 3.5L Hybrid powertrain. I hadn't heard of this before. Aren't the current Ford hybrids based of the 2.5 or thereabout? What type of mileage would you expect from a 3.5 Hybrid, if Taurus already gets 28 mpgs with the normal 3.5? I'd expect it'd be either at or over 30 mpgs. igor would know more but, dont know the mpg ratings but the new version of the hybrid system is very flexible, and the 3.5 was designed with the hybrid in mind, there was rumors last year the the first application of the 3.5l hybrid would be in the edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTaurus Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 The Ford Interceptor Concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 igor would know more but, dont know the mpg ratings but the new version of the hybrid system is very flexible, and the 3.5 was designed with the hybrid in mind, there was rumors last year the the first application of the 3.5l hybrid would be in the edge Either way, it sounds very promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 And when/if that one flops...they gonna restyle it again in two more years? Panther profits gotta go to SOMETHING getting restyled I guess. Yet again the panther gets talked about in another thread that doesnt belong in :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadamaster Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yet again the panther gets talked about in another thread that doesnt belong in :rolleyes: Oops....you're right....obviously ALL those Taurus profits will be footing the bill for this latest restyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yet again the panther gets talked about in another thread that doesnt belong in :rolleyes: Could there be a topic on BOF without at least one of the following?: -Panther being brought up -fight between Pscario/Richard -fight between others (tommy, Ford LOL, other members) -many more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Could there be a topic on BOF without at least one of the following?: -Panther being brought up -fight between Pscario/Richard -fight between others (tommy, Ford LOL, other members) -many more..... Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintlaz1 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Nope. Has anyone heard anything regarding the Sable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Has anyone heard anything regarding the Sable? Nothing that I know of or have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Could there be a topic on BOF without at least one of the following?: -Panther being brought up -fight between Pscario/Richard -fight between others (tommy, Ford LOL, other members) -many more..... does get tiring, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 D32 based Is the Flex based on D32 also ? Will the Taurus X move to D32 ? Anything more specific on D3 vs D32 (wheelbase, width, weight, etc) other than "smoother, stronger, and more responsive" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 does get tiring, doesn't it? Yes, it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Is the Flex based on D32 also ? Will the Taurus X move to D32 ? Anything more specific on D3 vs D32 (wheelbase, width, weight, etc) other than "smoother, stronger, and more responsive" I'm not sure, but I wanna say that Flex is D3, but it very well could be put on the D32 chassis. Taurus X may likely die after Explorer debuts, and if you mean until then, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm not sure, but I wanna say that Flex is D3, but it very well could be put on the D32 chassis. Taurus X may likely die after Explorer debuts, and if you mean until then, I don't know. I think sales of the Flex will determine the final fate of the Taurus X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERKURXR4Ti Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm not sure, but I wanna say that Flex is D3, but it very well could be put on the D32 chassis. Taurus X may likely die after Explorer debuts, and if you mean until then, I don't know. My money is on the Flex being D32 because it's been rumored to get the Ecoboost (35 or 20), and if Flex and MKS are both on the D32, might as well switch the Taurus over as well to allow flexible production capabilities. Should be no point in the Taurus X when explorer comes around, but I agree with you the Flex could kill it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManFord Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://www.autosavant.net/2008/01/new-taur...-next-year.html not sure exactly, but definitely not EUCD There is a good chance we will see this car in Chicago in three weeks !! Igor Are you guessing we might....or has there been rumors of it appearing at Chicago? I mean I understand it has to be sometime soon since its coming next year, but just wondering if Chicago is a sure thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Are you guessing we might....or has there been rumors of it appearing at Chicago? I mean I understand it has to be sometime soon since its coming next year, but just wondering if Chicago is a sure thing. it was mentioned by blue II on these forums Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 it was mentioned by blue II on these forums Igor I'd love to see it at Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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