jpd80 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 IMO, the Taurus has to be a LOT more adventurous stylistically from what I have seen, to become anywhere close to a sales success....Vanilla wont cut it... If not a larger generic off popular Fusion, then what type of large car are we talking about? What kind of styling would capture buyers imagination, a variation of the Continental's styling? reminder of Crown Vic? Thunderbird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdegrand Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Saw this on Yahoo News today. 2016 Ford Taurus Confirmed For 2015 Shanghai Auto Show https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/2016-ford-taurus-confirmed-2015-shanghai-auto-show-090000656.html ..A debut of the U.S.-spec car, which we expect to arrive as a 2016 model, should take place later this year. The Job-1 for 2016 Taurus is week of May 5, 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 JPD80....something other than a vehicle that looks like someone forced air into a Fusions exhaust pipe....something that stands out from the crowd.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The current Taurus styling is very good IMO. I would like to see it improved and freshened while dealing with the interior space and outward visibility issue. I don't see the point in reinventing the wheel here because people forget that this Taurus for a full size sedan is pretty darn good already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I think the existing Taurus is great on the outside and stylistically different enough to stand on its own. I don't want to see a 1/5 larger Fusion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The Job-1 for 2016 Taurus is week of May 5, 2016. Can't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Can't be. Indeed. The term “model year”, with reference to any specific calendar year, means a manufacturer’s annual production period (as determined by the EPA Administrator) which includes January 1 of such calendar year. If a manufacturer has no annual production period, the term “model year” means the calendar year. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/4064 --- Does this info refer to the 2016 Taurus Job 1 being in May of 2015? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Maybe Nth American Taurus stays with D3, so too Continental? Could throw the whole lot in the air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Nope. Nope. Those things are not staying on D3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I've actually wondered if the Chinese Taurus isn't D3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 None of these cars are D3. Simply look at the greenhouse and hard points for the sheet metal; the reason the current Taurus and MKS have such high beltlines isn't choice - they are built on a CUV chassis that required high belt lines and small greenhouses on the cars. The new Continental and the spy pic Taurus have much lower beltlines that the current models, which is a byproduct of a new chassis, although which new chassis is still being discussed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 FWIW it also says CD4 platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Can't be. Unless the current car carries over for another short model year in NA, then we get the one being shown in Shanghai for MY2017, like what is happening with the '15 and '15 C-Max in North America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdegrand Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Can't be. My bad. I am now told it's sometime in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 My bad. I am now told it's sometime in September.What's your source? Every public outlet I know of lists job 1 for 2016 Taurus as TBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdegrand Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 What's your source? Every public outlet I know of lists job 1 for 2016 Taurus as TBA This is reflected in the current Weekly Operating Plan , which is often adjusted due to various schedule changes. September is the latest tentative schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 No way they introduce a 2016 model in May 2016. You can't keep making 2015s into 2016 so it would be a 2017 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 No way they introduce a 2016 model in May 2016. You can't keep making 2015s into 2016 so it would be a 2017 model. I missed that, I thought he said may 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) No way they introduce a 2016 model in May 2016. You can't keep making 2015s into 2016 so it would be a 2017 model. In fact, you can continue making 2015s into 2016, as the US permits a 'model year' to stretch over a period of up to 24 months 49 CFR 565.22 (j): (j) Model Year means the year used to designate a discrete vehicle model, irrespective of the calendar year in which the vehicle was actually produced, provided that the production period does not exceed 24 months. However, if you manufacture a 2015 MY product into 2016, you cannot badge any vehicles as 2016s, as the model year and the calendar year have to match on January 1 of at least one year. Edited April 4, 2015 by RichardJensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Yeah. About the only time I could see a company doing that would be building out the last of a discontinued product. Of course, that's not the rationale GM used when they petitioned for a clarification of the VIN rule: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-05-06/html/05-9140.htm GM further argued that the interpretation creates an unnecessary burden for vehicle manufacturers because it is common practice for a manufacturer to use a model year designation for the production of a vehicle that spans over three calendar years, particularly when a manufacturer introduces a substantial design change for a vehicle model. This practice allows the manufacturer to ``obtain early experience with the performance of a new model and to correct problems, including potential safety defects, before a large volume of vehicles has been delivered to dealers and customers.'' This does not seem like a common practice for Ford, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 If that's the case, how is there a 2015 Edge when production only started just over a month ago? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 If that's the case, how is there a 2015 Edge when production only started just over a month ago? Because it was supposed to debut last year but got delayed. Had they known it would be delayed that long they would have continued with the old model as a 2015 and the new one would have been a 2016 model. This was not normal for Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 If that's the case, how is there a 2015 Edge when production only started just over a month ago? Just guessing, but maybe Oakville took longer to re-tool than maybe originally expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 But how can they call it a 2015 model? By law, shouldn't it be 2016? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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