Ford Five Hundred to become ‘Taurus’

[dengood1]

Ford Five Hundred to become 'Taurus' - Automotive - MSNBC.com

Interesting....I don't think I've ever seen a car "renamed" and brought a retired name back to boot. Thought it was odd they discontinued one of their best selling cars anyhow.

[bambo2888]

ya, that will probably be a good call for Ford. I remember a few months ago when the last Taurus was made, the founder of KrispyKreme bought it. he said that Ford contributed to his company growing because the first KrispyKreme stood right outside the Ford Factory in Detroit. All the workers used to eat his donuts. lol.

[dengood1]

I remember that too.....the guy looked like he was as old as dirt Bet he was

[abrcrombe]

... Down here the taurus isn't really well taken.The 500 is a very basic car... I think they need to make it not so RENTAL car like instead of changing the name. I think they have a winner with the Fusion.

[bambo2888]

Originally Posted by abrcrombe

... Down here the taurus isn't really well taken.The 500 is a very basic car... I think they need to make it not so RENTAL car like instead of changing the name. I think they have a winner with the Fusion.

i personally dont like either one. rather have a TL

[Lone_Star]

Actually it was the founder of Chick-fil-a, down in Atlanta. That is where the taurus was built. And Krispy Kreme was founded somewhere I believe in the Carolina's. I do find this interesting though to let a name be retired, do just rebadge another car with the Taurus name.

[dengood1]

I guess this is what happens after your biggest loss in company history. Instead of coming up with a new car, you just rename the ones you already are making. Next, the Fusion will become the Fairlane, the F150 will become the Tempo, and the Focus will be the Thunderbird

[abrcrombe]

LOL not my thunderbird!!

Ford needs some help getting into the right direction. GM is taking steps towards the right direction.

[Jimmie]

Originally Posted by Lone_Star

Actually it was the founder of Chick-fil-a, down in Atlanta. That is where the taurus was built. And Krispy Kreme was founded somewhere I believe in the Carolina's. I do find this interesting though to let a name be retired, do just rebadge another car with the Taurus name.

Is the "Chick-fil-a" the landmark they call the Big Chicken in Atlanta?
After the loss that Ford posted they better come up with a winner.

[Surfer]

Ford needs younger guys running it, not bean counters that give us borring crap. And the Ford 500 is a flop b/c, well who wants one when they can grab a V8 Chrysler 300 in its class. They just also auctioned off Aston Martin, guess who won. Louis Vuitton lol, though Ford still will have a 15% stake.

GM and Ford are in this position (besides cost of pensions which are killing them) b/c they don't offer vehicles that are exciting or wanted, besides their trucks or the Vette and Stang. GM gets everyone happy their bringing over a version of the Monaro etc, what do we get, an ungly overgrown Cavalier (no offense to owners). Ford gives us the Fusion, great, and calls it a sport compact sedan, yet it only offers a automatic with the 6 cylinder boooooooring, even the Accord still offers a 6 speed. Reminds of Lexus with their IS, were gonna top BMW, so they give great performance with the new model, and stick it with only an auto, sorry, the BMW could be slower for all I care and I'd still buy it b/c it offered a manual trans.

What Ford needs to do is bring over their FPV line from Aussie land, and GM needs to bring the sedan version of the Monaro's but with the agressive styling. Ford offers some ripping cars over there, but not here, their own home turf, go figure. Fords GT and GT-P sedans there offer manual trans and versions of the last gen Cobra R 5.4 V8, I would love a car like that. If you don't know what I'm talking about:
Ford Performance Vehicles