Yahoo Autos The Ford Taurus Still Exists in China—and It Looks Good
Although the Ford Taurus sedan ended production for the U.S. market earlier this year, Ford continues to sell a newer version of the Taurus in China.
The China-market Taurus, which looks a lot better than the outgoing U.S.-market Taurus, is getting some updates including a new top-of-the-line Vignale trim.
Unfortunately we won't be getting anything like this Taurus in America, since Ford has dropped all of its passenger-car nameplates except the Mustang.
Imagine an alternate universe where Ford's car lineup continues to thrive. Perhaps we in the United States would get a version of this attractive Taurus sedan, which is sold in China by the Blue Oval. Updated with fresh styling and a new luxurious Vignale trim, the China-market Taurus makes the outgoing U.S. version of the car-which ended production earlier this year-look outdated and downmarket.
We first saw this new Taurus in 2015, back when we still thought it had a chance of coming to the States. Instead, Ford prolonged the sixth-generation car's life through the 2019 model year and then gave it an unceremonious sendoff, quietly ending production in March 2019. The Chinese version of the car, shown here, is essentially a longer-wheelbase version of the Fusion. It comes with a choice of three engines, including a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four, and a twin-turbocharged 2.7-liter V-6.
While we certainly won't see the Taurus nameplate affixed to this sedan in U.S. dealerships at any point, the nameplate might not be dead for good on our shores. Ford has said that it may apply well-established car nameplates to new crossover or SUV models in the future. For example, rumors have circulated about a Ford Fusion reincarnated as a lifted all-wheel-drive wagon to compete with the Subaru Outback. Might we see a revived Ford Taurus X crossover in the U.S. market in the near future? Only time will tell.
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