for cups, tapes, coins and other small stuff. For organizing the small
items that get scattered around in a family car, this is an exceptionally
inventive piece of design work.
Manual air conditioning is standard across the board, electronic optional.
Electronically-controlled sound systems are also standard, with the LX
getting a cassette player and six speakers.
Typical of American manufacturers, the mix of standard and optional
features on three sedans and two wagons requires the assistance of a Cray
supercomputer (or a 12-year-old with a laptop) to determine what goes with
what. The base Taurus is adequately equipped, the LX very well equipped.
The price-leading G starts at $18,545, the GL at $19,535, the LX at $21,610.
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Our LX sedan tester was fully loaded, lacking only leather and a moon
roof, and topped out at $24,085. At the end of 1996, 80% of Taurus sales
were GL models, which means most owners began to balk at spending more
than $22,000. Next Page