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2000 Ford Taurus Review: Exterior

Below is a full, detailed 2000 Ford Taurus review and road test from New Car Test Drive. A full evaluation of price, equipment, the driving experience, and specs are all here in a structured, easy-to-navigate format from journalists with limitless ex ...     read more
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2000 Ford Taurus Review

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Approaching the new Taurus at curbside, you'll recognize immediately its familiar contours. But this new model has a more muscular, forceful appearance that sets it apart from earlier renderings. The grille is slightly broader and more aggressive looking than before. The headlights are larger and produce 25-percent brighter low beams, 20-percent brighter high beams. The new car's flanks have handsomely modeled character lines, and the rear bears a resemblance to the mildly controversial stern of the Jaguar S-Type, applauded by some, found ponderous by others. Our test SE Comfort had P215/60R16 tires mounted on handsome machined five-spoke alloy wheels.

The new Taurus follows the cab-forward layout of the prior model, but has been subtly modified. The new model allows nearly an inch more headroom for front-seat passengers and nearly two inches more headroom in the rear. The rear decklid is higher than before as well, producing 1.2 additional cubic feet of trunk cargo capacity - 17.0 cu. ft. in all. The roomy SE Wagon, with its rear seat down, has space for a maximum of 81.3 cu. ft. of cargo--38.8 cu. ft. with the seat up.

Under the hood, the standard engine in all models except the SE Comfort Sedan is the 12-valve 3.0-liter Vulcan V6, generating 155 horsepower at 5000 rpm and 185 foot-pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. The SE Comfort is furnished with the high-output, 24-valve 3.0-liter Duratec V6, which delivers 200 horsepower at 5750 rpm and 200 foot-pounds of torque at 4500 rpm. LX buyers be warned: After one drive with the SE Comfort's responsive Duratec V6, you may never be satisfied with less. Next Page


2000 Ford Taurus