The Ford Taurus is due for a redesign for the 2016 model year, but ahead of displaying Americans their new version of the 1-time bestseller, Ford unveiled the Chinese-industry Taurus at the Shanghai auto show.
In each and every of its earlier redesigns, the Taurus debuted a radically diverse styling path but that is not the case here. This 2016 Taurus is an evolution of the current auto, with a bit of Ford Fusion thrown in. Importantly for the Chinese industry, the wheelbase has been stretched by some 4 inches, opening up rear-seat room. (Today’s Taurus has been criticized for supplying rear-seat accommodations that are no better than the mid-size Fusion.) For China, the new Taurus offers power-reclining rear seats with accessible energy lumbar and massage, and the fold-down center armrest attributes controls for the HVAC, seats, and audio technique.
The auto is powered by Ford’s 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6, an engine we know from its application in the F-150 pickup, where it tends to make 325 horsepower and 375 lb-ft. That engine would be a probably candidate to replace today’s naturally aspirated, 288-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 in the Taurus. The 240-hp, 2.-liter EcoBoost 4 is probably to continue, but we’ve found that engine to be overburdened by the car’s mass.
This is the 1st Taurus to be sold in China, and Ford describes it as “designed specifically to meet the wants of the Chinese marketplace,” so we do not know how well it predicts the U.S. version. But a roomier cabin and the adoption of the 2.7-liter turbo V-6 would be welcome adjustments for our marketplace as nicely.
New Taurus for Us? Nope, It’s for China
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