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Old 10-04-2008, 08:55 AM   #1
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ord-Taurus.jpg

Rumours are that the next generation Mustang can also be seen in the background.

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Old 10-04-2008, 09:30 AM   #2
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Nice! You can see they've merged Kinetic styling with the 3 bar grille.

Wouldnt be surprised if thats the next Stang in the background.
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:31 AM   #3
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Wow, that looks mint.

Is it coming to Australia?
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Old 10-04-2008, 12:03 PM   #4
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Wow, that looks mint.

Is it coming to Australia?
I hope not. If it came here either Falcon or Mondeo would be going. Possibly both.

We are better off with what we've got.
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Old 10-04-2008, 12:32 PM   #5
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I hope not. If it came here either Falcon or Mondeo would be going. Possibly both.

We are better off with what we've got.
That is what I was getting at.
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:32 AM   #6
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Looks like an Aurion
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:33 AM   #7
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its better looking than the old one
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:35 AM   #8
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its better looking than the old one
The bubble Taurus, or the current renamed Taurus?
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:55 AM   #9
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The bubble Taurus, or the current renamed Taurus?
that ugly bubble thing, its ugly, what was the renamed one?
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Old 10-04-2008, 02:41 PM   #10
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that ugly bubble thing, its ugly, what was the renamed one?
Fomoco dropped the Taurus name and released the 500, which sold poorly. They recently renamed the 500 Taurus (if Im not mistaken)
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:08 AM   #11
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That is probably the best American styled sedan I've ever seen!
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:20 AM   #12
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Default Ford Taurus - 2010???
Just saw this with an image of what the new ford Taurus in 2010 will look like.

Then if you go down to the comments section there is a link to a photo that looks very familiar???


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Old 10-04-2008, 10:52 AM   #13
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why dont ford us stop and smell the cheese?this car already exist,listen up ford us take the falcon call it taurus or 500,dont wast more money FGs a great car you wont build a car any better!
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Old 10-04-2008, 12:18 PM   #14
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does this image mean that ford US is leaning towards adopting the kinetic design language of ford EU? We can only hope...
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Old 10-04-2008, 12:40 PM   #15
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for an outsider, what an uncanny resemblance, but I bet it's no fluke
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Old 10-04-2008, 01:06 PM   #16
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Maybe it IS the FG replacing the Taurus in the states. (Like Holden selling the VE as the G8). Or maybe it's just the media putting 2 and 2 together to make 5
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Old 10-04-2008, 01:41 PM   #17
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Just export it already!!
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Old 10-04-2008, 03:17 PM   #18
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Well i see the VOLVO & EDGE in that design , not a falcon at all?

just look how the front lights fit into the front fender & the bonnet of VOLVO . also the back fender & the roofline is from the Edge .

Volvo are owned by FORD so why not copy one & call it a TAURUS
This design is already 4 years behind it's time, they needed to be more agressive
for it to work.

the CEO said this is what it should have looked like :

it would have been into it's 1st update if this was the first design.

maybe it is a teaser to see what the yanks think of it,
& the aussie left hook ones.

Will the falcons end up being LINCOLN town car & ford crown vic ones?
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:02 PM   #19
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It's hell of an improvement over the current Taurus, the styling has been watered down a fair bit from the Interceptor concept though.
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It's hell of an improvement over the current Taurus, the styling has been watered down a fair bit from the Interceptor concept though.
The Taurus is a FWD while the Interceptor IS a RWD CONCEPT.
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Old 12-04-2008, 02:07 PM   #21
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Falcon will never be produced here and exported. The $AUD becoming more expensive and our high production costs means we will never make them cheaper than the US.

For the Falcon to make it in a foreign country, it will be built overseas, with all development done here. Exactly what GM are going to do once they have finished tooling up their plants in the US for the VE.
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Old 12-04-2008, 02:34 PM   #22
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The Taurus is a FWD while the Interceptor IS a RWD CONCEPT.
Yes you are correct, however the Interceptor concept wasn't really a precursor to anything, it just happens that Ford have used some of the Interceptor's design elements on this clay model.
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On closer inspection I think that's just a clay model of the same car in the background...
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:30 AM   #24
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And here's the same car in sketch. Can certainly see the European influence that the US have decided to use in the car. Fair bit of FG in it too.
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looks awesome, i wouldn't be complaining if that was the next falcon after the FG..
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Old 10-04-2008, 11:15 AM   #26
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Awful photo but I quite like the styling. Seems to be using the Mondeo queues, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Old 10-04-2008, 11:21 AM   #27
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Hyundai Sonata/New Honda Accord look a like , but still a nice looking car.
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It reminds me a bit of the current Lancer but it does look nice.
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very nice! Does have a bit of sonata in the lights and some aurion features too, but its good.
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Very nice, though abit boring and kinda looks like it could outdate very quickly. But again nice.
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