Ford Taurus

:This article is not to be confused with Ford Taunus.

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The Ford Taurus is a midsize car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. Introduced in December 1985 as a 1986 model, Ford sold nearly 7 million Tauruses in its 20 years of production. The Taurus also had a Mercury sibling called the Sable.

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Midsize - Car - Ford Motor Company - North America - Sedan - Station wagon - 1985 - 1986 - Mercury - Sable

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The car had a minor update in 1992 and a major redesign in 1996, followed by two minor updates in 2000 and 2004. Between 1992 and 1996, the Taurus was the best-selling car in the United States, but lost the title in 1997. Note that the best-selling vehicle remained the Ford F-150 during this period, and that a number of other vehicles also ranked higher then the Taurus, because the vehicle category defined as a 'car' is not the best-selling type.

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1992 - 1996 - 2000 - 2004 - United States - 1997 - Ford F-150

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In 1985, Chrysler issued surveys to predict the success of their upcoming Dodge Dynasty and the redesigned Chrysler New Yorker (both of which wouldn't appear until 1987 for the 1988 model year). According to Chrysler, the surveys predicted that the Taurus and Sable would be hopeless flops, and that the Dynasty and New Yorker would take the sales lead. Not surprisingly, it actually turned out to be the exact opposite, with the Taurus/Sable twins selling very well, while the Dynasty and New Yorker needed rebates right from the start because of slow sales. This is mostly because the Sable/Taurus twins offered sleek, new contempary designs, while the Dynasty and New Yorker used more conventional designs. Perhaps due to this, the New Yorker and Dynasty were succeeded by new, more radically styled sedans based off Chrysler's new LH platform in 1993.

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1985 - Chrysler - Dodge Dynasty - Chrysler New Yorker - 1987 - 1988 - LH platform - 1993

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