Just one year after Ford unveiled the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor at the SEMA show, Ford today is announcing the long-anticipated power figures for the all-new 6.2-liter premium V-8 engine now available in this ultimate high-speed off-road performance truck. When this optional powertrain in the Raptor arrives ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Suffice it to say that The Good Car Guy's experience with the Ford Taurus has been a lesson in geometry, mainly of the length x width variety. Ford's 2010 Taurus, in SEL trim with all-wheel drive, is a large car by anyone's standards. There are advantages to its stature, most notably in its style and interior dimensions. Naturally, there are distinct disadvantages which come as a result of the Taurus's dimensions. I drove around the block (a large block with two cemeteries in its borders) four times looking for a parking space this morning and was forced to pass by a few Volkswagen Golf-sized ...
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"It takes a long time to turn a big country around. Just be of good cheer and keep working on it," the 42nd President of the United States once said. If Bill Clinton were comforting me these last few days instead of the whole of America, he'd have used the word "car" instead of "country". Because my fellow Ameri... er, auto enthusiasts, living with the new Ford Taurus is an adventure inherently related to the size of this car, first and foremost. GoodCarBadCar.net has already gone over the Taurus's dimensions in detail. Not only is the Ford larger than its direct rivals , its ...
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For me, spending a few days with a 2010 Ford Taurus is akin to spending a few days camping. Follow? It's so pleasant, so unusual, so outside my own norm. Yet, it's not something I'd want to do all the time. I like my bed a little more comfortable, my food more perfectly timed, and the shower a lot less public. And I like my cars a mite smaller than the gargantuan Taurus, the insulation quite a bit thinner, the image a little less aged. Even so, camping is a wonderfully exotic experience. Camping opens up your mind to new possibilities, fills your nostrils ...
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Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA Show , Sedan , Performance , Ford Ford Taurus Concepts at the 2009 SEMA Show – Click above for high-res image gallery We didn’t expect much from Ford’s new fulls-size four-door at this year’s SEMA show, but the quartet of Taurus Concepts were actually pretty impressive. The design lends itself better to customization than we might’ve thought, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see quite a few owners personalizing the look of their cars. The favorite Taurus around the Autoblog camp seemed to be the SHO built by Mobsteel with its sinister Jet Black paint, subtle body kit, and ...
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