Ford Taurus

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The Ford Taurus is a mid-size to full-size family sedan produced by Ford, known for its widespread popularity in North America from the mid-1980s through the early 2000s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
full-size car
high-performance variant
mid-size car
assemblyLocation Atlanta Assembly Plant
Chicago Assembly Plant
bodyStyle 4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
class family car
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
engineConfiguration V6 engine options
inline-4 engine options
fifthGenerationStart 2008 model year
firstGenerationEnd 1991 model year
firstGenerationStart 1986 model year
fourthGenerationEnd 2007 model year
fourthGenerationStart 2000 model year
fuelType gasoline
generationCount six generations
introducedBy Ford Motor Company
surface form: Ford Division of Ford Motor Company
layout front-engine, all-wheel-drive
front-engine, front-wheel-drive
manufacturer Ford Motor Company
market North America
marketPosition best-selling car in the United States in the early 1990s
volume seller for Ford in the late 1980s
modelYearIntroduction 1986
notableDesigners Jack Telnack
notableFor aerodynamic jellybean styling in the 1980s
reviving the Taurus nameplate in 2008 on the Ford Five Hundred successor
notableVariant Ford Taurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ford Taurus SHO
platform Ford D3 platform
Ford D4 platform
Ford DN5 platform
predecessor Ford LTD
surface form: Ford LTD (North America)
primaryCompetitor Honda Accord
Toyota Camry
productionStart 1985
safetyFeature anti-lock braking system (ABS)
available airbags
secondGenerationEnd 1995 model year
secondGenerationStart 1992 model year
segment D-segment
E-segment
sixthGenerationStart 2010 model year
successor Ford Five Hundred
Ford Fusion
surface form: Ford Fusion (Americas)

Ford Taurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ford Taurus (China-market continuation)
thirdGenerationEnd 1999 model year
thirdGenerationStart 1996 model year
transmission automatic transmission

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Mercury Sable relatedTo Ford Taurus
Nissan Maxima competitor Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (historically)
Ford D186 platform usedInModel Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (second generation)
3.0 L Duratec V6 usedInModel Ford Taurus
Ford D3 platform usedByModel Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (fifth generation)
Ford D3 platform usedByModel Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (sixth generation)
Louisville Assembly Plant (Kentucky, USA) formerProduct Ford Taurus
subject surface form: Louisville Assembly Plant
Ford Five Hundred predecessor Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (first generation line of large family sedans)
Ford Five Hundred successor Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (fifth generation)
Ford Five Hundred replacedByNameplate Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (nameplate revival in 2008)
Atlanta Assembly producedModel Ford Taurus
Chicago Assembly producedModel Ford Taurus
Chicago Assembly producedModel Ford Taurus
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus SHO
Ford Taurus successor Ford Taurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus (China-market continuation)
Ford Taurus notableVariant Ford Taurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ford Taurus SHO
No. 17 hasManufacturerHistory Ford Taurus
subject surface form: No. 17 (Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR car number)