We like—but don’t love—the Taurus. It comes with lots of comfort features, but interior space is surprisingly tight. Engine choices include the base 288-hp V-6 or an optional, turbocharged (“EcoBoost,” in Ford-speak) 240-hp four-cylinder that is overburdened by the Taurus’s weight. A 365-hp turbocharged V-6 powers the SHO, which also gets a firmer suspension and all-wheel drive. We might like the Taurus better if its mid-size sibling, the Fusion, wasn’t more impressive in nearly every respect.
- 22/32 mpg
- 7.4 sec
- 240 hp
- 110 mph
