“It was the car that saved Ford in the mid-1980s, but by the late 1990s, the Taurus badge had lost its meaning, thanks to an overly ovoid redesign that gave up interior room and traditional good looks,” said Padgett. The Taurus was discontinued as of the 2007 model year.
The famous Taurus name returned when Ford debuted its large family sedan for the 2010 model year, as well as the SHO performance edition, which Padgett calls “a revival twofer that's brought domestic car shoppers back into the fold after all.”
Debuted: 1986
Returned: 2010
Current MSRP: $26,000 - $38,500
