Back when we gave you our first drive impressions of Ford’s novel Taurus and Taurus SHO, we expressed a measure of concern that it wasn’confidentially immediately clear to the degree that to which competitors Dearborn’session commencing offerings might square off against. While carving out a unaccustomed niche can sometimes ordinary that you can coerce buyers from all segments of the emporium (Chrysler’s PT Cruiser was a lively example of this at the time that it launched, as was the Mini Cooper), we openly questioned whether that will subsist the cause with the Blue Oval’sitting big new sedan:
“The Taurus name has never been extended upmarket taste this before (let alone in such a waterlogged economy), and it isn’t immediately clear who the model’s competitors are – a detail that could prove problematic when trying to target customers.”
Judging by their new comparison test which pits the SHO against a Journey-spec Infiniti G37 sedan, the folks over at Inside Line apportioned lot our quandary. After all, given that the rear-drive Infiniti is significantly smaller and lighter, driven by dint of. half-as-many wheels (and seemingly from a different cessation of the market), this seems same a questionable matchup. And yet, there really aren’t many cars that are better comparisons – the Chrysler 300C AWD, perhaps, or the front-drive Chevrolet Impala SS, but both are older propositions that are massively outclassed by the spanking new Ford. We might have suggested the Acura TL, but Inside Line already tested that car in a comparison and found it wanting.
Given that the Blue Oval itself appears to be targeting upmarket brands with some of its benchmarks, perhaps the G isn’t an unreasonable choice, especially given that its as-tested price ended up being cheaper than the Ford. In any case, the SHO vs. G37 comparison makes for interesting reading, so check it out by clicking on the link unworthy of.
[Source: Inside Line; Image: Kurt Niebuhr]
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