New 2010 Ford Taurus wins top safety rating

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Associated Press, 08.04.09, 06:08 PM EDT

DETROIT -- The 2010 Ford Taurus, which rolled off a Chicago assembly line for the first time Tuesday, was awarded the top safety rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.

The institute gave the Taurus the top rating after the full-size sedan earned "good" marks in front, side and rear crash tests. Cars must also be equipped with electronic stability control, which comes standard on the Taurus, to receive the highest rating. snip

Ford retooled its Chicago Assembly Plant, investing more than $130 million to make the Taurus, which comes with most of Ford's latest technologies, such as cross traffic radars, collision warnings, and blind spot detection. Prices on the Taurus start at $25,995.

[Wapsie B]

1. I have a good friend who was driving a new Ford sedan

and had an accident with a deer. She was unhurt thanks to the reinforced passenger compartment. One reason I'm looking at Ford for my next car.

[flvegan]

2. I saw an ad yesterday for the Taurus talking about it's "blindspot radar" thing.

Apparently (and I haven't looked this up so I'm not sure exactly how it works) there's a sensor on the car somewhere that is tuned into the car's blindspots. A little light on the side door mirror goes on when there's a vehicle in that blindspot. How brilliant is that?!

On edit: ah, I see your last paragraph mentions the blindspot detection. Oh, well it deserves a second mention anyway.

[jmowreader]

4. I wonder if they'll sell me a blindspot radar WITHOUT the Taurus attached

I want that for my truck!

[HopeHoops]

6. I think it also serves to warn when backing out of parking spaces.

If there's pedestrian or vehicle traffic it sounds an alarm or something. I just read that in passing.

We've got a 93 Sable wagon and love it. I'd go with another Taurus - well worth the money. I'm just sad you can't get a wagon anymore, but they do have that somewhat unattractive thing they make that looks like a 50's station wagon. I'll look at that too.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Very nice. Taurus was always a damn good car.

[Deja Q]

5. A GREAT car, the Taurus...

Too pricey for me, but my next one might be...