The Ford You Want Isn’t Being Sold Here
Do you want a Ford car -- car, not crossover or SUV -- that isn't a Mustang? Sorry, you're out of luck. At least in this market.
However, if you live overseas, you can get your hand on a good-looking Taurus that will make you forget all about the stormtrooper cars of the '90s or the bulky sedan that was the last Taurus sold here.
Thank our friendly rivals for finding this one. With sleek headlights, an aggressive front profile, and side-to-side taillights that have a hint of Mustang in them, it's a good-looking car. It reminds me of the Fusion a bit -- I still think the final-gen Fusion is a sexy sedan.
Apparently, a 2.0-liter turbo four resides under the hood.
I know why Ford doesn't sell this car here -- too many customers are cuckoo for crossovers. That's too bad since clearly, the company can build a svelte sedan.
[Images: Ford]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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All auto makers seem to be having problems ! Still supply chain issues !
They got rid of the truck too,so what is it Ford to not have a car or truck to buy?GM is doing the same thing no car, and next no truck, but I wonder if anyone out there realizes with trucks they sit up higher,you will have more rollover accidents than you would have with a car, so I hope you weigh out the safety issues before signing on the dotted line.