What would you like to see for the next Ford Taurus?

[Scott13SHO]

They won't do any of those things, because at the end of the day they don't really care what we have to say. They just put to market whatever the bean counters tell them is okay.

Car companies don't exist to keep you happy, they exist to make money. They can't cater to every little need/want of each individual consumer. That's why cars like the Camry and Accord are so popular...they have good reputations and are reliable. 

With that said, I think Ford does half way decent job of keeping vast majority of its buyers or interested buyers happy with its products.

The interesting thing is how is Ford going to handle a Fusion ST and the Taurus SHO (since ST doesn't have the same ring as the SHO IMO when it comes to the Taurus)....A SHO starts at 39K and a loaded out Fusion is only a couple grand cheaper...and I'd expect the ST nameplate and performance items to add at least another 2-3 grand to the price.

Personally I'm more interested now in a Fusion ST then a next gen SHO...but then again depending on what they do with the SHO, I might get another.

[jdeprato]

I wish they would have made the Fusion SVT that was in the rumor mill a few years back when they eventually made the SHO become that vehicle. I say that because the old fusion body with the guts of the SHO with the weight savings would have been awesome! I'm not saying the SHO is bad by any means it's a great car. Just wish it was lighter   

[vernonator]

They won't do any of those things, because at the end of the day they don't really care what we have to say. They just put to market whatever the bean counters tell them is okay. If they can make a stronger high pressure fuel pump and give us programming control of the AWD, not modes, but the ability to program it, that would be the hugest upgrades that would help almost everything with this car move forward. It would be a beast then.

I would disagree with "thye don't really care what we have to say", a prime example is when FMC was going to use the Probe as the new Mustang, enough commotion was made that they backed off of that. Vendors DO read these forums and we CAN influence what is done, some of that is evident in the upgrades to the '13 SHO.

However they do need to see enough interest in high cost/low margin changes to make them cost effective - they ARE a business and have a feduciary duty to their shareholders (me) to turn a profit.

[shoman04]

Small displacement longitudinal V8 (4.0-4.2L) DOHC direct injected twin turbo.  So you can put an exhaust on it and it sounds mean instead of the horrible (IMO) V6 blatty/farty.  Beefed up AWD and 300-400 pound weight reduction.  Automatic with multiple stage launch control.  Sign me up.   

Maybe I should just go buy the Audi S6?  They run 12.10's stock and 11.70's with tune.  That's the ticket...

YES AND THE STARTING PRICE IS??? $75K Add $5k to this car and you can run 12.0sec!!!!!

[jayskycj]

Another thing I don't understand about Ford, but I guess most domestic cars, is in-ability to fit the wheels in the wheel wells properly.  So what is the concern price wise with this struggle?  Just fit the damn things in there with little gaps and outward nearly flush with the fender.  We all struggle to achieve that look, BMW pulls it off, but without the harshness of aftermarket springs.  Small annoyance I'm sure.  With all this said on this thread, I really think Ford's sedans are  poised for great things.  So much potential.  Anyone have opinions on the pending Impala SS? They are saying it will have a 6.2L LS v8 with 415hp.