2008 Ford Taurus X - CNET Crave Blog (blog)
Ford likes the Taurus name so much that it used it on both a sedan and its new six-passenger crossover, the 2008 Ford Taurus X. In many ways, the Taurus X is a much more sensible car than a massive SUV. But the Taurus X also qualifies as the new king of ugly on the road. Forget Azteks and Elements, the Taurus X brings in a 1980s wagon aesthetic to clinch the new title. The nose of the Taurus X is poorly proportioned to the rest of the car, being too long and low. Then there are the big vents under the front bumper that look like they were supposed to be covered with a mesh, but Ford ran out of money for materials. The seats are comfortable, the ride is nice, and our test car came equipped with the navigation system and the rear-seat DVD player. And the new Ford Sync system is an option on the Taurus X. The middle and third-row seats both fold down, creating a big, flat load floor in back of the car. Test the tech: Cinema Taurus X. For our tech test of the Taurus X, we settled into the middle-row seats to watch a movie on the rear-seat DVD entertainment system. This system uses a conventional roof-mounted 8-inch LCD screen and player, with audio playing over the car's speaker system or headphones. Source: www.cnet.com
