When the Taurus was unveiled in 1985 as an '86 model, it was a sensation stylistically and set the mark for American full-size sedans for a couple of decades. Ford sold 200,000 of the ...

Introduced at the 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Taurus eviscerated the boxy Granada it replaced. Ford "listened to its ...

Sales of the first-generation Ford Taurus, which appeared starting in late 1985 as a 1986 model, started off strong and stayed strong for years. With modern, space-efficient front-wheel-drive ...

Even then, The Henry Ford curators predicted the Taurus would become an icon as they added one to their collection. “It’s an ’86, the first model year,” Anderson said. “Motor Trend used ...

The purpose of this road test is to see whether the production Taurus lives up to its promise. The moment of judgment has been a long time coming because Ford postponed its introduction of the ...

“Strong like bull.” Character actor Hans Conried coined that catchphrase in the 1950s, more than 30 years before the 1989 Ford Taurus SHO appeared as its automotive manifestation. Packing a ...

Poling later pushed hard for the Ford Taurus, encouraging a front-wheel-drive layout and delaying the car by nine months to fix quality problems. It was a roaring success, and the $3 billion ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1986 Ford Taurus L 4 Door Sedan across different levels of condition. Edit options.

The 1996 model was intended to be as shocking as the '86 had been. The process of ... A month later, we realized we had a problem. As did Ford. The 1996 Taurus was too ambitious, too luxurious ...