New 2010 Ford Taurus

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario, October 30, 2009 – The 2010 Ford Taurus has won in the 'Best New Family Car over $30,000' category at the annual Automobile Journalists Association of Canada's (AJAC) Car of the Year TestFest.

 

The Ford Taurus was put through its paces, undergoing strenuous road and track testing by teams of skilled drivers who performed uninterrupted comparisons of each vehicle under the same conditions.

 

Through the ratings of a panel of judges from AJAC's TestFest, the 2010 Ford Taurus came out as the winner.

 

The Taurus features an impressive set of standard and available technologies that add convenience, connectivity, safety and value for customers. They include Adaptive Cruise Control with Collision Warning, Intelligent Access with Push Button Start, MyKey™ parental programmability, Blind Spot Information System (BLIS™) with Cross Traffic Alert, Rain-Sensing Wipers, EasyFuel™ capless refueling, Ford SYNC® and Voice-Activated Navigation.

 

The new Taurus is powered by the award-winning 3.5-litre V-6 Duratec engine, mated to one of two available fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmissions including SelectShift® with shift control paddles mounted on the steering wheel and available all-wheel drive.