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A few years back, BMW saiud they'd never sell a 3 series abo0ve $30k, becasue peopel wodntp buy it. Now look.
Fords have sold at the price point of the SHO. Remember, the SHO is a limited edition halo version at that price point, MOST Taurusus wil be in the $30k range, which is about avarage for a full size sedan these days.
Just like most Mustang GTs sell for about $30k, but the Shelbys sell for $50k+ as do various other tuner versions. And of course, the Ford GT sells well over $100k with that same Ford badge. FOrd doens't have to sell 100,000 SHOs, and the versions they will sell hundreds of thousands of are considerably less expensive.
The Taurus is no longer a mid size sedan, but a full size, with quite a few luxury features and a pretty nice interior. Lots of grunt, great handling with the Performance pack suspension option.
The Pointiac G8 woudl be a great competitor. If Pontiac existed anymore. the 5 and 7 series BMWs are decent competitors for more money.
As for weight, my own 740iL weighs the same and it's quite willing in the twisties, so don't count out the Ford on weight just yet, until you drive one. (a whole lot of people in here saying terrible things about the car without having so much as sat in one, much less driven one).
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1998 740iL
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