Ford Taurus (fifth generation)

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Ford Taurus (fifth generation; D258)
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford Five Hundred (Middle East)
Production	May 2007–May 2009
Model years	2008–2009
Assembly	United States: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly)
Designer	J Mays (2005)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size car
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FF layout F4 layout
Platform	Ford D3 platform
Related	Ford Taurus X Mercury Sable
Powertrain
Engine	3.5 L DOHC Duratec 35 (Cyclone) V6
Transmission	6-speed 6F automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	112.7 in (2,863 mm)
Length	201.8 in (5,126 mm)
Width	74.1 in (1,882 mm)
Height	61.5 in (1,562 mm)
Curb weight	FWD: 3,741 lb (1,697 kg) AWD: 3,930 lb (1,780 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Taurus (fourth generation) Ford Five Hundred Ford Crown Victoria
Successor	Ford Taurus (sixth generation)

The fifth generation Ford Taurus is a front- or all-wheel drive, five passenger sedan, manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years (MY) 2008-2009. Marking the return of the nameplate after a hiatus of less than a year, the revived Taurus is a midcycle revision of the Ford Five Hundred full-sized sedan. After its retail withdrawal following the 2007 model year, the Crown Victoria was replaced by this generation of the Taurus, making it the flagship Ford sedan for the first time.

Along with the revived Taurus, the Ford Freestyle wagon/CUV was rebranded as the Taurus X. In a similar rebranding, the Mercury Montego adopted the Sable nameplate; no Mercury version of the Taurus X was marketed, nor any Lincoln version of the fifth-generation Taurus. As with the Five Hundred, the fifth-generation Taurus was sold exclusively as a sedan. For the first time, all-wheel drive was offered as an option.

The fifth-generation (5G) Taurus was assembled in Chicago (Chicago Assembly) along with the Mercury Sable. The fifth-generation Taurus was marketed in North America, South Korea, Mexico, and the Middle East. Outside the United States, Canada, and South Korea, it retained the previous Ford Five Hundred branding.^[1]

For the 2010 model year, the sixth-generation Taurus made its debut, which became the final generation produced (outside of China).