Falcon better than Taurus?

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Full article..

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor...127-1a5tq.html


Some selected quotes:

We get behind the wheel of the Ford Taurus large car that’s tipped to be sold in Australia.

Ever since Ford let the cat of the bag a couple of weeks ago that the next generation of the Falcon is unlikely to be based on its existing Australian-designed architecture, local eyes have swivelled across the Pacific and settled on a likely successor - America's equivalent, the Taurus....

......Our all-too-brief time with a Taurus Limited model on a short, sweeping loop of Ford's proving ground wasn't enough to draw too many concrete conclusions, apart from one: that the Australian-designed, built and engineered Ford Falcon remains the better car in most respects.....

....The Taurus engine is eager to respond, but lacks the Falcon's welcome oomph under hard acceleration. As with the Falcon, it can become raucous under provocation, but the latter's 4.0-litre V6 has the meatier engine note of the pair....

......I'd take the Falcon's steering any day, though, with its firmer, more reassuring feel. The Taurus's tiller feels too light and lacks bite, even on gentle turn-ins.....

....Looks are highly subjective, but I prefer the Falcon in almost any of its guises to the Taurus's deep hip-line crease, tall doors and curiously raked rear end. Its imposing nose is probably its best angle, and perhaps one we had better get used to, as the writing is on the wall for Falcon.

So the Taurus lands a few body blows, mainly inside the car with its high-tech gadgetry and fresher feel, but the Falcon punches back with power and driveability advantages, firmer steering, as well as a more liveable rear seat.

If it was up to me, I'd pack some of the Taurus's best features into the Falcon chassis for the best of worlds. Are you listening, Ford?