akirby

Picked it up a week ago. Love the Tungsten - it looks like granite in the sunlight.

I bought a loaded (every option) Tungsten SEL V6 w/med. light stone interior a week ago. Dealer just happened to have one already ordered. It was the second one they had received along with 1 Milan and 2 Zephyrs. With X plan and $1K rebate it was $25K out the door, tax included. So far it's everything I expected. I liked the styling better than the Milan and even the Zephyr and couldn't justify the extra $4K for the Lincoln even though I've been driving a Lincoln LS for the last 6 years. I'm getting 4-5 mpg better than the LS so far and love the styling. Can't carve the corners like the LS F1 suspension and RWD but it's still fun to drive and the styling and quality are outstanding. Before the Fusion came out I had pretty much decided to get an Accord. Thank you Ford for giving me an alternative.

Ford has increased the low RPM torque and fuel efficiency while also decreasing emissions by orders of magnitude while using 87 octane gas. It's hardly the "same engine". And the SHO version came out at least 3 years after the Taurus was first introduced and we've already heard plans for either a ST or SVT version. These things take time.