2010 Ford Taurus ICOTY 2009 Volvo XC60 ITOTY

[MBrown]

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/03/ford-taurus-and-volvo-xc60-named-international-car-and-truck-of/

Interesting choices. Discuss.

 

[Aharami]

ford is putting out some good looking cars!

 

[brblx]

i like the xc60 but don't see it as anything that special. i think they just picked it for the safety innovations. at least it makes more sense than the year they picked the turd-ass xc90.

taurus is nice. it feels like a proper big brother to the fusion, though it doesn't really fill the gap left by the vic/marquis/town car (or are they still making town cars?).

 

[jpeyton]

The new Taurus? LOL. Just because it's an improvement over the old Taurus (and a good car in general) doesn't make it the most appealing buy in it's segment.

The XC60 is solid, though.

 

[brblx]

for a big car, it's nearly unbeatable in its market segment. this is why i like ford and rag on GM- i'd rather be in a <30k taurus than a 37k CTS any day of the week. if only it was RWD.

 

[Bignate603]

I wouldn't really call the xc60 a truck.

 

[jpeyton]

for a big car, it's nearly unbeatable in its market segment.

It's not that big. The trunk capacity is nice, but the passenger capacity is smaller than the 2011 Sonata or current-gen Accord.

Appearance-wise, it's as bland as you can get.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

So that's what passes for a truck these days?

 

[kevman]

don't like the look of either one of them.

 

[woodie1]

2010 Ford Taurus ICOTY

More like a lead sled to me.

 

[postmortemIA]

Taurus might be great car, but is appealing only to Americans.

 

[exar333]

for a big car, it's nearly unbeatable in its market segment. this is why i like ford and rag on GM- i'd rather be in a <30k taurus than a 37k CTS any day of the week. if only it was RWD.

I would take the CTS myself.

Nothing wrong with the Taurus, but I doubt many will cross-shop a Taurus (non-SHO) with a CTS.