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Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792  MKS....is that the one based off the Five Hundred...oops I mean Taurus or the one that's debuting in '09? |
The "new" new Taurus will have the same platform & guts of the current Five Hundred/Taurus.
The MKS uses that same Volvo-derived platform as well, and just the 3.7L version of the 3.5L to start with. It's not at all just a reskinned Taurus/Sable, but shares guts like the Lexus ES does with the Camry...forgive the example, but it gives an idea. Looks nothing like a Taurus/Sable, though, especially in proportions and lines--or even, for that matter, the new-new Taurus in the spy pic.
LOTS of cool features too, like the keypad entry that "appears" on the pillar outside when you touch, and isn't just a button pod stuck on, as well as their latest in Sync, push button start, and other things. Should be a cool car, and the platform is great already...I'd be happy with the 3.7L, even with the Turbo version a year later.