The 2010 Ford Taurus is barely into its launch, but
plans are already being laid for the next-gen model. In what should be
a surprise to no one, the next Taurus is expected to be smaller than
the current car. According to The Detroit News, Ford is
likely to move Taurus to a common platform shared with the Fusion and
Mondeo. The combining of the Fusion and Mondeo has been planned for
some time already and the Taurus will probably use a longer (and
perhaps wider) variant of the same C/D segment architecture. The
current Taurus platform will still be around for at least four more
years and it’ll also underpin the new Explorer that’s expected to bow
in 2010.
Similar plans are believed to be underway at General Motors for the Chevy Impala, whose next iteration will probably move to a stretched version of the Epsilon II platform along with the Buick LaCrosse and the next Malibu.
