Was $8995 - Yes only 51k miles on this extra clean Ford sedan that swas a new car trade-in locally. With Ford's steady v6 motor, full power equipment, clean history report, smoke free cabin and less than half the miles of most 2001s, this car is on sale and won't last long. User Reviews; 7.7 Overall rating - 8.3 Styling - 7.4 Performance - 8.2 Interior - 7.3 Quality - 7.5 Recommendation. When Taurus was introduced in 1985, its styling was different than anything else on the road. However, the unusual look paid offFord's midsize sedan quickly became the best-selling passenger car in America, holding that position for five straight years. Boldly redesigned in 1996, Ford's best-selling car again offered styling that was unlike any other, and continued to be one of the top-selling passenger cars each year. The 2000 Taurus was the first production car to offer power-adjustable brake and accelerator pedals and the first to include Ford's Personal Safety System. The system utilizes a number of components to collect data about a crash, including crash severity sensors, a driver-seat-position sensor and a seatbelt-use sensor. The data is then used to determine how to deploy the car's safety systems.