european cruise Follow

The 2010 Ford Taurus gives you many of the high-technology pieces of a full-size $75,000 European or Japanese luxury sedan for half the price. For about $40,000, you can drive a big, comfortable highway cruiser with active cruise control, blind spot detection, rear cross traffic alert, butt-massinging seats, the excellent Sync Bluetooth and music control system, and free Mayday calling. What you don't get is BMW-crisp handling on back roads, or Lexus-perfect fit and finish in the cockpit. In a week driving the Taurus, I found it poised on long trips and got mileage in the upper 20s.