2000 FORD TAURUS
Type: Midsize, four-door family sedan or wagonEngine: 3-liter V6 in either two-valve or four-valve versions.
Transmission: Four-speed automatic.
Length: 16 1/2 feet.
Assembly: Atlanta and Chicago.
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Production: 371,074 in 1998, third best-selling car in the U.S.
Structural twin: Mercury Sable.
Safety: New dual-stage air bags connected to sensors that determine the level of deployment based on severity of crash.
Superlative: In 1999, Taurus was the only midsize sedan under $20,000 to get government's five-star, front crash-test safety rating.