FORD Taurus · LX · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1998

Ford started manufacture in 1996 of autos type Taurus, modification of LX and closed it in 1998. The weight of the car is 1.5 tn and a length of 5.1 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«Taurus LX» automobile with a 4-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 0 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 210 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 177 horsepower at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 61 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 9.5 l per 100 km (8.1 liters on the track, 11.8 l in the city), what allow you to go approximately 643 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/65R15.

Ford Taurus is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety such as ABS.