After a quick consult with some tea leaves and a few supplier sources, Jalopnik's Auto Insider is calling it: the Taurus X will be dead after the 2009 model year. While not a revelation to make you run out and stock up on bottled water, this possible early demise of the Taurus X is the latest example of how far off the mark the original Five-Hundred sedan and Freestyle were with consumers, and how Ford was ultimately unable to correct its aim.

The original 2005 Five-Hundred and Freestyle debuted to a slow sales start and were around until 2007, when then virgin CEO Alan Mulally made the decision to resurrect the Taurus nameplate on the refreshened 2008 models. Along with their new names of Taurus and Taurus X, each got corporate faces with three-bar grilles as well as the automaker's new 3.5L V6. Ford must've thought sales would pick up in earnest as the 2008 models were both more interesting to look and more powerful than the vehicles they replaced. But sales didn't pick up and Mulally recently announced another major change for the Taurus: a completely new version for next year that he calls, "the one we should have made originally." According to Jalopnik's informed insider, the Taurus X model is apparently not included in those plans.

It may be sad to see a vehicle cancelled that was supremely competent in most respects, but Ford's CUV lineup is already overflowing with product that overlaps, and soon the seven-passenger Flex will muscle in and demand some marketshare. Ford, of course, has not officially commented on the fate of the Taurus X, but if the tea leaves turn out to be true, we say farewell to the four-year-old CUV from Ford.

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Well that's surprising and not surprising at the same time. Freestyle at least seemed to be a crossover as it was separated from the 500. The Taurus X brings out the true meaning... Taurus Wagon; nowhere near as cool as a crossover SUV.

 

Cant really say Im surprised.

 

Thank God!!!

 

Ford should rename Taurus X as Mercury Meta One (that was a cool concept) since Mercury doesn't have any crossovers.

 

Ford already has the Edge, no real need to have the X also.

 

Different markets.
The Edge is a 5 seater, the X is a 7 or 8 seater..

 

IMO they need to bring back a 2dr midsize sport coupe (Gran Toriino.or T-bird) Too compete with BMW ,Lexus etc.

 

I would LOVE to see them bring back the T-bird in the most recent, retro bodystyle, only this time make it so that you don't have to reinforce the glass to support the weight of the window sticker.

 

Those are midget seats in the third row of the X, IMO. It's like sharing your butt cheek with someone else. Reminds me of riding the school bus in elementary school.

 

Fusion Coupe would get job done.

 

IMHO, I think they should keep the X (but named Freestyle) and get keep that butt-ugly Flex off of the market....

 

+1

 

+2

 

Actually V10, the X seats 6 or 7!