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he era of the Ford Taurus is nearly over. The Taurus will be produced for all of the 2006 model year. the rst pan of the 2007 mode ar and then discontinued. During this period, the Taurus will be available for eet sales only lnot retail) and available only with the 3.0L OHV 7-6, and not the more powerful 3,0L (DOHC') V-o used in the Five Hundred, The loss of the Taurus is a bigger deal for police eets than The Taurus s the investigators and for retail customers or commer a1 ee backbone of the pOilCe eet for detective loo Police ue Manager MayJune 2006 B PFM Staff SPECIAL REPORT I The Fusion has exlremely responsive handling, with less body mil than the Taurus The Five Hundred, however. has better crash salety ratings in all four categories many pol e administrator In the average police eet. one vehicle in ve is such an admin car. The Taurus has not been available as either a police package or as 'pecial service [1 age since IQJ'? However. it has been the denitive government people-mover for all th time. The exit of the Taurus is going to leave a huge gap to ll in police and government eets. The Taurus remain ~ignieunt for on reasons The rst is eet pricing. This was V oriented sedan. Nothing else is its b t 1nd as cheap to buy