Comments on: Ford set to replace Crown Victoria with Taurus-based FWD

By: Everett Rupert

Everett Rupert — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:00:17 +0000

The Taurus has a history of being used in the U.S. or police and taxi service The Crown Vic has been used more. Besides, the Taurus Interceptor model may be a police model, but the civillian version is the Taurus/SHO. the Crown Vic is for fleet sevice only and is no longer sold to the public here.

By: Ernie Sludgebucket

Ernie Sludgebucket — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:23:07 +0000

Have a neighbour who drives pursuit cars with the fast response group. Reckons the big deal for them is getting across town quickly by jamming on the brakes at intersections to assess oncoming traffic then getting up to speed asap. Bum draggers dont cut it as the fronts spin too easily, wasting time and the nose heavy nature chews brakes and tyres. WRXs are too small to carry shotguns and associated gear. They love their XR6 turbos and are looking at turbo Territorys. Bosses wont let them have V8s (half-wits)

By: jack

jack — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:36:26 +0000

The US auto industry dropped the ball when they went FWD for their large cars.

By: adam (aka mada)

adam (aka mada) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:56:14 +0000

As i said, durability of the taurus is twice that of the CV, except it and get over yourself.

The taurus platform is a variation of a volvo platform orginally. Ford US builds numerous vehicles of this platform, economy of scale would exceed that of the CV.

I’m over the misconceptions about FWD police vehicles, as another rational person has stated on here already, we don’t live in a hollywood movie.

Also Ford US appears to be making none of the same, past mistakes, another fact regardless if you accept that or not.

By: Lazybones

Lazybones — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:29:50 +0000

Isn’t physics part of engineering anymore? since the shift in weight as you call it, is known as inertia.

So using your example, the Friction coefficient will be the same for both cars assuming they have the same size tyres. But the FWD drive car will have a higher traction force because it will have more weight on the front axel.

Isn’t this why burnouts are usually done in RWD cars?

By: Kovy

Kovy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:16:52 +0000

Should have called spoiler alert before you said that…

By: nik516

nik516 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:39 +0000

when you have weight under cornering loads on a front wheel car you get understeer this means the car has no turn or control into the corner it just keeps traveling straight, this is even more noticeable in heavy larger cars .
it is better to have oversteer than understeer.

By: noj

noj — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:41:20 +0000

But they can still have a Taurus when it comes here as the Falcon replacement.

By: AAA

AAA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:15:14 +0000

If you brake only the 2 front wheels, the car stops in a much shorter distance than if you were to brake only the 2 rear wheels.

By: AAA

AAA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:11:41 +0000

When you accelerate, the weight shift to the back. When you brake, the weight shift to the front.

Traction Force = Friction coefficient X Weight.

I studied engineering for your info ~