While that's down from the ratings return by a Ford Taurus with the 2.0-liter engine, which manages 22/32 mpg, it's a big improvement over the outgoing Ford Crown Victoria police car, which ...

BREAKING: First images of Ford's new Taurus-based Police Interceptor revealed! 2012 Ford Police Interceptor – Click above for high-res image gallery. By Sam.Abuelsamid@weblogsinc.com.

But with the Crown Vic’s death comes rebirth, in the form of the Ford Taurus and Explorer Police Interceptors, which began production at the automaker’s Chicago Assembly Plant.

Ford announced this morning that its Police Interceptor lineup, which includes tricked-out versions of the Taurus and Explorer, has hit 61 percent US market share. That’s up from 55 percent in ...

We first laid eyes on the Taurus-based 2012 Ford Police Interceptor back in March, but the automaker is apparently playing with ways the car could potentially fly under the radar.

After being crowned the best-selling car in the US in 1996, the Ford Taurus lost its crown to the Toyota Camry in 1997. As opposed to the 3.0- and 3.2-liter V6 engines of prior SHOs, ...

Introduced at the 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Taurus eviscerated the boxy Granada it replaced. Ford "listened to its customers in developing the car," says Matt Anderson, of The Henry Ford museum.

Ford recalled more than 200,000 cars including Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans and police Interceptor models.