Handling and ride quality were enhanced, and there was more power everywhere. All three Mustang engines received a substantial boost to their bottom lines. For 2000, there are no major changes. Taurus One of the top-selling sedans in America, Ford's Taurus raises the safety bar in 2000. An exterior redesign calls on the sedan's heritage, but irons a few crisp creases into the distinctive ovoid design.
Interior revisions make the audio and climate controls more intuitively useful.
Also available is a 200-horsepower SE variation. Sorry, sports fans, there no longer is a 3.4-liter SHO variant. Thunderbird An icon from American automotive history, the '55 Ford T-Bird took many of our parents or grandparents on first dates, to roller derbys, and to other important occasions. While this dream machine is still technically only a concept, the T-Bird will, in our educated estimation, be revived in classic form for 2001. Reaching back into the '50s and '60s, Ford blended signature roof portholes, front-fender grilles, retro headlamps, afterburner taillights and spiced it all with a brushed aluminum interior.