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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1]
by ateixeira
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Dec 19, 2007 (7:55 am)
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Replying to: somedai1 (Dec 18, 2007 1:09 pm)
Try a Taurus X or a Mazda CX9 if you want a 3rd row.
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [ateixeira]
by somedai1
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Dec 19, 2007 (9:53 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 19, 2007 7:55 am)
there's a taurus with a 23rd row?! wow... they are normally ugly - but the latest model doesn't look that bad....
which mazda is the ford edge identical to?
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1
by akirby
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Dec 19, 2007 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: somedai1 (Dec 19, 2007 9:53 am)
It's not identical to anything. The Edge and the CX-9 share the same platform but it's not identical by any means. More like cousins than siblings.
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1]
by ateixeira
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Dec 19, 2007 (11:12 am)
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Replying to: somedai1 (Dec 19, 2007 9:53 am)
Taurus X is the new name for the Ford Freestyle wagon. It got a new powertrain too, though (3.5l and 6EAT to replace a 3.0l and CVT).
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1]
by mcq1
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Dec 20, 2007 (6:23 am)
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Replying to: somedai1 (Dec 18, 2007 1:09 pm)
Cargo space is nice. There is plenty of room in the 1st and 2nd row. It is very roomy and comfortable. You don't get a third row. I didn't need one. If you want a 3rd row I would look at the CX9.
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Consumer Reports Likes the Ford Taurus "X"
by sduff68
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Dec 21, 2007 (6:31 pm)
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Replying to: mcq1 (Dec 20, 2007 6:23 am)
Consumer Reports really liked the Ford Taurus "X", even when it was the Freestyle.
With the new V6 and 6 speed ATX it is probably a pretty nice ride and it would get better gas mileage than the Edge.
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Re: Consumer Reports Likes the Ford Taurus "X" [sduff68]
by hardhawk
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Dec 22, 2007 (6:50 am)
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Replying to: sduff68 (Dec 21, 2007 6:31 pm)
The Taurus X now has the exact same powertrain that the Edge has. Since it weighs more, I would suspect that the X does not get better mileage than the Edge.
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1 [akirby]
by aviboy97
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Dec 22, 2007 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Dec 19, 2007 9:57 am)
The Edge and the CX-9 share the same platform but it's not identical by any means. More like cousins than siblings.
Distant cousins, twice removed is more like it.
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [aviboy97]
by somedai1
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Dec 22, 2007 (3:51 pm)
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Dec 22, 2007 7:59 am)
wow - i just saw this taurus x - is it the freestar revisited?
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Re: Santa Fe rated as second best "small" SUV by Consumer Reports [somedai1]
by thegraduate
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Dec 22, 2007 (4:03 pm)
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Replying to: somedai1 (Dec 22, 2007 3:51 pm)
I think you mean "Freestyle, revisited." And yes, it sort of is.
Think of it as less of an "All-New Car" and more of a mid-cycle refresh.
New powertrain, better ride quality/noise isolation, and new(ish) styling.
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