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I'm in the market for a large, reasonably powerful, and reasonably luxurious sedan. Given budget constraints, I'm looking to spend <$30k - preferably by as much as possible. Over the last few days I've test driven the '08 Taurus and Azera, both Limited versions. While I liked them both, I have to say that my reaction to the Azera was "that was nice", while the Taurus was more "wow - that was great!" Obviously it's a personal opinion, but I can't understand how the Edmunds Editors rated the interior and design of the Azera well above that of the Taurus. To me, the Taurus interior was just much better - the comfort, the materials, (particularly the leather seats), even the stereo sounded better than the 605w Infinity in the Azera. Both very attractive, but in my opinion, the Taurus is just much more vehicle - almost in a different segment. YMMV
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Replying to: jontyrees (May 21, 2008 2:20 pm) I think the majority would disagree with you. I am sure both are fine cars but between the two Azzy is the winner in my book. Details aside, at least it doesn't look boring or like a ripped off Audi... |
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Replying to: louiswei (May 21, 2008 4:37 pm)
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (May 21, 2008 5:28 pm)
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Replying to: louiswei (May 21, 2008 7:21 pm) WRT the Azera interior - my only real problems with it were the silver metallic-looking plastic center console, which seemed really flimsy, and the large swath of grained plastic across the dash. The dash plastic looked and felt pretty durable, but it was just a little plain. But hey - I'm not looking to spend Lexus money, and either one I'm shopping is a great value. |
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Replying to: louiswei (May 21, 2008 4:37 pm) Speaking as a fan of the Azera, I always have liked the Ford's exterior more than most people do. I was always a big fan of the Passat's lines, and the Ford is clearly just an enlarged version of them, which means it's automatically more tasteful right off the bat than 75% of the Big 2.8's output. The styling problem I have with the Taurus is the inside. It's huge, but the dash and door panels just look to me like large, flat, cheap expanses, and the gauges in particular don't look big, clean or high-dollar in their presentation. I honestly wish I liked these aspects better, but I can't bring myself to do so. Sure hope they address this decisively in the 2010 restyle, as Chevy did with the Malibu and Hyundai with the '09 Sonata.
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Replying to: notsofast2 (May 14, 2008 12:56 pm) More importantly, the Avalon did not offer near the features that the Azera did and I got the Azera Ltd. with Ultimate package for $27,000. BTW, got more on my Camry from Hyundai than Toyota offered against the Avalon and bought Camry from same dealer. Looked at Maxima, Acura TL and Infiniti G35 and others and they just did not measure up to the Azera FOR MY NEEDS/WANTS. Recently was offered a new 2008 Acura RL with technology package for under 40,000. Based on what I would give up on the Azera, I couldn't see it without even considering the cost difference. My only complaint with Azera is the bouncing/wallowing on roads with dips and crests. Maybe someday Hyundai will admit it is a problem and find a fix for it. 
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Replying to: tonycd (May 22, 2008 12:27 pm) Good luck all - this is a great tine for new cars!
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Replying to: jontyrees (May 23, 2008 7:35 pm) Enjoy the car. P.S. the "high seating position" was originally a big selling point when Ford introduced the 500 in '05. I believe they called it "command seating" or something to that effect.
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