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From: fritz@phri.UUCP (Dave Fritzinger)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Ford Scorpio
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Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 08:42:22 EST
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> Can someone give me some information about the Ford Scorpio? 
> The car somewhat
> resembles the new Ford Taurus.  Are they the same car?
> 
First, about your specific questions.  The Ford Scorpio (called Granada in
England) is not the same as the American Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable.  The 
Taurus/Sable are front wheel drive cars, while the Scorpio is rear wheel 
drive.  They also use different engines, etc.  This car was built as a
replacement for the Ford Granada (which in no way resembles the Granada that
was sold here), and is meant to compete with Various Volvos, Audi 100s(5000s
here), BMW 5 series, etc.

Now, as a general point of information, a good magazine to keep up with 
European car models is the British magazine, Car.  It's written in English
(sort of) and gives good coverage of all European models, though it is 
somewhat chauvinistic.  Makes good reading though-I like it better than
most US car mags.

BTW, the Ford Scorpio will be imported sometime in the next year or so
to be sold by Mercury dealers as another Merkur.
-- 
Dave Fritzinger, Public Health Research Institute, NY,NY
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