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RE&T: 2012 Source Book
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Taurus
Model Lineup
2012
Model Lineup Pages
The Model Lineup pages are based on the Dealer Ordering Guide and are designed to show key features/
equipment on each model as well as the Equipment Group content. As you move through the vehicle lineup,
each model adds to or upgrades the equipment of the preceding model, except where additions/exemptions
are noted. Taurus is available in four models:
• SE • SEL • Limited • SHO
SE —
Standard model
Performance/Handling
• Brakes — 4-wheel disc with ABS
• Drivetrain — front-wheel drive
• Engine — 3.5L Duratec V6
• Steering — power rack-and-pinion
• Suspension, front — independent
MacPherson strut
• Suspension, rear — independent multilink
• Tires — P235/60R17 all-season
• Transmission — 6-speed automatic
Safety/Security
• AdvanceTrac electronic stability control
– Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
– Traction control
• Airbags
– Dual front
– Front-seat side
– Safety Canopy System with rollover sensor
• Autolock
• Belt-Minder (driver and front passenger)
• Brake assist
• Child safety locks — rear door
• Illuminated entry
• LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) System
• MyKey
• Personal Safety System
• SecuriLock passive anti-theft system
• SOS Post-Crash Alert System
• SPACE (Side Protection And Cabin
Enhancement) Architecture
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Comfort/Convenience
• Accessory delay
• Audio
– Single-CD/MP3 capability with
6 speakers
– Auxiliary audio input jack
• Auxiliary powerpoints (3)
– Center stack
– Center console storage bin
– Rear face of the center console
• Battery saver
• Cabin particulate air filter
• Center console — front with armrest,
storage bin and removable tray
• Climate control — single-zone with rear-seat
heat ducts
• Coat hooks (2)
• Console — overhead with sunglasses holder
• Cup/bottle holders (8 total)
• Defroster — rear window
• Door locks — power
• Easy Fuel capless fuel filler
• Floor mats (4) — front and rear, carpeted
• Glove box — locking, dampened
• Grab handles (3)
• Keyless Entry with integrated keyhead
transmitters (2)
• Lighting — exterior
– Remote perimeter lighting
• Lighting — interior
– 2nd-row reading lights
– Delayed accessory lighting
– Front-row dome/map lights
• Message Center with trip computer
• Mirrors, exterior — dual power with integrated
blind spot mirrors
• Seats — cloth
– Driver, 6-way power with manual
recline/lumbar
– Passenger, 2-way manual with manual
recline/lumbar
– Front seat rear map pockets
– Rear 60/40 split-folding
– Folding rear center armrest with (2)
cup holders
• SecuriCode Keyless Entry Keypad
• Shifter knob — urethane with chrome insert
• Steering wheel
– Audio and cruise controls
– Tilt/telescoping
• Sun visors — driver and passenger, sliding
with illuminated mirrors
• Windows — power with driver one-touch-
up/-down
• Windshield wipers — fixed interval
Design/Styling
• Door handles, exterior — body color
• Exhaust tips — twin chrome
• Glass — solar-tinted
• Grille — evolutionary tri-bar, chrome and
premium painted
• Headlamps — projector-beam halogen
– Autolamp
– Wiper activated
• Hood — power dome
• Interior appliqués — painted
• Mirror caps, exterior — black
• Taillamps — incandescent with red surround
• Wheels, aluminum — 17" Sparkle Silver
painted
SE EQUIPMENT GROUP/OPTION
Equipment Group
Equipment Group 100A
• Includes SE standard equipment
Freestanding Option
Design/Styling
• Front license plate bracket (153)
NOTE:
The above information is an excerpt to be used with pages 2–3 of the
11/1/11
Taurus Dealer Ordering Guide. For the latest
Dealer Ordering Guide, go to
fmcdealer.com.
