I've seen in Car and Driver how they had the first gen and the second gen park beside the new SHO, and damn the new one is huge! I had a '93 SHO and loved it, but why did they make this one soo big? Nice interior though.
because that's what carmakers do. Each year the car gets bigger and heavier. Then they get to the point they need to introduce a new "small" model.
Examples:
The new BMW 3-series has gotten so large they had to make the 1-series.
The Honda Accord is now a "full size" sedan. The Civic has moved up in size to be comparable to the 90's Accord. And the Fit is what the Civic used to be.
I think the Fuzion is more the size of the old Taurus.
Funny that you mention it, I remember reading this sometime ago:
The 2010 Ford Taurus is barely into its launch, but plans are already being laid for the next-gen model. In what should be a surprise to no one, the next Taurus is expected to be smaller than the current car. According to The Detroit News, Ford is likely to move Taurus to a common platform shared with the Fusion and Mondeo. The combining of the Fusion and Mondeo has been planned for some time already and the Taurus will probably use a longer (and perhaps wider) variant of the same C/D segment architecture. The current Taurus platform will still be around for at least four more years and it'll also underpin the new Explorer that's expected to bow in 2010.
Similar plans are believed to be underway at General Motors for the Chevy Impala, whose next iteration will probably move to a stretched version of the Epsilon II platform along with the Buick LaCrosse and the next Malibu.
because that's what carmakers do. Each year the car gets bigger and heavier. Then they get to the point they need to introduce a new "small" model.
Examples:
The new BMW 3-series has gotten so large they had to make the 1-series.
The Honda Accord is now a "full size" sedan. The Civic has moved up in size to be comparable to the 90's Accord. And the Fit is what the Civic used to be.
I think the Fuzion is more the size of the old Taurus.
