Yeah the Taurus is an interesting car. For one thing it is big inside, really spacious in every direction. Another thing is it is damn near SILENT when driving down the road. The SHO model (~40k) with AWD and twin-turbos has cooled front seats (and heated rear seats) that shoot jets of air-conditioned air up through the perforations in the seat. I test drove the car and I have to say having cool jets of air blowing up one's ass was not an altogether unpleasant sensation. Probably good for monkey butt on those long trips across the desert. There's a video circulating the net somewhere about a guy who travels cross country in a SHO with his dog in the backseat. He said the car was good for long distance traveling.
The Acura TSX...aka the Accord Royale.
