All you have to do is move to a country where the Taurus and Mondeo have not yet met their end, as is the case in Europe.
Ford has basically said goodbye to regular cars. In other words, everything that isn't an SUV or a pickup truck. Years ago, the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion and Taurus were discontinued in the US. In Europe, the Mondeo and Fiesta also had to die. Not to mention the Ka. But that's not all: in November 2025, the last Focus will roll off the assembly line in Saarlouis. After that, the Mustang will be the only model that isn't a pickup truck, SUV or van. In some parts of the world, however, it will still be possible to buy a new sedan.
You might think these images were created by artificial intelligence, but the Taurus is a real car. It's a mid-size sedan that Ford sells in the Middle East. In China, the same model is sold as the Mondeo, along with a hatchback called the Mondeo Sport. Both vehicles were developed largely in China and are not intended to be brought to the U.S. or Europe.
Depending on the market, the Ford Mondeo/Taurus is offered with 1,5- and 2,0-liter EcoBoost gasoline engines and front-wheel drive. In the Middle East, the larger engine delivers 239 hp and 382 Newton meters of torque. Power is transmitted to the road exclusively via an eight-speed automatic transmission. A more economical hybrid drivetrain with front-wheel drive only combines a 1,5-liter engine with an electric motor and a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
At 4.935 millimeters long and 1.875 millimeters wide, it's larger than the previous-generation Mondeo/Fusion twins, but still smaller than the last Taurus sold in America. With split headlights, fake exhaust pipes, retractable door handles and a simplified interior with few conventional buttons, it follows some of the latest trends. Ford has been selling this car since 2022, when it discontinued the Mondeo model in Europe without a replacement, ending a nearly 30-year model series. The US version of the Fusion was discontinued in 2020, a year after the Taurus' demise. Sedans are still popular in China, which is a major reason for the car's existence.
In early 2022, Ford ruled out bringing the new Mondeo to Europe, and declined to explain the reasons for the decision. The car also did not come to the US, although prototypes without any camouflage were tested in Michigan. CEO Jim Farley explained in an interview last year that cars like the Mondeo and Fiesta are popular with many customers, but the company does not make money from them.
Although Farley says Ford is “saying goodbye to boring cars and focusing on iconic cars,” the sedan will remain in the lineup for now. We wouldn’t be surprised if another model is added to the lineup. Rumors of a Mustang-based sedan have been circulating for years, and were fueled last month by the filing of a trademark for the “Mach 4” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Ford's boss hinted at the possibility of a wider Mustang lineup, saying that "all sorts of options" are on the table and that "there's really no limit" to what car could wear the iconic pony symbol. We suspect the Mustang sedan will likely be considerably more expensive than the Mondeo/Fusion.
