Article From Motor Trend Magazine
'96 Ford Taurus LX - Long-Term Wrap-Up
| PERFORMANCE/CREATURE COMFORTS AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | Excellent | Good | Average | Fair | Poor |
| Overall |
| performance | 63.2% | 31.2% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Fun to drive | 61.5 | 30.4 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Acceleration | 52.0 | 41.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Braking | 60.9 | 34.7 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Handling | 68.1 | 28.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Overall comfort | 50.2 | 40.5 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Rear-seat comfort | 35.6 | 44.2 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Cargo capacity | 50.8 | 32.5 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Overall quality | 47.6 | 37.9 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| DEALER PRACTICES AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | Excellent | Good | Average | Fair | Poor |
| Sales practices | 47.2% | 35.0% | 15.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Service practices | 49.6 | 30.7 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 6.3 |