Maybe not the greatest performer, but fewer things went wrong with it. Sort of like the older F- series trucks. We've had to pump more money in my dad's truck weve had for a year than my grandfather had to in his truck ever.
Keeping in mind I've never actually had a Taurus. I'm speaking from what my friend has told me abouut how great his 1996 Taurus is. So If im mistaken, forgive me