We've been discussing something like this at TCCA, but never thought that they were actually gonna rename the Five Hundred to the Taurus. Ford was taking a serious loss with the discontinuation of the Taurus though so i guess it makes sense. But still, it's not really true the Taurus' roots since it's a completely different car than the Taurus. The Taurus was close to what a traditional American car is: 6-passenger no-frills inexpensive large sedan. And the main thing was it was designed by Americans for Americans (whereas the Five Hundred is just a Volvo S80 with a new body). Basically a FWD version of the Crown Vic. I can't really see the Five Hundred with the Taurus nameplate.