1990's 1992 Ford Taurus Commercial

[PJRehlaender]

you wouldn't need airbags if you didnt drive. - whats the fun in that though? fuck global warming.

[counkev]

HAHA ABS are optional in the print.

[Metalrocks5150]

Or you could be lucky and have a legally deleted Air Bag in your 92!

[whattheheck1000]

1992 Ford Taurus airbags: MUCH MORE EXPLOSIVE BOOM! POWER THAN 2008 AND NEWER FORD TAURUS AIRBAGS.

[TheZachalope]

@RMHOLD41 But in 1994, they were standard for both driver and passenger, making it the first car with standard dual air bags.

[Octonuke]

@TheZachalope no toyota camry had them standard earlier that year following the refresh.

[whattheheck1000]

@Octonuke Same model year, so close...

[Carmaker1]

@Octonuke The MY1994 Camry received them in 1993, not the MY1995 1994 facelift. I remember as a kid wondering why my aunt's '94 Camry had perfect cuts on the right side dashboard and other similar looking ones were blank(likely 1992-93 models).

[Carmaker1]

@TheZachalope Not exactly, please do a little more research. Lets not misinform others. The first two sedans to have standard dual airbags were the 1989 Lincoln Continental and the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL. Porsche was the first to offer dual airbags standard in 1986 on the '87 944 Turbo. Even in 1990, Acura offered standard dual airbags on the '91 Legend as well as Chrysler in 1992 for the 1993 LH models. The Taurus likely did this in late 1993.

[TheZachalope]

@Carmaker1 And back to you. Dual airbags were not standard in the Continental until '93. The MB 560SEL was not sold in the United States. The Porsche 944 was a dealer forced option (because of DOT), so technically it wasn't standard from the factory. Acura didn't offer standard dual airbags until Dec. '93. And the Chrysler's did it in 1993. All of the Ford Taurus' had standard dual airbags starting with '92MY cars, which would mean starting mid 1991.

[Carmaker1]

@TheZachalope Nope, the 560SEL was most certainly sold in the United States as was the 560SEC coupe. I'm surprised you would even say that when they are numerous examples of the U.S. spec. 560SELs dating back to Q3 1985. Acura's 1993 Legend had standard dual airbags. December 1993 would've been the facelifted '94 model, which dual airbags weren't new to. The '91 model had them standard on the LS Trim. Not all 944s had them until 1989, only the Turbo. Sorry, but most of your reply is incorrect.

[Carmaker1]

@TheZachalope I'm surprised you would infer things like the U.S. MB 560 not existing or the Lincoln Continental not having dual airbags till '93, when it was announced in May 1988 the '89 model would equip them as standard would be the 2nd worldwide after Porsche. Dual airbags for Porsche's 944 Turbo for 1987 & 1988 944 S & Turbo S have NOTHING to do w/DOT. No, again the Taurus didn't have standard until MY1994 in 1993. As I sadly said before, please do some research as you're highly incorrect.

[ChrisBennett18]

who idea to invent the ABS

[Aragon159]

@ChrisBennett18 Mercedes Benz pioneered the anti-lock braking system in 1978

[ChrisBennett18]

@Aragon159 are you sure it is 100% correct?

[Aragon159]

@ChrisBennett18 yes 100 percent.

[Eschelonistic]

@Aragon159 thats funny lol! had nothing to do with Mercedes Benz, systems were in place years! prior on aircraft and also on motorbikes, use on cars was in fact "pioneered" by an australian

[uloset]

@Aragon159 LOL in 1971 the Chrysler Imperial had a ABS system called Sure Brake, so no it wasn't MB in 1978.

[ChrisBennett18]

why does it look like its not going to hurt you

[Damn876]

I remember when I had my first Taurus

[xfinder0]

That's what i like to see... Dummies getting there faces air baged

[SRQshark]

i thought ford airbags in the 90's wer dangerous

[patrickpl94]

They are.

There just saying that instead of only one airbag killing the driver, you have one killing the passenger as well.

lol

They just didn't know it when they made this.

[DamnStraightM35A2]

they are

[doglove1227]

My dad had one of these. It died in '04 and then we got the Ford Escape '05

[whattheheck1000]

I think Davidsfarm could use those airbags.

[ChrisBennett18]

ummmm on my ford its an 98 but i got a new one though but on my old van the ait-lock brakes stoped working and locked up my breaks anyway is that bad?

[AlienEnema]

I just acquired my own 1990 taurus as a fixer upper. man!!! what a steal.

[adytza4u]

american bulshit car (like all american cars, except latest corvette`s)

[eight6sevenfive3oh9]

Airbags or no, it's the car that RoboCop drove. That's all you need.

[Carmaker1]

Ford, Lincoln(Ford), Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Acura(Honda) in Fall 1991 were the only brands in the US market to offer or have dual airbags standard on their new models. Porsche did it in 1986, Lincoln in 1987, Mercedes in 1988, Acura in 1990, and the Ford Taurus in 1991.

[Hummer482]

My dad had the Porsche 944 with dual airbags <--- saved his live one time !!!

[JAGXJ401]

mercedes-benz 1986

[Carmaker1]

Dual airbags available for 1992 in a non-luxury sedan? Great job Ford, this is truly the best Taurus ever made. It was even the first car(rental from airport) my father drove in the United States upon our departure/arrival from England on Independence Day in 1992. Ahhh memories!

[coreybeaulieu666]

ha anti-lock brakes OPTIONAL says the disclaimer

[akabill909]

yeah, they said 'we also OFFER anti-lock brakes.' didnt say they were standard

[Hummer482]

I think GM cause the had it as an option in 74 but Mercedes Benz had standard drivers in 86. My dad's porshe had standard dual a first for cars in 87

[573W1E6R1FF1N]

The GM airbags in 74' were designed to replace the seat belt but then this optiona nd idea was scrapped - in 86' Merecedes redegined the airbag using it to Supplement the occupant thus creating the FIRST REAL PRODUCTION AIRBAG / SRS

[jelloslug]

They were put into production and sold from 1974 to 1976 though.

[SteelCity1981]

Mercedes Benz was the first to offer airbags not GM. Google it.

[nch556]

No, actually if you look on yahoo, ford ivented the air bag witch isn't a gm or mercades benz

[SteelCity1981]

ford didn't event the first airbags, John Hedrik received U.S. Patent #2,649,311 in 1953 for what he called a "safety cushion assembly for automotive vehicles."

[Aragon159]

ford invented the airbag but it was shit, mercedes re-invented it with more efficient explosive technology. ford airbags deployed too late and ended up smacking the driver in the face at 300miles an hour!

[SteelCity1981]

Walter Linderer invented the airbag, not ford.

[jriley1992]

Ford Taurus, a pretty damn nice car!

[FordFusion2006]

now THAT was a nice vehicle.

[palebeachbum]

Volvo was the first to have side airbags in 1995, just in case anyone wondered.

[573W1E6R1FF1N]

BMW Had the first head protecing airbags on the 5/7 Series in 97'

[dannyc9997]

u sure? I hava 98 infiniti i30 with them, think they had them in 96 too idk

[Carmaker1]

The Infiniti I30 introduced side airbags in 1997 for 1998 freshened models.

[the06bug]

I have this car!

[ChryslerisLove]

palebeachbum -- CHRYSLER yes.

[whattheheck1000]

Dual airbags were brand new the year I was born? Gosh, I'm getting old...

[palebeachbum]

Actually no. Airbags had actually been around since the 1970's when GM introduced them as an option. It didn't sell well though, so they discontinued it. Then I think in the early or for sure late '80's, European brands like Mercedes and Volvo introduced standard driver airbags on certain models. Chrysler was the first US sold car brand to have standard driver airbags in ALL their cars starting in 1990. Passenger airbags weren't a common standard until the mid '90's.

[whattheheck1000]

DUAL airbags. Driver airbags were obviously earlier.

[JKCougar]

and Lincoln was the first to have Dual Air Bags in all of its cars i belive... tho they only had 3 cars in their entire lineup

but the Continental was the first for dual air bags in 1988

[JKCougar]

Lincoln was the first to have Dual Air bags in 1988 with the Continental

[573W1E6R1FF1N]

Nope Porsche had the first standard dual airbags

[Aragon159]

Taurus- First car IN ITS CLASS to have dual airbags as standard.

[whattheheck1000]

@palebeachbum Well I'll update my 2 year old comment... Dual airbags were UNCOMMON the year I was born, mainly only on luxury cars, with a few exceptions, such as the Ford Taurus. Gosh, I'm still getting old...