>
> I'm pretty sure Marc was being facetious with his "5 speed automatic"
> comment, but for the record, the Taurus was offered with 3 (slightly)
> different automatic transmissions from '89 to present (all of them 4
> speeds):
>
> AXOD - mechanically controlled, in all ATX Tauruses from 1989-1992ish
> AXODE/AX4S - electronically controlled, synchronized, in most ATX
> Tauruses from 1992ish-present
> AX4N - electronically controlled, nonsynchronized, in the remainder of
> Tauruses from 1992ish-present (mainly taxi, police and towing packages)
> and all ATX SHOs.
>
> And some say that the SHO version of the AX4N is its own tranny, but I
> think there are only a couple small differences in some parts (plus it
> doesn't have it's own designation).
>
> Just FYTMI. =)
>
> Regards,
> Jon Heese
>
> DMCVIN6683 wrote:
>> 3 Speed with overdrive only.
>>
>> Mark V
>>
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2005, at 6:06 PM, Marc Levy wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Ah.. I did not know the Taurus was ever made with a 5
>>> speed automatic.... Was it??
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Nun Yah <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> You can downshift an automatic tranny too. Ture not
>>>> the same as a
>>>> manual but it can be done. Tears up the tranny
>>>> pretty bad.
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>>
>>>
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