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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Junkyard Find: 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed6

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Back in 2006, Jonny Lieberman reviewed the then-new Mazdaspeed6 for this publication. This is the second Mazdaspeed6 I've found in a car graveyard, after a 2007 in a facility near Denver, Colorado. He deemed it ugly and slow off the line, but didn't question the reason for its existence.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Saturn Ion Redline

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Saturn made just 260 2006 Saturn Ion Redlines in the color red, and today's UCOTD is one of them. Saturn built 5,827 between 2004 and 2007. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. It's a manual with a sunroof.

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Junkyard Find: 2008 Mercury Sable, Press Loaner Flashback Edition

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Then the suits in Dearborn decided to kill the Sable after 2005, with the Taurus itself following after 2007 (with all new 2007-2007 Tauruses sold only to fleet buyers beginning with the first day of 2006). Look, I found a Merlot 2006 Montego just one row over from today's Junkyard Find !

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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THE MISSES Maruti Baleno/Altura | 1999-2007 Maruti’s bold step into the premium sedan space back in 1999 was with the Baleno sedan. Maruti Grand Vitara | 2007-2015 Maruti Suzuki gave its premium aspirations another shot with the midsize Grand Vitara SUV (2007). Both were eventually discontinued.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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He was an active member of the IEEE Magnetics Society and received its 2007 Johnson Storage Device Technology Award. In 2006 he became a distinguished lecturer and spoke about his work in Asia, Europe, and the United States. In 2006 he was promoted to head of the department. Williams was granted 27 U.S.

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