The Jaguar X-Type and Taurus X both Gained Awards this Week

Ford was recently awarded with quality picks award. The award will definitely help boost the reputation of Ford’s vehicles plus the company itself which is currently in dire need of inspiration and good publicity. It is no secret that Ford sales have been declining starting last year. It is also true that Ford is cash-hungry right now. However if there is one thing that can be admired of Ford its in terms of its commitment in making quality cars which is part of the things they would never give up. And this is the reason why Ford has recently been garnering awards pertaining to quality.

And now, two awards were again received by two of Ford’s famous brands; the Ford Taurus X and Jaguar X-Type. Amazing, both of the car models are wearing X on their names. Does this bring more appeal o the new vehicles? Well, am not really sure but one thing is clear that these cars won because of quality.

When the Ford Taurus X was subjected on a car test done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it was able to pass with flying colors and this is because Ford has made the new Taurus X much tougher than the previous model. The Taurus X was given the highest Five-Star rating by NHTSA.

The Taurus X also obtained a “Good” rating on the recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) car crash test. Maybe this is the first time that the two testing centers jived on their ratings. And because Taurus gets the top ratings, it was regarded as the organization's Top Safety Pick label.

Another Ford car model was awarded by the firm AutoPacific's Vehicle Survey Award. It was the Ford Jaguar X-Type, which was awarded as the 2007 Aspirational Luxury Car segment. Well, the award giving body might not be as famous as the J.D. Powers and Associates but hey this award has undergone several tests as well.

Before the AutoPacific's Vehicle Survey Award was able to proclaim the Jaguar as the most inspirational car of 2007, they have asked almost 24,000 US new car buyers to answer the survey and it all turned out to be the fortune of the X-type. The respondents were asked to score the cars they bought after 60-90 days of buying it. And the President of AutoPacific George Peterson has a better explanation of how they got the result. He said,”Often times, the most satisfying vehicle is the one with the most personality, not the one that is screwed together the best."

The cars which were found to have minimum car defects where all included on list. These cars were proven to function effectively even after the allotted three months. And luckily, the Jaguar X-Type was the one on the top of the list.