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Drum brakes can be preferable in low speed situations. Drums will warp just like rotors under stress. Drum brakes are incapable of matching the braking force possible with discs. I don't quite understand the maintenance angle; when I worked on cars drum brakes took 5 times as long to service. There are 20 or so moving parts in a drum brake compared with as few as 2 in a disc brake.
Taurus was aerodynamic at the start but got pretty bulky in later iterations.
I think sedans in general are losing out because of the sheer interior volume people expect these days. Makes them great buys on the used market; I picked up a CPO Lexus for a song two years ago.
I think I miss the station wagon more than I'll miss sedans; great driving dynamics, better aero than SUV bricks, lots of space.
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