Which locations consider the Taurus to be premium? I have rented a 2010 Taurus four different times, at three different airport locations, and in each case, Taurus was an E class - full. I just double checked, by looking at my online receipts for car given. The airports where I rented the 2010 Taurus, all since April, were ATL (2), MGM, and DCA. Atlanta only had 15 of them in inventory at the time of my rentals, so they were difficult to come by, but they put one aside for me since I am CHM.

In MGM, which is a franchise location, Class E/Full (Taurus) is the nicest car they carry (the rental agent confided in me that the owner of that franchise is "cheap").

In DCA, I made a special request for a Taurus, over a Cadi CTS they had blocked out for me as a CHM, because I wanted a larger back seat and trunk area, since I knew I would be transporting people.