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2013 Ford Taurus: A turbocharged four-banger and a SHO-y new grille

Justin Hyde — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EDT

This is the 2013 Ford Taurus, a swarm of tweaks on the current model lineup that runs from a four-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine to this "Superman" grille on the SHO. Forget the Chevy Impala — Ford's aimin' to intercept the Audi A6. More »

What is your favorite factory built sleeper?

Tom Joslin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT

One of the only things cooler than a fast car that looks fast is a fast car that doesn't look fast. While it's hard to pinpoint exactly why sleepers are so cool, their appeal to car lovers in undeniable. What is your favorite factory built sleeper? More »

Taurus SHO-powered Faux-rarri limo is as weird as it sounds

Tom Joslin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

What has the motor from a Ford Taurus SHO, a stretched body that very vaguely resembles a Ferrari and a slightly musty smell from sitting? If you guessed this Taurus based Faux-rarri limo currently on Ebay you are correct, and possibly psychic. More »

An SHO-powered grape built to run at Lemons

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:30:00 EDT

What's purple, costs less than $500 and has box flares like a Renault 5 Turbo 2? Yes, it's a trick question because you haven't yet seen how this 24 Hours of LeMons racecar went from Geo Metro to SHO-powered sicko. More »

Ford website advertises “Explorer SHO”

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

The 2011 Ford Explorer's currently only available with a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V6, with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine on the way. But a page on Ford's website is hinting at a Ford Explorer SHO with the 3.5-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine. More »

For $990, Taurus! Taurus! Taurus!

graverobber — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST

Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and to show our respect, our Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender is an all-American icon that has benefitted from its Japanese invasion. More »

2010 Mobsteel Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:00 EDT

The thing with the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO is that, while it's pretty fast, it's also pretty docile. Mobsteel set out to fix that with an extra 90 hp, 147 lb-ft of torque, and a mess of billet aluminum. More »

And the Winner Is...

Murilee Martin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:40:00 EDT

The North Dallas Hooptie 24 Hours of LeMons is finished, and a driven-to-the-track Ford Taurus SHO has won its second race! More »

Ford's Super-Rare Taurus SHO-Powered Aluminum Super-Sable

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Ford hand-built 20 second-generation Mercury Sables with lightweight aluminum bodies and potent Taurus SHO V6 engines. The few of these rare rolling all-aluminum technology testbeds still around are now potentially headed for a Ford crusher. This is their story. More »

The Upside Of A Sissified Explorer Is A Badass Taurus SHO

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EDT

We've been in a huff about the 2011 Ford Explorer going from body-on-frame SUV to questionably-necessary, Taurus-based crossover. But we've had our thinking backwards. An emasculated Explorer means the possibility of an easily made high-clearance light off-road Taurus SHO! Discuss. More »

SHOtus Me the Money for $10,000!

graverobber — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT

The Esprit's handling was always leading man material, but its engine was little more than a walk-on extra. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an S2 that's had a cast change, and it says the SHO must go on. More »

Who Stuck This Engine In The Perfect Family Car?

Murilee Martin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Listen for the note of disapproval when the voiceover gets to the part about the 1990 Taurus SHO's crazy Yamaha engine. More »

Conan O'Brien Tweets, Still Loves His Taurus SHO

Sam Smith — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST

Conan O'Brien has apparently been keeping busy during his unemployment. He joined Twitter last week, and one of his first tweets was about his Ford Taurus. Somebody wrote "ew" in the dust on the car's hood. Nice. More »

The Top 122 Lemons of the 24 Hours of LeMons Texas

Murilee Martin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST

The third race of the '10 LeMons season took place at MSR Houston last weekend, and we witnessed an impossible Taurus SHO victory, four rollovers, two MGBs, and our first Renault Le Car racer. More »

LeMons Torture Test Results: Ford Taurus SHO

Murilee Martin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST

OK, Taurus fans, we're not saying the SHO isn't fast. It's very fast, we're the first to acknowledge. The problem is that your beloved Yamaha V6 tends to 'splode on a race track, and if it's not the engine it's the transmission. Still, we love LeMons SHOs, so keep it up! More »

Wards Ten Best Engines For 2009: A Closer Look

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

Wards has once again named its ten best engines. Surprise-surprise things are getting smaller. Diesels and four-cylinders are well represented, many a-turbocharger, hybrids, some V6's and only one, lonely V8 engine and that's Korean. Let's take a closer look. More »

Mobsteel Bags 400HP Taurus SHO

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

The new Ford Taurus SHO is a pretty sweet ride, but the fellas at Mobsteel have gotten their hands on one and blacked it out, smoothed things over and slammed it to the ground. We're not sure about this one. More »

The Other Ford SEMA Show Cars

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:00 EDT

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Just because there'll be a slew of custom 2010 Ford Mustangs at SEMA doesn't mean the rest of Ford's lineup won't be represented. Some custom Taurus SHOs, Transit Connects, Fusions and Foci will also get the tuner-car treatment. More »

Engine Of The Day: Ford (Yamaha) SHO V6

Murilee Martin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EDT

It seems that at least a couple of Taurus SHOs show up to any given 24 Hours Of LeMons race, so I've become quite familiar with the sound of this engine at full scream. More »

2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive

Wes Siler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Normally, when we review an exciting new performance car, we like to use a dramatic burnout shot. Unfortunately, the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO barely chirps its front wheels on its 5.2-second trip to 60 MPH. More »

New Taurus SHO's Torque-gasmic EcoBoost Engine, Exploded!

Ray Wert — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Ford's exploded the 365 HP, 350 lb-ft o' torque 3.5-liter EcoBoost powerplant underneath the hood of the new 2010 Ford Taurus SHO to show us the bits n' pieces creating this sick torque curve. More details below. More »

2010 Ford Taurus SHO, Driven

Ray Wert — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Esquire's gotten the scoop on every automotive outlet, getting Ezra Dyer behind the wheel for an exclusive test drive of the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. So, what's everyone's favorite hired driving gun think? More »

Ford Designers Get Musically Inspired During 2010 Taurus Design Process

The Auto Insider — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:00 EDT

The "Mozart Effect" is a term used by Alfred Tomatis for his belief listening to Mozart's melodies can make you smarter. Ford's designers apparently took this approach, with a modern twist, while designing the 2010 Ford Taurus. More »

Hennessey Tunes New SHO Taurus

The Auto Insider — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST

In a move that'll surely light some fires in the SHO revival camp, Hennessey Motorsports will get their hands dirty and molest the newly-announced 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. More »

2010 Ford Taurus SHO: Super-Taurus Shows Off In Sun

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

The Ford Taurus SHO is back, and here's further proof. These photos show the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO, which we expect to see revealed next month in Chicago, doing some humid weather testing in Florida. More »

2010 Ford Taurus SHO Caught Without Camo

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:30:00 EST

Further proving the Ford Taurus SHO is not just a dashboard option, these photos from BringBackTheSHO show what could be the next SHO testing in the wild. More photos below the jump. More »

Ford Taurus SHO Wagon Pops Up On eBay

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

As if we're not already overly inclined towards the first or second generation Ford Taurus SHO, an audio company made a rare SHO Wagon and that vehicle is now for sale on eBay. Rather than dropping the SHO 3.0-liter Yamaha V6 and manual transmission into a donor wagon body, this is an original SHO with the wagon body dropped onto it. Stacked with audio equipment and for sale with bids in the low $2,000-range, this could be a steal for someone in the Midwest area. Of course, it needs new paint, has hail damage and was probably driven like a company car. But SHO Wagon! Seller description below.

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2010 Ford Taurus SHO Possibly In The Works, Ford SHOpping Idea To Focus Groups

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

According to an SHO Club member who posts at V8SHO.com, Ford has been contacting groups of past Taurus SHO owners to talk about the 2010 Ford Taurus and the possibility of an SHO performance version. Though no drawings, facts, figures or anything else concrete was shown, we can probably draw some inferences from the fact that they specifically asked SHO owners about their vehicles. Interestingly, they had a Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Chevy Impala on hand, all with the identifying marks taped over, and asked the SHO enthusiasts what they liked about the vehicles. Some of that discussion below: More »

Baller Status: 1600 Bucks Worth of Taurus SHO

Murilee Martin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST

Having sold quite a few cars on Craigslist, I can say with some authority that there are no car buyers as flaky, confused, and generally maddening as Craigslist car shoppers. If you get 10 guys who want to come over to see the car, you might as well schedule them all for the same time and place, because only one will show up... if you're lucky. But maybe worst of all is the general cluelessness. If your ad features flashing bold 48-point text stating This car has a manual transmission. NOT AN AUTOMATIC!, complete with 50 photos of the gearshift, clutch pedal, throwout bearing, etc., the best you can hope for is that only 80% (instead of the usual 95%) of potential buyers will ask "hey is it a autamattick ur car?" Right. So, here's a seller of a $1,600 SHO who's seen a few of those guys as well, and he's making a valiant- yet doomed- effort to filter out the most crazy-making of car shoppers. We say he deserves Best of Craigslist status. Thanks to LTDScott for the tip! [Craigslist Western Maryland] More »

The 1989 Taurus SHO: Power In The Hands Of a Fortunate Few

Murilee Martin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:15:00 EST

Hoon of the Day: Rev, Taurus SHO, Rev!

Murilee Martin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST

When you have a Ford Taurus SHO you don't love any more and you're feeling hoonic, what do you do? Well, you could take advantage of that screamin' Yamaha V6 and do a jump that will be spoken of in hushed tones for generations to come... or you could just stand on the throttle and do a front-wheel burnout until the engine goes kaboom. These hoons appear to have taken the latter approach. Simple, yet effective. More »

PCH, Front-Drive Detroit Muscle Edition: Turbo Neon or Taurus SHO?

Murilee Martin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:30:00 EST

Whoa, we've had two photo finishes in a row now- first Friday's Repo Man Edition and then yesterday's Lancia Thema versus Baldwin Motion Vette Choose Your Eternity polls have really been too close to declare a winner. And tough choices are what Hell is all about, right? Well, that plus a car that would be really, really fun if you could only get the damn thing working. With that in mind, we're going all patriotic with today's tough choices- some folks think that Detroit never could get the front-drive hot rod done right, but what about the Dodge SRT-4 (or, ahem, a somewhat cheaper facsimile) and the Ford Taurus SHO? More »

1991 Taurus SHO

Murilee Martin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EDT

While trolling the aisles at my local self-service junkyard a while back, I caught a glimpse of a really cool-looking engine in my peripheral vision. "Whoa! What was that?" I thought, backtracking to take a look. And whaddya know, it was a good ol' early-90s Taurus SHO. More »

SHO Me The Twin Force, Baby! Rumors Of Performance Taurus Tease The Interwebs

Ray Wert — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EDT

FoMoCo forums are all atwitter with people claiming to have the inside skinny on the possibility of a Super High Performance version of the Ford's newly renamed Taurus. So what have we heard thrown over the back fence from Dearborn? Well, we're getting tios that a high-performance model of the Taurus is undergoing testing in Dearborn. We've also heard, and I dunno how much stock I'll put in this one, but it is from one of our reliable sources, that

"mills with both TwinForce and Yamaha are being tested...the only thing I'm worried about is that it may not reach production...more of a feasibility test, but we shall see."

But on top of our own sources, Blue II over on BlueOvalForums, a member who's called almost all of FoMoCo's most recent bold moves is now claiming:

"Not sure if this is Mulally news but Taurus will get the Twin Force engine. Not sure if it will be called SHO though."

The Twin Force, as everyone remembers, is the new 3.5-liter V6 twin-turbo direct injection engine debuting in the Lincoln MKR concept. The Twin Force delivers 415 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque - comparable to and better than some V8's. We don't know how much, if any, of this is true, but as a reminder of what could be, we've reprinted the 2009 SHO Concept pictures from BringBackTheSHO below. – Ray Wert More »

SHO Me The Bold Moves! Enthusiasts Create Web Site Asking Ford To "Bring Back The SHO" Taurus

Ray Wert — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:00:46 EST

In 1989, Ford took their sales leading Taurus and took it from sedan for the mere mortal to a sports sedan for the gods. Turning a management mis-fire into a minor miracle, Ford execs took engines from a dead deal with Yamaha and inserted the 3.0-liter V6's into their pedestrian four-door and watched as the performance boosted up to 220 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque when coupled with the 5-speed MTX-IV manual tranny. They called this special sports sedan the Super-High Output, or SHO. Other than the SHO one-off wagon for Car und Driver the only real change to the SHO came in 1996, when we saw the death of the SHO's manual tranny but it also received an upgraded 3.4-liter V8 and saw its power output pop to 235 hp and 230 lb-ft of torque. Yes, yes, I know what you're thinking — this is all well and good, but why should I care right now? You should care because a small group of FoMoCo enthusiasts is all hard-up over the recent re-naming of the five hundred to the vaunted Taurus nameplate. They're so gung-ho over the decision, they've gone and created a web site urging FoMoCo to bring back the SHO — they've even put together some concept sketches of what a new SHO Taurus could look like in the gallery below. So if you're interested in seeing a high-po fo'-door in Ford's future, head on over and have your voice heard. – Ray Wert More »