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    Alan Mulally —

    2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive

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

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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    say it with me

    essss

    aaaaaach

    oooooo

    NOT SHOW.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Conan will stop calling it the "corral," and start calling it "the ranch."

    Too bad it weighs so much. Too bad it's so damned big.

    Tight end speed, but linebacker build. Forget it. I mean, I really like it what with the juicy engine and really great performance numbers, but I can't see saddling myself with all that extra mass.
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    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Somehow I find it weird to think of any Taurus as "vintage".
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    Flathead Smith promoted this comment KillerBee was starred KillerBee was unstarred
    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/10/09

    @KillerBee: There is no such thing as a vintage Taurus, never will be.
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    Image of averyrm averyrm
    09/10/09

    @Flathead Smith: I think it's an awful lot like Arbor Mist in that regard.
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    Image of Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    I was all gung-ho for the new SHO until I saw a commercial for it in which the narrator referred to it as a "show" and not an "S-H-O".
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    acarr260 promoted this comment Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy was starred Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy was unstarred
    Image of TheGuinnessTooth TheGuinnessTooth
    09/10/09

    @Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy: I don't have any memories of the first SHO, but I was watching TV with my dad the other day and he pretty much let out the biggest WTF when the new commercial called it the "Show." Now I don't know what to call it; SHOW like the advertisements or S H O like the old one.
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Don't replace the old one, Conan, keep it and accept the new one. If they're not fulla shit, i.e. no strings attached. No Cash for Clunkers here, hang onto your old steed. I mean, why give up something that suits you just fine? Hell, it's YOURS.

    If Ford told me to give up my '66 F100 in return for a brand new F150 I'd laugh at them. Seriously. That's how much I like my truck. Suits me just fine.
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    TV's Paul Y. promoted this comment CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    09/10/09

    @CptSevere: Any truck whose age is measured in decades is superior to any given new truck.
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    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/10/09

    @TV's Paul Y.: I know some completely rusted C/Ks that would argue the opposite.
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    Image of underwear-ninja underwear-ninja
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Well as long as its the color of his old one. That dark green is such a nice color on any Taurus
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    Image of Benito ~ I still drive excitement. Benito ~ I still drive excitement.
    09/10/09

    @underwear-ninja: I think that dark green and the almost identical dark blue were the only colors they actually produced. Anything else had to be a dealer option.
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    brandegee promoted this comment Benito ~ I still drive excitement. was starred Benito ~ I still drive excitement. was unstarred
    Image of brandegee brandegee
    09/10/09

    @Benito ~ I still drive excitement.: Not so. Refrigerator white was always available and encouraged.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/10/09

    @Benito ~ I still drive excitement.: I remain partial to black.
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    Image of fuzzmanmatt fuzzmanmatt
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Heck yes! I actually thought of Conan the first time I saw the new SHO, wondering if he'd replace his New York SHO with a new LA SHO, keep that around for 15+ years. It'd be a great gimmick, "I got a new Show, so I figured it was time to get a new SHO."
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    bzr promoted this comment fuzzmanmatt was starred fuzzmanmatt was unstarred
    Image of smokyburnout smokyburnout
    09/10/09

    @fuzzmanmatt: it works even better because whoever does the Ford ads pronounces it "Taurus Show". there's also a line in there about the "twin-turbocharging, 365-horsepower-generating EcoBoost engine," which just sounds wrong. i guess i don't "speak car" like Ford does.
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment smokyburnout was starred smokyburnout was unstarred
    Image of MajorOutage MajorOutage
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    Too bad the new SHO has the same problems that plagued the Golf GTI for decades.
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    Image of bonestock94 bonestock94
    09/10/09

    @MajorOutage: Douchebags are putting roofracks and extremely narrow tires on them?
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment bonestock94 was starred bonestock94 was unstarred
    Image of wojo wojo
    09/10/09

    In reply to Alan Mulally —
    That's Alan Mulally's dream? Mine have Megan Fox and flying Ferraris in them.
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment wojo was starred wojo was unstarred
    Image of wojo wojo
    09/10/09

    @wojo-the newly visible man-ardi: awesome comment, great job!: This is a lot like my last one! Meanwhile, Mulally was dreaming about giving Jimmy Kimmel a new Fusion!
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    Edited by wojo at 09/10/09 3:37 AM wojo was starred wojo was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    06/20/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    I would think an AWD Flex with the same engine would be more desirable. No SHO should be >3500 lbs. And they should have 6 speed manuals. Otherwise, I really no point to them. Especially at this Gross Vehicle Weight. And I use the word GROSS advisedly.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    So it's the Barry Williams SHO?
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    "Had the car been called the Mandel Bread Ecoboost we'd be pleasantly surprised by its competence and quality, but badged as a SHO, we were disappointed..."


    We want to wipe out "Holden GTO syndrome" in YOUR car's lifetime.

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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    06/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    Ford has benchmarked the $60,950, 350 HP Audi A6 4.2 and the $37,995 SHO exceeds expectations by being better to drive, faster, larger inside and nicer looking.


    waaaaaiiiiit just a minute here.


    nicer looking?

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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    06/19/09

    @Unregular: Yeah, the A6 only looks good from front-on. Every other angle it's incredibly awkward.
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    Wes Siler was starred Wes Siler was unstarred
    Image of Unregular Unregular
    06/19/09

    @Wes Siler: eh - beholder, I guess...


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    Unregular was starred Unregular was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/19/09

    @Unregular: Definitely a beholder thing. The one thing that Audi never seems to get right in its cars is the roofline. The new A5 is better, but not still leaves a little something to be desired.


    The Taurus, on the other hand, suffers from no such mis-proportioning.

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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    06/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    Ford really needs to shoehorn this engine into the fusion. And then call that the fusion SHO. And offer it in manual-only. And it would be the spiritual successor to the original Taurus SHO.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/19/09

    @philibuster: +1,000
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    Image of TTopJohn TTopJohn
    06/19/09

    In reply to 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive
    It sounds like it's a quick, comfortable, good handling car that just isn't quite the same as its much smaller adn lighter 89-95 predecessor. So not flat out badass when measured against the original and the 2nd gen, but really pretty good compared to other currently available new cars.


    We need some info on why that 133mph speed limiter is there - is it just a politically correct thing, or will we break something (engine, trans, propshaft) or leave the surface of the earth if we program it away and run the 155+ that this thing must be capable of based on frontal area and horsepower?

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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/19/09

    @TTopJohn: The 133 MPH is there to protect you from yourself. Believe me, that engine has a helluva lot more than 133 MPH in it.
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