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Old 07-20-2010, 10:24 PM   #1
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Ford hints at 400HP Taurus SHO

Ford hints at 400-HP Taurus SHO and more during annual convention



Blue Oval execs rolled out the red carpet for Taurus SHO owners last week in Dearborn, MI to welcome 100 privately owned examples and many more enthusiasts to town for the 19th annual national Taurus SHO convention. Ford would love nothing more than to win the approval of the already rabid SHO enthusiast community, many of whom appreciate the performance potential of two turbos and all-wheel drive but aren't necessarily on board with the new super-sized model. To that end, Ford dropped some not-so-subtle hints on what could be in store for the next SHO, a model rumored to be on deck for 2013.

"The SHO is at the top of Ford's performance sedan lineup and we're going to keep it there," said Steve Ling, Ford's North American car marketing manager during a Tuesday lunch presentation at Ford World Headquarters.

"365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."

Advanced Engine Design and Development Engineer Brett Hinds spoke at length about the EcoBoost V6 during the Tuesday presentation, noting that the 3.5-liter engine had the potential for considerably more power, as we'll likely see later this year between the fenders of the F-150. That version of the EcoBoost will definitely produce more torque than the SHO's mill, but if the rumors of 400 horsepower for the F-150 are true, a more muscular SHO could indeed be just around the corner.


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http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/20/f...ual-conventio/
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Old 07-20-2010, 10:27 PM   #2
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Cool. Won't be very hard to achieve with factory twin-turbos.

Should be interesting to watch.
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I would be all over that seeing how chevy doesn't even make a car in this class to compete.
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I'd buy one of those over that hideous looking shi!stang if I was into fords.
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I could see this now that the GT has 412hp.
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They need to do this with the fusion as it is a much lighter car and is also already avail with AWD (though I am sureit would need to be beefed up). I love the Taurus SHO, it is just so big and expensive.
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I would be all over that seeing how chevy doesn't even make a car in this class to compete.
I may die laughing if the ATS-V prices in line with this car...it's such a long way off...but still would be funny.
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It's still a Ford.

That's what makes it so great.
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I may die laughing if the ATS-V prices in line with this car...it's such a long way off...but still would be funny.
But it wouldn't be a competitor for the SHO. It is going to be a much smaller car.
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The new taurus is nice. I rented one when I flew to florida for the Magic vs Celtics games. I'm not really huge on ford, but my family is, but they did a really good job with the design and the way it drives is nice. Bit overpriced but the SEL is a damn good car.
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