Ford Taurus SHO 2010 Driving and Interior
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RdrstGR6aQ

Car is dope on the inside! I think it looks pretty sick on the outside as well. AWD Twin Turbo 3.5 V6, 365 bhp 350 tq (1,500 - 5,000 rpms you get 350 tq)!!

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thats one bad ass ford

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Model - Taurus
SHO AWD
$37,170

PACKAGES
402A
$3,000

EXTERIOR
*Tuxedo Black Metallic $0
*Auto High Beam $0
*Rain Sensing Wipers $0
*Reverse Sensing System $0
*19" Premium Painted Luster Nickel Aluminum Wheels $0

INTERIOR
*Charcoal Black/Umber $0
*Heated/Cooled Front Seats $0
*Rear Power Sunshade $0
*Second-Row Heated Seats $0
*Multi-Contour Seats with Active Motion(TM) $595
*Intelligent Access with Push-Button Start $0
*Power Moonroof $0
*Memory Power-Adjustable Pedals $0
*Adaptive Cruise Control $1,195
*Blind Spot Information System (BLIS(R)) w/Cross- Traffic Alert $0
*Rear View Camera $0
*Ambient Lighting $0
*Voice-Activated Navigation with SIRIUS Travel Link(TM) $1,695
*SIRIUS(R) Satellite Radio $0
*Sony(R) 12-speaker Audio System $0
*SYNC(R) $0
*Front Buckets with Miko(R) Suede Inserts $0

ACCESSORIES
*All-Weather Floor Mats $75

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i think there are better cars in the sub 40k catagory

edit, cant say i dont like the engine though, could have done a bit about the body though, still kinda fugly

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thats the best looking taurus i've seen! lol but yah for 40k,.......

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ECO BOOST!!!!
HA HA HA HA

I am stealing one of those badges for my car!!!

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Wow...$40k for a Toreass?

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Holy balls that's overpriced!

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Reading your description, it sounded really cool. Then I clicked on the video and instantly became uninterested. That shit's ugly.

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aka tortoise

Edmunds compared it to the G37 and here are a couple quotes...

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=151726

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LOL @ Monte Carlo comment

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I watched the Edmund's test. the Taurus vs the G37....yeah, i'd still take the G37.

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The Evo X will walk all over it; for less money.

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meh...if it was 25k instead of 40k I'd be inpressed

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I personally don't feel that this and an Evo X fall under the same grouping to even be compared.

IMO a car like this would be better compared to something like a G8, Charger R/T, or Impala SS.

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I would say the X MR Touring package that is coming out is pretty good competition for it. MSRP $41,960 South coast mitsu is selling them for $38,999

quoted from RussellM on evolutionm.net

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I disagree. A Lancer is more compact than a Tauras, atleast in my perspective. It's one size bigger in my eyes. Like a Lancer and Galant, Altima and Maxima, Fusion and Tauras. A Lancer and Tauras just isn't apples to apples in my mind. An Evo will walk all over a Tauras at the track sure. Same as an Evo would walk all over a Galant GTZ at the track also. They are different animals, aimed at accompishing slightly different things.

Just my opinion :)

I do think the G37 was a decent comparison though. Similar sized cars, aimed at a similar crowd and a similar goal.

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Good point on size, I guess I'm going on the 40k semi lux AWD turbo car, ie a fun DD.... Just depends on how you look at it.

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The reason I made the comment is because they're both right around the same price-point. Sure they're in different classes, but so are DSM's and 3/S's yet people always compared those. Anything can be compared, you just need to remember the differences and what exactly you're looking at.

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OK, but a comment such as "an Evo will walk all over it" is pretty one sided and generic. An Evo will walk all over a G37 for less money also, and an Acura TL, but who cares when they are built with a different purpose and goal in mind? I'm going to go on a limb and say that this car was not built with a stearn mindset that most of them will see real track time. I'd guess they were probably going for more along the lines of a 4dr comfy family car that has some good get up n go and can be fun on the street, while still keeping the in-laws happy and cozy in the back seat, with a not so overly "look at me" look, yet still being a little edgier than the norm.

I bet there is more interior space, more trunk space, and a slightly smoother ride than an Evo X MR.

Don't get me wrong, I'd take the Evo over it anyday. But I can guarantee you my dad would choose the opposite.

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My comment was one-sided, the performance side. Last time I checked this board was not aimed at making our cars rolling couches ;) I just assumed my "generic" comment would be taken as a performance statement and not in a comfy in-laws are happy in the backseat type of way. Also, you will note the OP only mentioned performance specs leading me to believe that is what this thread is about.

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Woot for rolling couches!

I personally don't care for the new SHO either, but I can see my dad really liking it. Lately he's been wanting a comfortable family car that's sort of sporty. But for almost $40k you can do a lot better I think.

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^^ Like a CTS-V ? :D

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I think it looks pretty cool, that video however does it no justice.

What I think is cool is that expect this engine to be going into a lot of Lincolns... 365hp twin turbo Town Car anyone? :D

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For that coin i would pick up a G8 GXP. Yep.

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gxp > sho

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Tell that to Steve in his thread about making his Eclipse into a "Lexus". ;)

I'm not telling anyone to turn anything into a rolling couch. I'm talking about comparing apples to apples (ie: the cars in the title of this thread). Shall we infultrate Andrews CTS-V thread next with comments about how it's a rolling couch and a sport compact will dominate it at the track? :D

Anyhow, my comments weren't meant as an attack, and this is getting a little out of proportion here. I was just simply saying comparing how an SHO performs at a track to an Evo, well that's completely apples to oranges, and anyone who would expect similar performance out of these 2 cars is nuts, as they're completely different animals.

In the end, I agree I would much rather have the G37, or a G8. I'd pass on the SHO.

Are we still friends? :cheers:

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Hmmm, I shall ponder this for the afternoon :D