[kumbo1]

Although Ford wasn't expected to unveil the new Taurus SHO until the Chicago Auto Show next month, a few undisguised pictures have made their way to the internet.

The pictures were taken along I-75 in Michigan and from the lack of snow, it seems reasonable to assume they are several months old. According to the report that accompanied the photos, the cars come with dual exhaust, a rear deck spoiler, and at least 19-inch wheels.

Power is expected to come from Ford's new 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo direct-injection V6 engine which produces 355 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque (474 Nm). Judging by the fact that the 2010 Lincoln MKS equipped with all-wheel drive and the same engine gets 16 mpg city and 25 mpg highway, expect the new SHO's fuel economy to mirror that if not be slightly higher thanks to its lighter weight.

The new SHO will most likely only be offered with all-wheel drive in order to keep torque-steer under control, a complaint that occurs often in front wheel drive vehicles with power rating at or above 300 hp. Other performance goodies will most likely include the SR1 suspension which offers a "one-to-one" rear shock absorber ratio for enhanced cornering and handling while still delivering a comfortable ride and Ford's new SelectShift transmission that allows for rev-matching downshifts and the ability to hold gears.

http://img.worldcarfans.com/2009/1/large/ford-taurus-sho-spy-photo.jpg

[cococly]

Good looking car. My first impression was a bumped-up Toyota camry with bigger alloys.

[skyxx]

Ford is actually doing well at the current state of the Automotive industry compared to the other two. I have high hopes for Ford since they're releasing decent looking cars such as the Taurus and soon the new "Coyote" engine for the mustang. :)

[RRxtar]

Good looking car. My first impression was a bumped-up Toyota camry with bigger alloys.
according to revscene, everything looks like a camry.

[asian_XL]

another typical heavy, high power, gas guzzling, average looking domestic sedan

[fetched]

Upgraded version of Mondeo. meh

[godwin]

it is not based anywhere near the Mondeo.. it is just a reskinned version of the old Taurus/500 to make it less offensive.

Mondeo is more advanced.. ie more aluminium etc.

Upgraded version of Mondeo. meh

[macatacz]

Hmm.. doesn't look too bad actually!

[icemiko]

looks like a Toyota Camry

[asian_XL]

Upgraded version of Mondeo. meh

mondeo = mazda 6

[shenmecar]

BULKY as hell.

[Timpo]

camry ripoff

not saying it would have looked good even if camry didn't exist.

[sexyaccord]

much much better than the old SHO

[Rikaro]

wow looks good

[Leopold Stotch]

i wonder if in this state anyone would want to buy it? although there would be a select few and slightly more people who know the capabilities of this car and it'll be cool

[Harvey Specter]

Looks alright, nothing special.

[+Kardboard+]

Fo' SHOzzle! :lol

I like!

http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/taurushopressext/1006926700

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8383/thumb800x8003270712932fqw7.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

[!Aznboi128]

not bad.... but still a ford

[jmanhas]

wow not bad for a Ford!

[yadoh]

direct injection + turbo = win

[too_slow]

Looks way better than a camry/accord/altima; and it's got more balls than all 3.. I like the 2010 Buick Lacrosse more though..

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

not bad.... but still a ford

nod



still wouldnt buy one

[bcrdukes]

I like the 2010 Buick Lacrosse more though..
Have you been inside one? The fit and finish is cheap.

[Lowered_Klass]

Heard this beast is gonna have a twin turbo six cylinder, with 300+ something horsepower. They were talking about it on news 1130 this afternoon on my way home. Kinda sad they aren't droppin' in a v8 like they've done previous, but this twin turbo sounds interesting...

[atb]

Heard this beast is gonna have a twin turbo six cylinder, with 300+ something horsepower. They were talking about it on news 1130 this afternoon on my way home. Kinda sad they aren't droppin' in a v8 like they've done previous, but this twin turbo sounds interesting...

the old v8 sho wasnt as good at the yamaha v6.

[Shun Izaki]

Saw a commercial for this last night on tv... looks pretty decent, but I can see where the camry ripoff comes into play :P

perhaps toyota was the only ones who got it right?

[dark0821]

i think its the color.. but it defintly looks like a camry

[madddskillz]

Maybe Conan can get an update now

[shenmecar]

had a couple of commercials on tv today, looks pretty good actually.

[maxx]

great looking car, they said it'll be expensive - in the 40k USD range which is around 47-50 for us

[Rich Sandor]

FYI I think they are going to be quite rare in BC. Each dealer will only get 1 or 2 of these, if that.

[q0192837465]

great looking car, they said it'll be expensive - in the 40k USD range which is around 47-50 for us

good looking car, but I agree, it doesnt command that kind of money.

[orange7]

for 47-50k, this is not going to cut it. But if it's to sell at 30-35k, i'd take a second look.

[Harvey Specter]

Holy crap, $50,000?? No, thanks.

[03aspec]

thats an awesome car with an even better motor, but for 50k? NO DICE!

[Great68]

That thing looks WAY better than a camry.

[woob]

imo it looks reall pudge......

[orange7]

twin turbo + direct injection V6!
win win win!!

price tag!
lose lose lose!

[hk20000]

so specs-wise it's like a V6 Twin Turbo AWD family sedan?

That's like......my 16 year old car. Great archievement Ford! Also people will soon bitch about the difficulties in servicing a V6TT in a horizontal layout. I mean it's a Ford you expect it to break down but at least make the repairs less painful imo.

[maxx]

i was just re-reading the article in the april's C&D. The competition from The Pontiac G8 GXP is enormous. While the SHO with performance package will sit at around $54k CAD, while the G8 with all possible options and bigger engine, subsequently developing 410ish horsepower will sit at $42k CAD. Pontiac, is faster, better looking, cheaper, more fun to drive the whooly five hundred. I think Ford went nuts with this one.

Not to mention the Charger R/T.

This will probably attract the loyal SHO buyers, no one else.

[CanadaGoose]

Another enormous gas guzzling road clogger. $50 grand for a Ford Taurus? LOL

hey you guys, it's got TWO turbos! it's sporty! And it's got Selectshift MKS and SR1 parts on it, whatever that means!

[orange7]

Another enormous gas guzzling road clogger. $50 grand for a Ford Taurus? LOL

hey you guys, it's got TWO turbos! it's sporty! And it's got Selectshift MKS and SR1 parts on it, whatever that means!

it has a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, so I guess the fuel economy should be somewhere around a camry(non-hybrid)

[kumbo1]

Another enormous gas guzzling road clogger. $50 grand for a Ford Taurus? LOL

hey you guys, it's got TWO turbos! it's sporty! And it's got Selectshift MKS and SR1 parts on it, whatever that means!
Did you even read the specs, you dimwit? Oh and ricer speak like "i have a EG5 with gr24s turbos with a modded b15tgtv motor with vtaaak really means somthing to me....:rolleyes:

[ilvtofu]

yup so many idiots on RS with incorrect preconceptions about Ford, Don't bother checking out the specs and new technologies, they introduced...

[03aspec]

yup so many idiots on RS with incorrect preconceptions about Ford, Don't bother checking out the specs and new technologies, they introduced...

this is RS, most of the people here aren't true car guys. they are fucking ricers, plain and simple. actual car guys like a wide variety of cars from different manufacturers.

[Rich Sandor]

The big selling point for the Taurus has always been it's size. There are lots of people who prefer a large car, both for interior space, and for luggage space, and for safety.

Small cars are much safer than they ever used to be, but at the end of the day, a larger car with more metal is still going to fair better against a large truck or tree, than a small car.

Remember also, the demographics of vancouver - congested and tight, with a HUGE asian population. Phillipinos and Chinese, on average, are much smaller than the a-typical southern overweight American white trash that is so prevalant in some states. Remember that there are 300million american and 30million canadians. There are a LOT more fat americans in America than small asians in vancouver.

Hence, the taurus.

So, while it may not make much sense for the average Vancouverite (which is why most BC dealers don't stock many Tauruses) it DOES make sense for lots of other people who NEED THE SPACE.

Don't trash talk a product just because it doesn't apply to you.

[m!chael]

The big selling point for the Taurus has always been it's size. There are lots of people who prefer a large car, both for interior space, and for luggage space, and for safety.

Small cars are much safer than they ever used to be, but at the end of the day, a larger car with more metal is still going to fair better against a large truck or tree, than a small car.

Remember also, the demographics of vancouver - congested and tight, with a HUGE asian population. Phillipinos and Chinese, on average, are much smaller than the a-typical southern overweight American white trash that is so prevalant in some states. Remember that there are 300million american and 30million canadians. There are a LOT more fat americans in America than small asians in vancouver.

Hence, the taurus.

So, while it may not make much sense for the average Vancouverite (which is why most BC dealers don't stock many Tauruses) it DOES make sense for lots of other people who NEED THE SPACE.

Don't trash talk a product just because it doesn't apply to you.

Some of the new features on it are pretty sweet too. Like the MyKey that allows you to set the speed limit and volume limit for some key users, which can be your teenage kids. I think for a family of 4 or 5 this would be an amazing car. Plus is looks fucking sexy, a lot better then that import crap that all the ricers on this board love.

[!Aznboi128]

saw some new pics... but its still not that outstanding

the new fusion very nice car, the fiesta SWEET!

this is just a bigger fusion....

[maxx]

it looks good and they have a good idea with this. I like companies which keep up their traditional limited edition alive, but at 55,000 loaded - this is a scam

The pontiac is a bargain. I'm seriously considering one.

[Timpo]

if it's no longer powered by Yamaha, not cool anymore

[Meowjin]

ZOMG 50k FOR FORD?!?!?!?! WTF?!??!?!!?!!?! YOU CAN BUY 325I FOR THAT OR A C CLASS!!!!!!

:rolleyes:

Considering this car is competing with an e-class and a 5 series I think there are alot of really really really really really dumb people on revscene.

Ford has been pumping out quality cars for the past 10 years, and infact ford is prefered in europe (where everything is better than north america) than domestics. All my family in greece actualy own older ford fiestas/focus's.

[Timpo]

$50k would be too much for that thing...I'd rather have something else.

some fords are ok tho...
http://www.edmunds.com/media/advice/specialreports/ford.gt/05.ford.gt.prf2.500.jpg

[Timpo]

Another enormous gas guzzling road clogger. $50 grand for a Ford Taurus? LOL

hey you guys, it's got TWO turbos! it's sporty! And it's got Selectshift MKS and SR1 parts on it, whatever that means!

Taurus is nothing special...it's only a family sedan.

it should be competing with Camry and Accord.

[EuroRepresent]

$54 CND??? Why not get a BMW for that kinda cash??

[orange7]

i'd rather get a v8 hyundai or a SH-AWD TL.

[Great68]

Another enormous gas guzzling road clogger. $50 grand for a Ford Taurus? LOL

hey you guys, it's got TWO turbos! it's sporty! And it's got Selectshift MKS and SR1 parts on it, whatever that means!

Don't be ignorant.

Would you say the same thing about a BMW 550i?

Lets compare:

550i
4.8L V8, 360hp, 360tq
Weight: 4000lbs
Consumption: 17mpg City, 25.8hwy
Price: $80,000+

Taurus SHO
3.5L V6TT, 355hp, 350tq
Weight: 4200lbs (based on lincoln mks)
Consumption: 16mpg city, 25hwy
Price: $50,000

WOW THE BMW HAS A WHOLE 1MPG CITY AND 0.8MPG HWY MORE!!! IT'S NOT A GAS GUZZLER, BUT THE TAURUS IS!!!

[Rich Sandor]

$54 CND??? Why not get a BMW for that kinda cash??

From bmw.ca

2010 528i Sedan 230hp Rear-wheel $56,200cdn msrp

2010 528i Sedan 230hp All-wheel $58,800cdn msrp

2010 535i Sedan 300hp All-wheel $68,900cdn msrp

2010 550i Sedan 360hp Rear-wheel $80,400cdn msrp

From my internal resources:

2010 Taurus LTD Sedan 263hp All-wheel $40,699cdn msrp

2010 Taurus SHO Sedan 365hp All-wheel $48,199cdn msrp


The SHO is most comparable to a 550i, and the SHO has more power AND all-wheel-drive, but for $32,000 dollars less.

You can trash-talk Ford all you want, but if you drove both cars, you'd probably have a hard time justifying spending $32,000 more for a 550i. (And I *love* BMW's, I think they're awesome.. but the SHO is a good value.)

When the MKS finally comes with ecoboost, it'll be most comparable to the 550i, but it's not out yet with Ecoboost and there is no pricing for it yet.. it'll probably be in the $58,000range - more luxurious inside than the SHO, and still less money than a 550i.

[asian_speedster]

50k is pretty steep.
Isn't the Taurus suppose to be a family car...sounds like a lot of money and a lot of power for a grocery getter

[+Kardboard+]

Yes, but this not a normal Taurus. It's like a Camry GT-Four.

:eek:!!!!!!

[Rich Sandor]

Taurus is nothing special...it's only a family sedan.

it should be competing with Camry and Accord.

No - Camry and Accord are Ford Fusion competitors.

The Taurus is more comparable to a Toyota Avalon.

[Meowjin]

50k is pretty steep.
Isn't the Taurus suppose to be a family car...sounds like a lot of money and a lot of power for a grocery getter

Wow. Revscene never ceases to amaze me.