2010 Taurus SHO gets twin turbo V6

[timot_one]

How is this news?  Who cares about the taurus?

[MyNameIsThien]

All and all, it's still a Ford.

[Mike]

i never understood the SHO.  its a fucking Ford Tortise!
if you want performance and are a ford/domestic fanboy, go with the myraid of other options.  what's the point of a 365hp grocery getter with no class?

and a base price of $38K?  nice one Ford.  produce some more cars that nobody is going to buy.  its not like we're in a recession and your auto sales have already shit the bed or anything.

I disagree I think they are targeting the Charger market with the SHO. I know that the chrger is alot nicer but, for doesn't have a car in it's class(four door performance). I don't think it is nice or will sell much but, I think that is the idea that Ford has in doing this.

[v6sicksspeed]

then why not go after it with the mustang??

[Mike]

then why not go after it with the mustang??

The mustang is a different market it's a 2 door coupe.

[driveaccord]

How is this news?  Who cares about the taurus?

especially a honda owner??  taurus suck ass

[Sworkhard]

Hate to say it, but I like the 2010 taurus.  It's not overpriced for what you get.  It's got a great interior, looks pretty good on the outside, and 365hp.  Find another car optioned out the same way with awd and 350 or more hp in the just barely large car segment for the same price.  Id' say pontiac g8, but that has a cheap interior in comparison, and only rwd which sucks when your as far north as I am.  Hopefully it will handle well given the car about he same size as a 2008/9 accord and weighs a bit more due to better sound deadening.  Given the choice between a 2009 accord exl v6 navi and a similarly equipped tuarus sho, I go with the taurus every time.  Both cars are a bit large for me, but i'd be really interested if they dropped that engine in a fusion.

[Mike]

A Taurus over an accord is blasphemy. Consider reliability, and aftermarket support!

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

Hate to say it, but I like the 2010 taurus.  It's not overpriced for what you get.  It's got a great interior, looks pretty good on the outside, and 365hp.  Find another car optioned out the same way with awd and 350 or more hp in the just barely large car segment for the same price.  Id' say pontiac g8, but that has a cheap interior in comparison, and only rwd which sucks when your as far north as I am.  Hopefully it will handle well given the car about he same size as a 2008/9 accord and weighs a bit more due to better sound deadening.  Given the choice between a 2009 accord exl v6 navi and a similarly equipped tuarus sho, I go with the taurus every time.  Both cars are a bit large for me, but i'd be really interested if they dropped that engine in a fusion.

who cares what its optioned with.

starting at a base price of $37,995,

2010 acura TL SH-AWD starts around $39000. so you realy thing fords twin turbo will outperform acura? plus we will see power to weight ratio on that thing

TL 0-60 is 5.5sec i think(can somebody find exact number?
SHO 4.8?


sho has matchrev downshift. hmm where did they steal that idea from? 370Z? very original

[Sworkhard]

i'm pretty sure it will outperform the tl in a straight line (similar weight (~3800-3900 lbs, more power).  Corners are up in the air until someone actually pushes it.  There are also similarly equipped and once you add a moonroof.  I'm pretty sure you can spec it so that it has fore features that even the top line acura tl sh-awd (heated and cooled front seats or heated rear seats anyone, adjustable pedals, active motion seating).  And with a decent interior (not german quality yet, but getting close), and a much nicer exterior than the tl, i'd probably go for the ford anyhow.  The only thing that would make me choose the tl is the 6sp manual they offer with their sh-awd, and the potential that it outhandles/provides better steering feedback (although ford is among the best with thier upper trim level cars with this too).

As for reliability, fords newest cars tend to be just as or more reliable than their japanese counter parts.  Conserning the revmatching, very manufacturer copies the next.  You could say nissan copied it from the supercars so its anyone's guess as to who they copied it from.

If the tl is 0-60 in 5.5, i'd expect the SHO to go 0-60 in 5.1-5.2.  .7 seconds is a huge difference for 60hp, esp considering its a turbo so there will be some turbo lag although the twin turbo design minimizes this.  The difference will likely be more apparent in the quarter mile.  0-60 wise, I'd expect a 6sp manual tl to be able to keep up.  In the quarter mile, i'd expect the sho to pull ahead.

[Mike]

For near 40 G's why would you consider a taurus? 335i with a twin turbo v6 is 6x the car! If this taurus could be had a 30 or below it might have a place. Maybe they are trying to compete with the hyundi genisis?

[Sworkhard]

The taurus competes with the bmw 5 and 7 series not the three series.  Good luck getting a similarly equipped bmw 5 series (or even 335i for the matter) for that price.  If your looking for the best driving experiences, a base model bmw 5 series is probably the one to get, but if you value things like leather, memory power seats, and awd, and compared to bmw, reliability along with decent power and reasonably sporty handling while still providing a smoother ride than the 5 series, the taurus is for.  Its not going to be a bmw when it comes to driving dynamics, but once it comes to carrying 4 adults in relative comfort and luxury while still providing lots of fun when the roads are empty or twisty and your along, the taurus can't be beat for the price.  (hey, that sounds like why a lot of us bought our accord)  You gotta compare apples to apples.  As for the hyundia genesis sedan, the suspension problems are reason enough to leave it alone.  It doesn't have enough travel and doesn't even have sporty pretensions.  (visit a hyundia forum to read what i mean).  It's also more of luxury car than a touring car like the SHO is (not sure you can call a car as big as the taurus a sports car)

[Mike]

OMG your defending a ford taurus. You would really drive a taurus over a twin turbo v6 3 series? I'd like to know how many others share your opinion? Am I crazy to take a 3 over this taurus?

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

you put Ford and reliability in same sentence?

[Mike]

you put Ford and reliability in same sentence?

Thank you!!!