Ford was bringing back the legendary high performance sedan, the Taurus SHO (Super High Output). The new Taurus builds on the expressive design of the 2010 premium sedan with the impressive output from the new SHO engine. The Taurus SHO is offers a comfort driving and plenty of fun-to-drive qualities. With Yamaha-designed V6 engines under the hood, the new Taurus were the sleepers of the highway. Ford positions the 2010 Taurus as its flagship vehicle and the SHO as the premium choice of the flagship the Taurus SHO competes with the Chevrolet Impala, Chrysler 300 and the Toyota Avalon.
With extraordinarily high sides, the Taurus SHO, a big, beefy sedan, embodies American muscle. Externally, it doesn’t differ from the standard Taurus, sharing details such as the notched bars in the grille. Only an aficionado will notice the SHO badges that indicate this Taurus is built for speed. That sleeper status makes the SHO fine for an everyday commute yet able to blast to 60 mph in 5 seconds. This grille, shared with the standard Taurus, helps the Taurus SHO stand out amid all the other sedans on the road.
The interior is business-like with aluminum-accented “eyebrows” that are actually the dashboard facings. A tri-faced gauge binnacle houses the speedo, tach, fuel and temperature gauges and gives off a more retro-feel than anything else. A clean, sophisticated center stack houses the standard-for-SHO Ford Sync system while the optional navigation system or the head unit with LCD readout tells you when you have tuned Sirius Satellite Radio to Howard100. A grippy leather-wrapped steering wheel matches the similarly covered shift lever. For non-navigation-equipped cars, the Sync system can provide turn-by-turn directions downloaded to the car.
The 3.5L V6 twin-turbocharged EcoBoost engine produces 365-hp at 5,500 rpm and delivers a maximum torque of 350 lb-ft. The extremely responsive engine is always ready to move, regardless of what speed or gear the car is in when one stomps on that accelerator. The 6-speed 6F55 SelectShift Automatic Transmission and all-wheel-drive system take the SHO from 0 to 60 mph in an impressive 5.2 seconds with a top speed that is governed at 133 mph.
Source: Reviews.Cnet
