Anyone considering the new Taurus SHO as your next car?

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Specs look good, car itself looks good, loaded with damn near every technology feature available, FINALLY Ford is even engine wise with the competition (large 6 cylinder putting out well over 300hp..like Nissan and BMW), AWD, 20 inch tire/wheel package available, performance package option with stiffer suspension and different rear differential for faster acceleration, current technology 6 speed transmission.

Sounds like a winning formula.

Cons: Price is insane for a Taurus, even an SHO. $46k including all the features I consider a must have for me. And it's still based on a FWD platform.

Some of the early test reviews arent all that great from the handling and acceleration aspect, due to the size and weight. And I wouldnt get a brand new one anyways. I cant ever see myself getting a brand new American car again...the depreciation hit on that first year to two years is incredible. Also, I dont trust the first model year of any new car, especially one with a new engine design/new transmission design. Often there are bugs to be worked out.
 
Is it based on the full-sized platform? If so, I wouldn't go near it.
 
from CNET

"Timed runs
More impressive is what you can do with this engine. We found a lonely, straight country road and set about doing some timed runs. For the first run, we left the car in its normal automatic mode and stomped the gas pedal. It took off without drama, the car's standard all-wheel-drive moving torque from front to back. The transmission let the tach needle brush 6,000rpm before each shift and the car hit 30 mph in 1.9 seconds. 50 mph only took 3.8 seconds, while the run to 60 mph came at 5.02 seconds. That is fast, and some time could probably be trimmed with a more rigorous testing procedure. "
 
LS4me said:
And it'll be nose heavy. Two reasons why I'll never own one.
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Nope.The opposite.

from CNET


"Taking the Taurus SHO onto a winding country road, we quickly get the feeling that the car is out of its element. Its high sides make it difficult to judge the narrower parts of the road, and how close the car is to the occasional cliffs dropping off the outsides of the turns. The SHO incorporates a special sport suspension, with unique springs and shock absorbers that does a great job of keeping the car composed in the corners. It doesn't wallow or lean, but the car shows a tendency to slide sideways, mostly from the back"
 
King03LS8 said:
It's Eliot Spitzer you moron.
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I never paid attention to the guy nor his name, only heard about him so I was going off what it sounded like. All I know was he paid some very fine @ss hookers to blow him and he got caught and now a blind man is now running NY
 
I like the focus rs. don't really like fwd vehicles, but rwd are out. The focus RS has an appearance package that I find appealing. and 305 HP for a small compact is respectable.

I'd rather drive that than an SRT-4 or Civic.
 
after seeing that I would Definetely buy the focus RS...though in a racing blue, black, or silver color. Looks very clean, unsure why they wouldn't bring them to America......
 
My dad has thinking about getting a SHO but there are none around at any dealerships to test drive yet, I'm gonna wait a couple of years and see if the aftermarket hops onboard then i want to get ahold of a boosted MKS
 
The Taurus is ugly as sin and who wants an AWD wheel drive car that has torque steer. It's too expensive and in 2 years you could probably pick them up for half the price.
 
All things even, AWD has better traction/acceleration/handling than FWD or AWD. As far as ugly, the SHO looks pretty good to me:

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lseguy said:
Some of the early test reviews arent all that great from the handling and acceleration aspect, due to the size and weight.
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Keep in mind that all of the new reviews only tested the base SHO, not the SHO with the performance pack (upgraded brakes, tuning, etc.).

I like the EcoBoosted MKS better myself. :)
 
Yea it is nice. But it is alot of money.

Also is it just me, or are all of new cars looking the same...

All new cars are getting that horizontal looking front with the headlights that bleed off to the sides. With alot of straight lines.
 
lseguy said:
All things even, AWD has better traction/acceleration/handling than FWD or AWD. As far as ugly, the SHO looks pretty good to me:

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It does look pretty good. But are those tiny-looking things 20" wheels?! The thing is a behemoth!
 
I think those are the 19 inch wheels. 20's come on the performance package version
 
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