HOT! EcoBoost Taurus drag racing BMW and STS! Also, new Ford RWD!

[captainalias]

- Ford put up a video of a Taurus mule with the new EcoBoost Twin Turbo V-6s, racing a BMW 3 series and a Caddy STS.

Hard to tell whether it's a 335i, and granted the whole thing was probably fixed, but it gives nice insight into how the MKS with twin turbos will probably perform.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgilKUwMl2A

There's a really boring guy talking- fast forward to the 6:50 mark to watch the race.


- Also, Ford is developing a new RWD architecture- some hope for future Lincoln owners!

 

[captainalias]

A Taurus with the stock Duratec 35 can do 0-60 in 6.8 seconds (as tested by car & driver). With the EcoBoost/TwinForces, you think it'd be able to pull under 6 seconds?

 

[HyeLifeLS]

That's nice. The 335i does 0-60 in about 4.8-5.1 seconds, so that taurus is freaking FAST!

 

[gt95coupe]

nice find!

 

[SoonerLS]

- Also, Ford is developing a new RWD architecture- some hope for future Lincoln owners!

Yup; it's been common knowledge for awhile, but they finally officially acknowledged it. Here's an AutoWeek article on it:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/FREE/673921602/1530/FREE

 

[PatrickSimmons]

That is pretty darn fast but it doesn't even look like the other 2 cars where on it though.