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Originally Posted by wescoent
Really now?
Am I the only one here old enough to remember the original SHO?
Amazing engine, crammed into a floaty-boat family sedan that was, frankly, completely unsuitable for the application. The point of the SHO was, to be able to comfortably drive around in your normal-looking Taurus sedan, and when you wanted to, take off like a Saturn V rocket.
Moreover, the original SHO, much like this one, was essentially an afterthought. Ford had a big warehouse full of Yamaha engines that needed a home.
In this case, Ford is shipping EcoBoost V6 motors to the Chicago plant for the MKS, so they figured, why not throw it in a Taurus while we're at it?
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All I remember is that it is the car in Robocop, 8MM, and the magic green car that Conan O'Brien drives/ pimps on his show. But by the sounds of it, I think Ford made an mild mistake by calling the Taurus EB a SHO. I was expecting G8 beating performance from the car while still getting good fuel economy.