Spotted: New Taurus SHO

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

First one I have seen! Looks pretty good imo, sorry only on pic.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg116/ski1jump/c19c5f15.jpg

[01RedDX]

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[2000TL]

Looks like it has a fleet sticker on it. It may be company vehicle.

[methodicreign]

if it was a company vehicle the plate would be differant

[pf0sh0]

Originally posted by methodicreign
if it was a company vehicle the plate would be differant

not necessarily

[revelations]

Person bothered to keep their plate cleaned.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Woops, could a mod please move this to the spotted threads section.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by revelations
Person bothered to keep their plate cleaned.

Because you can get a ticket for plates not being readable... so the fleet sticker could also mean government/ cops, office, etc...

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


Because you can get a ticket for plates not being readable... so the fleet sticker could also mean government/ cops, office, etc...


Do they actually enforce it though?During our snowstorm here, tons of lazy drivers never cleared they license plate from snow, hell some drives didn't even clear their rear window from snow, not sure how they could drive like that.

[revelations]

There is a thread on beyond where a guy got a reprimand from the CPS for not cleaning his plate..... not sure if there was a VT involved.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by dj_rice



Do they actually enforce it though?During our snowstorm here, tons of lazy drivers never cleared they license plate from snow, hell some drives didn't even clear their rear window from snow, not sure how they could drive like that.

Yes they do. I got one last winter. It was $115. To make things worse I had just spend $40 on a car wash at my work a few days before I got the ticket. :banghead:

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
Sho' Nuff, someone bought a $50K Taurus. A $50k Taurus that looks pretty sharp (save for the rear end), has AWD, and goes like a bat out of hell. 365 horse twin-turbo V6. Yes, please.

[D. Dub]

^^

and is as reliable if not more reliable.... than than the Japanese ;)

[syritis]

Originally posted by D. Dub
^^

and is as reliable if not more reliable.... than than the Japanese ;)

most Japanese cars aren't even built in japan anymore. might as well save a couple thousand and just buy a chevy.

[Danny Meehan]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
Sho' Nuff, someone bought a $50K Taurus.
that's the dual turbo 36x
interior looks fine, seats are ok, power wise, reminds me of a gt g8

edit : interior looks so so, console looks fine
http://autotraderca.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/2010_ford_taurus_sho_13.jpg

http://allworldcars.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/2010_ford_taurus_sho_3.jpg

[TorqueDog]

Danny, go sit in one. Ford really stepped up the interior finish in their new models. Picture doesn't do it justice.

The new Fusion, for example, surprised the hell out of me. Even the Mustang, they finished it with soft-touch materials instead of the usual stiff plastic.

[SCHIDER23]

damn that interior doesn't look that bad :D, but for 50k i'm not sure i'll be willing to spend that much.:(

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by SCHIDER23
damn that interior doesn't look that bad :D, but for 50k i'm not sure i'll be willing to spend that much.:( You could always go buy a C350 4MATIC... except that you're missing about 100 horsepower. Or a 335xi sedan, except that you're giving up 65 horsepower. And those cars get really expensive once you start adding options - the absolute maximum you'll pay for a loaded SHO is $53,529 (they've got $2,500 dealer cash off, so $51,029 if you want to get picky).


If you want performance, and branding isn't everything to you, it's hard to overlook the SHO as a potential buy.

[npham]

Interior looks fine, minus that steering wheel. Something about that steering wheel bugs me.

[Danny Meehan]

True, TD
The sho drives nice, it's powerful and with Ford doing a good job recently, is a good buy.
Another one I like for roughly the same price is the Genesis sedan ... in either engine choices. For 50, both cars are very fast / nice.

[rizfarmer]

$50 grand + taurus do not belong in the same sentance

[FiveFreshFish]

Its looks have improved over the years.

http://www.stangbangers.com/Taurus_SHO.htm

(Old pics are at the bottom of the web page.)

[Scope951]

Originally posted by TorqueDog
You could always go buy a C350 4MATIC... except that you're missing about 100 horsepower. Or a 335xi sedan, except that you're giving up 65 horsepower. And those cars get really expensive once you start adding options - the absolute maximum you'll pay for a loaded SHO is $53,529 (they've got $2,500 dealer cash off, so $51,029 if you want to get picky).


If you want performance, and branding isn't everything to you, it's hard to overlook the SHO as a potential buy.

I am not very educated about the SHO, so bare with me.

Although those competing brands do have less horsepower, I am more curious if it is the same "tons of power sounds great" behind the ford or is it comparable as well in the handling department?

even still 50k is alot for a Taurus:dunno:

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Scope951


I am not very educated about the SHO, so bare with me.

Although those competing brands do have less horsepower, I am more curious if it is the same "tons of power sounds great" behind the ford or is it comparable as well in the handling department?

even still 50k is alot for a Taurus:dunno:

Taurus is a full size sedan. C class and 3 series are about the size of the Civic interior wise.

You can option up a new TSX close to 45K with a V6. RL is in the 60K range, Even the IS250 can cost close to 50 grand if you go crazy with the options. New cars are expensive these days :nut:

[Bizzareo]

Originally posted by methodicreign
if it was a company vehicle the plate would be differant

if it was a company vehicle you would know how to spell.

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by rizfarmer
$50 grand + taurus do not belong in the same sentance *sentence

Please, do go on, your reasoning is so compelling!

[01RedDX]

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[FiveFreshFish]

Front-biased AWD system doesn't sound like a fun car to drive.

[Danny Meehan]

front bias - the same as the AWD TL
which is less of a car . go test drive both, it's free

[rizfarmer]

Originally posted by TorqueDog
*sentence

Please, do go on, your reasoning is so compelling!

bite me. That's what MS Word is for

[89s1]

Originally posted by rizfarmer


bite me. That's what MS Word is for

You must win a lot of debates. :rolleyes:

I liked the old SHO, there was just something about it. This one seems to follow up nicely.