Ford_News
07-20-2010, 06:08 PM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Misc. Auto Shows (http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/)
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2010 Ford Taurus SHO Convention highlights - Click above for high-res image gallery
Blue Oval execs rolled out the red carpet for Taurus SHO (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus+sho) owners last week in Dearborn, MI to welcome 100 privately owned examples and many more enthusiasts to town for the 19th annual national Taurus SHO convention. Ford would love nothing more than to win the approval of the already rabid SHO enthusiast community, many of whom appreciate the performance potential of two turbos and all-wheel drive but aren't necessarily on board with the new super-sized model. To that end, Ford dropped some not-so-subtle hints on what could be in store for the next SHO, a model rumored to be on deck for 2013.
"365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
"The SHO is at the top [of Ford's performance sedan lineup] and we're going to keep it there," said Steve Ling, Ford's North American car marketing manager during a Tuesday lunch presentation at Ford World Headquarters. "365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
Advanced Engine Design and Development Engineer Brett Hinds spoke at length about the EcoBoost V6 during the Tuesday presentation, noting that the 3.5-liter engine had the potential for considerably more power, as we'll likely see later this year between the fenders of the F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150). That version of the EcoBoost will definitely produce more torque than the SHO's mill, but if the rumors of 400 horsepower for the F-150 are true (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-get-3-7l-v6-5-0l-v8-and-3-5l-ecoboos/), a more muscular SHO could indeed be just around the corner.
Gallery: 2010 Taurus SHO convention highlights (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights)
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2010 Ford Taurus SHO Convention highlights - Click above for high-res image gallery
Blue Oval execs rolled out the red carpet for Taurus SHO (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus+sho) owners last week in Dearborn, MI to welcome 100 privately owned examples and many more enthusiasts to town for the 19th annual national Taurus SHO convention. Ford would love nothing more than to win the approval of the already rabid SHO enthusiast community, many of whom appreciate the performance potential of two turbos and all-wheel drive but aren't necessarily on board with the new super-sized model. To that end, Ford dropped some not-so-subtle hints on what could be in store for the next SHO, a model rumored to be on deck for 2013.
"365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
"The SHO is at the top [of Ford's performance sedan lineup] and we're going to keep it there," said Steve Ling, Ford's North American car marketing manager during a Tuesday lunch presentation at Ford World Headquarters. "365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
Advanced Engine Design and Development Engineer Brett Hinds spoke at length about the EcoBoost V6 during the Tuesday presentation, noting that the 3.5-liter engine had the potential for considerably more power, as we'll likely see later this year between the fenders of the F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150). That version of the EcoBoost will definitely produce more torque than the SHO's mill, but if the rumors of 400 horsepower for the F-150 are true (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-2011-ford-f-150-to-get-3-7l-v6-5-0l-v8-and-3-5l-ecoboos/), a more muscular SHO could indeed be just around the corner.
Gallery: 2010 Taurus SHO convention highlights (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/ab32_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/ab23_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/ab29_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/carshow2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/carshow1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-taurus-sho-convention-highlights/)
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