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The 2011 Ford Taurus leaves the line keenly with its 3.5-liter V-6, making 263 strength and 249 pound-feet of torque. Speeding up is smooth and abundant to any detectable degree sane speeds, and the six-speed programmed's a smooth specialist, but paddle shifters (on SEL and Limited forms) feel a small gimmicky in a vast sedan enjoy this.

The Taurus SHO profits from a part more capacity, but its a small less transformational than in past SHO Taurus sedans-partially for the reason that the SHO puts the capacity to the road with such stoicism and an absence of pulse-raising fervor. The unique auto's 365-torque, turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 form of the same motor breathes effortlessly but not as breathtakingly as anticipated. Portage quotes a 0-60-mph increasing speed time of 6.0 seconds for the brand new SHO; the check weight of 4,368 pounds should cover some of its robustness.

Ford Taurus 2011

Ford Taurus 2011

Ford Taurus 2011

Ford Taurus 2011

2011 Ford Taurus

2010 Ford Taurus SHO

2011 Ford Taurus Limited

As with the Taurus, a new model of Taurus SHO was launched in 1996. Although it contained less aggressive styling than its predecessors, it still differed from the normal Taurus with different seats, wheels, bumpers, drivetrain, as well as a fin being put on the driver's side windshield wiper, to keep it on the windshield at high speeds. A 235 hp (175 kW) aluminum 3.4 L V8 engine with heads from Yamaha and block from Cosworth was specified for the SHO model, but it was given the same 4-speed transmission as the LX: the manual gearbox option was no longer offered on the SHO. This was partly because this model of SHO was designed for comfort instead of performance.

2011 Ford Taurus Sedan