Hennessey Performance ready to tap 2010 Ford Taurus SHO's potential
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Charles, one of our eagle-eyed readers, came across this page on the Hennessey website announcing plans to offer upgrades for the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. A quick email and a subsequent phone call from Mr. Hennessey himself confirmed that the power-obsessed tuner is hoping to exploit the new SHO's potential later this year.
John, a former first-gen SHO owner himself, was impressed with the new SHO's specs when it was revealed last week, and the hope is that enthusiasts will start looking for modifications once sales begin later this year. At the onset, expect intake and exhaust mods, followed by a boost controller, turbo and intercooler upgrades and possibly some suspension tweaks.
Since Ford is primarily marketing its line of EcoBoost engines towards fuel-conscious consumers, there's little doubt that the automaker left something on the table. We're sure tuners are ready to take up the challenge, and it looks like John and his team will be at the forefront.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Paul C 7:41PM (2/16/2009)
this car is a beast. looks like ford is getting back on track. now if they would bring the euro-spec Focus RS over here
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Axis 7:47PM (2/16/2009)
One can dream,...oh one can dream.
Rob 9:59PM (2/16/2009)
$38,000!
For a TAURUS!
Bhahahahahaha. And they'll wonder why it won't sell, and use that as en excuse to sell is more mundane crap.
noz 2:50AM (2/17/2009)
Seriously...the crap people get excited over.
Didn't they have any curved edges when designing this car? Hello 90's.
Yikes 9:35AM (2/17/2009)
I'm waiting on the Shelby version,
no wait, I'm waiting on a Harley Davison version,
perhaps a Saleen version......
no, the Roush version is better.
Len_A 9:45AM (2/17/2009)
@Rob - this car, the Taurus SHO, will be a limited production run, in all likelyhood about 5% of production, and it will sell out. There is a big SHO fan club clammering for a new Taurus SHO, with the last one built ten years ago, and Ford consulting directly with them during the development of this car, so the success of this model is a done deal.
@Noz - go drive you little four passenger, four banger and leave the real cars for the grown ups.
That One Person 5:13PM (2/17/2009)
Hey, Rob.
You do realize this thing is pumping out 365hp. And you do realize it comes pretty much fully loaded from the factory.
Now how much does your beloved Avalon cost fully loaded? Yeah, that's what I thought.
You just don't get it...
MikeW 7:48PM (2/16/2009)
I wonder what it will take to kill Ford's 6f55 transmission?
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npChaos 11:15AM (2/17/2009)
Trees, front end collisions, and hybrids.
chconline 7:44PM (2/16/2009)
So, how long would the customer's car stay in Hennessey's shop?
5 years... 10 years... 15 years... still counting ;)
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Rboyett 8:51PM (2/16/2009)
Why anyone would hand that man the keys to their car is beyond me.
CarbonBlack 9:27PM (2/16/2009)
He probably still has several 1999 SHO's sitting around his shop that he still hasn't returned!
Axis 7:46PM (2/16/2009)
Sounds like an awesome plan, the dude even owned a 1st gen SHO, so it's in good hands. Can't wait to see this original sleeper back on the streets.
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Len_A 9:48AM (2/17/2009)
@noz - no, this car is for people like me to blow past you on the road, and hopefully piss you off. Don't you have some used toilet paper to go recycle?
Claff 7:47PM (2/16/2009)
"John, a former first-gen SHO owner himself, was impressed with the new SHO's specs when it was revealed last week, and the hope is that enthusiasts will start looking for modifications once sales begin later this year"
I read the above as "John thinks the car's going to stink so much that its buyers are going to have to immediately dump money into it to get it to perform as good as they hoped it would"
If I were "impressed with the new SHO's specs", wouldn't that mean that it's going to be so good out of the box that its owners won't need aftermarket goodies to be a fun ride (as hard as it is for me to wrap my mind around the fact that a freakin full size four door sedan can be a fun ride)? Help me understand.
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George 8:09PM (2/16/2009)
Sorry, you never will. Keep driving your Camry.
the vegas style guy 8:55PM (2/16/2009)
Megan Fox washed her face this morning.
By your pessimistic line of reasoning the above line should read: Megan Fox washed a layer of filth off of her none too beautiful face.
If she were hot, Megan Fox wouldn't need to wash her face, right?
JK ;-)
noz 2:53AM (2/17/2009)
Claff, this car is made for suckers like George.
C.W. 8:25AM (2/17/2009)
claff and noz should carpool in their camry together
we'll let the sales numbers and actual shoot-out comparison tests do the talking and maybe then you guys will zip it.
Hamhock 7:48PM (2/16/2009)
Regardless of the naming controversy (whether this sedan is too big to be the spiritual successor of the V6 SHO) this vehicle is going to rock! EcoBoost V6 is the new SBC
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