First 2010 Taurus SHO to receive involuntary restyling
Smashed 2010 Ford Taurus SHO - Click above for image gallery
The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO hasn't even gone on sale yet, and already an example of the twin-turbo sedan is sitting in the body shop. Chicago SVT member The Beast alleges that the once elegant-looking red SHO had barely left the lot on dealer demo rounds, only to return shortly after in a flat-bed. The brand-new SHO was reportedly involved in a three-car pileup, leading to some serious damage to an otherwise swell sports sedan.
We don't know the exact details of the incident, but whatever happened during the crash left the freshly christened SHO with a well-mangled rear including a hosed trunk and bumper, along with a fairly substantial ding to the front fascia. Click on the image above or the gallery below to view the crash damage in more detail.
We don't know the exact details of the incident, but whatever happened during the crash left the freshly christened SHO with a well-mangled rear including a hosed trunk and bumper, along with a fairly substantial ding to the front fascia. Click on the image above or the gallery below to view the crash damage in more detail.
Gallery: Smashed 2010 Taurus SHO
[Source: Chicago SVT]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
John Johnson 10:00AM (6/23/2009)
Well, it's got good brakes.
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Jei 11:17AM (6/23/2009)
The guy testing the car was out taking "traffic light" speed challenges.
I would see the aftermath of those "impromptu" illegal activity in southern Maryland a lot. A guy in my complex returned on Saturday evening in his 1-month-old GTO with both front & rear end damage. It was obvious.
Speed down an open road when somebody pulls onto the street doesn't speed up as expected...so everybody's forced to stop.
James 11:31AM (6/23/2009)
"The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO hasn't even gone on sale yet, and already an example of the twin-turbo sedan is sitting in the body shop..."
...for a looooong time.
polo 11:42AM (6/23/2009)
So where are our new carbon nano-tube sheet metal skins? Its ridiculous how these cars crumble up like paper.
Jim 12:13PM (6/23/2009)
"...for a looooong time."
nah. This car's getting scrapped. guaranteed.
Sean 3:20PM (6/23/2009)
@polo
I would rather have to spend $4k, $2k on parts $2k on labor, to fix a 10mph fender bender in my mom's civic than have all of that energy transferred to me.
I can't imagine how much more THIS accident would have hurt the driver without crumpling.
retsel 10:01AM (6/23/2009)
that sucks... (future classic...)
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I3ziko 10:08AM (6/23/2009)
I see how reporting on wrecked $300.000 exotics may be interesting, but Ford? There will be many of these wrecked soon.
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XJ 10:12AM (6/23/2009)
This here is Neff Country. Don't you talk bad about Ford (especially a Taurus SHO) in this neck of the woods.
Randy 11:41AM (6/23/2009)
Or this neck of the woods!
MemphisNET 10:08AM (6/23/2009)
Did anyone else just have a ''are you freaking serious'' laugh?
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dougbshepherd 10:09AM (6/23/2009)
talk about trunk lids not fitting properly
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Farmboy 11:24AM (6/23/2009)
So is this what TriShield has been complaining about this whole time with the trunk lid?
Swede 11:25AM (6/23/2009)
I was going to say that!
Avinash machado 10:11AM (6/23/2009)
Maybe they should auction it off as the first damaged 2010 SHO. The buyer also gets a certificate stating that fact.
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Carguy 10:13AM (6/23/2009)
That's not a dealer demo... it clearly has Michigan manufacturer license plates on it.
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Nellydesign 11:48AM (6/23/2009)
When they say "dealer demo" I think they mean it's the demo car the manufacturer gives to the dealer before they actually get the vehicles in stock. So they can "familiarize" themselves with the new product. Or hoon it and smash it all to hell...
Also, I wonder what crazy project this engine is going to end up in?
TORONTO 10:14AM (6/23/2009)
I think it's a Transformer.
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EXP Jawa 10:23AM (6/23/2009)
How could that be? It isn't a GM product...
MemphisNET 10:31AM (6/23/2009)
Barricade is a GM product?