Canadian 2010 SHO Package Options

[SolidState]

Anyone know if the Performance Package is included standard for Canadian SHOs?

The only order package available is 400A, but that appears to be the equivalent of a US 402A.

But it also gets the Performance Package 20" wheels, but I can't tell if it gets the electronic power steering and the defeatable stability control.

 

[SHOspazz92]

Every SHO has the Electronic Power steering. Also, Every single SHO I drove (Keep in Mind, I drove 7 Different cars) had the ability to defeat traction control. However, These were pre-production cars.

-Sam

 

[typhoon5000]

I think what he meant to ask was if it had the re-calibrated EPAS and track mode in the stability control, which are both apart of the performance package.

The 20" wheels are availble on any SHO package, but the performance pkg comes with Goodyear Eagle F1 summer compound tires on them too.

I think the US 402A is the technology package essentially and I also think you can't get the perf pkg with the tech pkg, but I could be mistaken. I'd have to double check Ford's Build & Price site.

update: According to Ford's US Build & Price site, the perf pkg is only availible with the US 400A and 401A pkgs, but not the 402A. I went on the Ford of Canada site and the CN 400A is almost equivilent to the US 401A, not 402A because the US 402A includes things like the active cruise control and rear window shade, which aren't standard on the CN 400A. However, it doesn't list the perf pkg as an option on the CN build & price site, so I don't know if it's availible up there. At least you guys get an availible engine block heater though. That's only availible for fleet customers in the US as far as I know.

 

[SolidState]

that is just the thing. The Canadian 400A has all the same equipment except adaptive cruise. as the US 402A, including the rear sunshade. The adaptive cruise is a stand alone option.

The Canadian website is poor compared to the US site...

 

[stephen newberg]

You cannot order the performance package in Canada? That could be an outright sales killer. And would be very unsmart by whatever powers that be that left things in that state.

pax, smn

 

[Phoenix]

Last time I spoke to the vendor at Ford's (whos alose a ford racing /steeda / svt dealer) He told me there was 3 packages.

That was like 3-4 months ago though.

 

[SolidState]

Well, I stopped by Houston Ford in Stoufville, Ontario. They had a fully optioned SHO there that owner was driving.

According to the sales rep, they come equipped as the US 402a with the only stand alone options being the adaptive cruise and NAV. The seats come standard with the active movement gizmo. Oh, and the interior is only available in black; the tan inserts not available...

He stated that the Performance Package is standard in Canada. It did have the 20" wheels and the defeatable stability control, but did not have the Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires on it, instead having the RS-As. He couldn't tell me if it had the uprated steering and shorter final drive ratio.

 

[stephen newberg]

Well, I am not a fan of RS-As at all. But tires can be changed. So, is this confirmation then that the performance package comes on all Canadian sold ones? Sounds like it, but it would be nice to be sure.

pax, smn

 

[SolidState]

I don't know.

It would be interesting if it did, as you can't get the 402a package in the US with the Performance Package.

 

[typhoon5000]

Well, what's even more interesting is the 20's in the US come with Michelin's w/o the perf. pkg. The RS-A's go on the 19's in the US. The fully defeatable stability control is std on all SHO's but the Perf pkg has a sport/competition mode. It doesn't sound much like the perf pkg was on that car, but that can't be confirmed.

 

[Tommy's SHO]

Well, I stopped by Houston Ford in Stoufville, Ontario. They had a fully optioned SHO there that owner was driving.

According to the sales rep, they come equipped as the US 402a with the only stand alone options being the adaptive cruise and NAV. The seats come standard with the active movement gizmo. Oh, and the interior is only available in black; the tan inserts not available...

He stated that the Performance Package is standard in Canada. It did have the 20" wheels and the defeatable stability control, but did not have the Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires on it, instead having the RS-As. He couldn't tell me if it had the uprated steering and shorter final drive ratio.

Teg I just came back from a test drive from the ford dealer. They have one here that has every option on it. It come standard here in Canada with the Performance package. The one I test drove today had 20" rims with Michelin tires. I forgot to bring the camera so I can take pictures. When you get a chance test drive it at night,,,,,the interior looks amazing at night.

They were asking $54k for it.

 

[Phoenix]

54K.... ouch....

 

[stephen newberg]

Teg I just came back from a test drive from the ford dealer. They have one here that has every option on it. It come standard here in Canada with the Performance package. The one I test drove today had 20" rims with Michelin tires. I forgot to bring the camera so I can take pictures. When you get a chance test drive it at night,,,,,the interior looks amazing at night.

They were asking $54k for it.

The price is about as expected for here and in Canadian dollars. Good news about the performance package. Unfortunately, still none here on Vancouver Island. I stopped by the Nanaimo dealership today and though they did have a snazzy looking upper end regular Tarus with AWD and all the other goodies, they do not yet have an SHO in. I pointed out to the sales person that it makes it very hard to sell something if you do not have it. He is thinking on that, assuming, of course, that he thinks...

pax, smn

 

[typhoon5000]

Teg I just came back from a test drive from the ford dealer. They have one here that has every option on it. It come standard here in Canada with the Performance package. The one I test drove today had 20" rims with Michelin tires. I forgot to bring the camera so I can take pictures. When you get a chance test drive it at night,,,,,the interior looks amazing at night.

They were asking $54k for it.

I'm confused because the performance package, at least in the US comes with the Eagle F1 Supercar tires, not the standard all-season Michelins. And you can't get some options, like active cruise control, with the performance package. So if it had every option and Michelin tires, then it did not have the performance package. So how could the PP be standard in Canada?

 

[stephen newberg]

I remain confused as well, but it is not uncommon for models destined for Canada to be outfitted differently and with different options structures than those intended for the US. I would not be at all surprised to hear that the vehicle would not be supplied up here in the Great White North with summer only tires, regardless of how it is optioned south of the border. Sedans up here, even very expensive ones from Germany, come with all seasons. Its the Canada/Snow thing, I think... :sun:

pax, smn

 

[DDakRT]

I have a copy of the Canadian Taurus brochure and it makes no mention of the brakes or gear ratios. So I also can't tell what exactly is going on with the Canadian cars.

One weird thing is that the Limited comes with wider tires than the SHO.

 

[typhoon5000]

One weird thing is that the Limited comes with wider tires than the SHO.

The base SHO in the US comes with 19's (same ones as SEL's) with the 255/45R19 Goodyear Eagle RS-A's. These are the same tires that come on SEL's and Limiteds as they have 19's as well. The SHO's optional 20's then get the 245/45R20 Michelin or Eagle F1's .

I would've preferred, and from what I've heard the engineers would've preferred too, that the performance package come with the 19's so you could put wider 255/45R19 performance tires on it, as well as having lighter wheels, which of course improves everything. From what I've heard, the marketing dept decided that if it was an extra cost option, that it needed the premium wheels too, aka the 20's, but what does marketing know about performance in a performance package anyways .