SHO review at nextautos.com

[Goose]

For sure on that one....

Don't get me wrong, I actually like the rest of the car for the most part. :laugh_ti:

I haven't driven the new one or seen it in person, but I think that for all the time they have had since 1999 to design a new SHO, they could have come up with a better, sleeker, lower/wider design. I'm not looking to off road the thing.

 

[Vnuk1]

Me too I can't wait to drive one, yeah it does look a bit big but oh well beggers can't be choosers.

 

[Goose]

but oh well beggers can't be choosers.

I'm not/wasn't begging.

 

[DemonNeno]

Everyone seems to forget that Ford isn't exactly able to do EXACTLY what they want with their models. This is just an iteration of what's to come. The current vehicle is worth every cent, but I can foresee a massive structural shift in the future. Think about it, this chassis is from 2005. It has yet to have a major revision. The Taurus platform is a MASSIVE leap from the fusion, physically. This chassis can be used for a Crown Vic name badge and a lightened and tightened Taurus platform can emerge.

Either way you look at it, I know Ford is patting itself on it's own back and getting very excited with what defies being a 4300# vehicle. Even weighing in at 3800 would be a sensational improvement. The trans is a milestone for Ford, but they werent at their full financial potential to push their price tag up anymore. Compromise. Due to it being a Taurus and the cost already being so shocking to people.

Then again, would it hurt to have a $55k SHO Plus?! If it lays down rubber from all 4s, has envious brakes on it, a fully manual automatic, a lightened carbon body and a little less on the inside (unless you opt for it.. then pay the premium!).. Offer it in the ORIGINAL Plus colors..

I wouldn't buy it, but I'd definitely make friends with someone who has one...

Is my post technically off-topic of this thread?!

 

[SuperHO]

i still find it interesting to see so many people griping about this car when most of them haven't even put butt cheeks to leather on it yet. personally, i believe each iteration of the SHO has each had it's own desirable personality traits that define it. the gen I was raw, kinda rough and rather brutal on the automotive senses. the gen II was a tad more refined, perhaps a bit softer, and a slightly more well rounded car. the gen III is a sofa on wheels with a disturbing exhaust note that defies it's actual ability to accelerate faster than a drunken turtle, but IMHO, can carve corners with the best of em, despite what lateral acceleration numbers suggest. now the gen IV SHO takes the best of all of them and creates something of a luxurious beast that lumbers down the road with the agility and grace of a 700lb housecat. but that's just my opinion.