2013 Ford Taurus SHO first drive from Consumer Reports (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJXMvWpOGw#ws)
Consumer Reports blows chunks.
I really hate Consumer Reports....I disagree with most of the things they say and as I've stated earlier, when we tried to follow their recommendations when purchasing appliances several years ago, first we found that no one carried the models they ranked high, and every one we looked to get was several hundred dollars more expensive then their "best" price. I find that when it comes to vehicles these guys are so far of base and so far from being knowledgeable about cars, that their reviews are worthless. This guy complains about being cramped in this car...I got news for him...I'm 3 times his size and the SHO is one of the few cars I am comfortable in, this car has more room then most....I could go one but what's the point...just one last thing, Ford has already announced it is going back to buttons and moving away from the touch screen stuff in the next models...
Stems from the fact it's a Taurus?? WTF? Really, well now I looked at several cars before I decided on the SHO. The Audi S4, Cadillac CTS-V and the BMW 5 series (I'm not a fan of Chrysler products any more the last 2 I had literally fell apart). Okay price point first my SHO was $45K, The Audi was $65K + the BMW can't even get close to the performance I have with mine now with the exception of the M $120K lol. The CTS-V was $85K +. Has he even sat in an Audi S4? The buttons are mashed together and are all over the place. I nearly crashed my test drive looking for the driver aid controls. And cramped? Hello??? (I know the S4 is considered a mid size but the A6 isn't much better for interior room). I just couldn't get into the newer styling of the BMW so that didn't take long to make up my mind. Now the CTS-V I liked a lot, what's not to like right? 560bhp rear drive ect..... well the 40K premium was hard to swallow right out of the gate, and the nav system was outdated by like 10 years. I had the nearly same system in my 2006 SRX. The interior left a lot to be desired too. If I am paying nearly $100K all in I would expect better. In the end the 40K premium was too much to swallow and I had issues with previous Caddys in my past. The Lincoln Mark LT and the Explorer I have had were trouble free in comparison. The low 12 second passes I saw on youtube from some of you guys also helped a bit ;D. Of all the cars I have owned (I have owned quite a few) The SHO is the best bang for your buck I have ever had in a car. I enjoy driving it every day, and as for the touch panel and the interior buttons now that I know where everything is I actually like it now. Sorry for the rant but if it doesn't say BMW, Audi or Mercedes Car and Driver and Consumer reports have noting good to say. Just my 2 cents.
A different opinion ;) Although he didn't have the PP lol.
http://youtu.be/gdkmkHkG2ro (http://youtu.be/gdkmkHkG2ro)
I agree. When I was shopping just for fun even, I always came back to the SHO. I was at the grocery store today and saw another trashing of the Taurus on the magazine rack. I think it was Motortrend. The issue with the new red Impala on the cover of their July issue. You know what? I don't care what all these clowns say. I know a quality build when I see one. GM's and Chryslers are garbage. Their interiors look like cheap costume jewelry. I can't wait to smoke some new Impalas and 300's. Haven't had the chance yet.
Thanks for the video!
Surprisingly there's not many of the new GM's around....I don't even see many of the Impala's or the SS's on the lot. Some Camaro's and a few Corvette's but mostly the little econoboxes. I don't know whether that's what people are buying or if because of being tight with the Feds, that that's what they are producing and pushing...these Cruze and whatever their little hybrid is called. And again as far as Chrysler, only one's I see in any numbers are their trucks, a few Chargers, even fewer Challengers, and a very few of any other cars...again people in my area were not impressed with the government bailout of these companies, and I'm amazed at the amount of Fusion, Focus, and Fiesta's I see...not to mention Mustangs. But Motor Tend is another company that has always been heavy on Chevy.
Motorweek: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO AWD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLFshxbnLiI#)
Now Motorweek is a different story, enjoy the show and they are pretty honest in their discusses of different cars.
Yeah I always loved that show.
I changed the name of this thread so anybody can post any videos they want.
2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost @ Milan Dragway - CAR and DRIVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2hAalVyYU#ws)
2013 Ford Focus ST review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhiPSrPm5Qs#ws)
2012 SHO Review
http://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/ford/2012-ford-taurus-sho-review-1724.html (http://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/ford/2012-ford-taurus-sho-review-1724.html)
Interesting thread to read. I went through the kind of process as ShoBoat with the addition of looking at the 2014 Corvette LT3 at $80K OTD. I agree with mjhpadi that Consumer Guide is behind the times and I rarely use my membership anymore for all the reasons cited above. I also kept coming back to the SHO. It's fun to drive, incredibly safe, can be tweaked to the "nth" degree (if I can get myself to risk voiding my 7 year BTB warranty purchase), and was a comfortable ride front and rear for the four 6'2" - 6'8" 250-300# guys on a trip from PHX to Vegas. I was OTD for under $40 K, including wheel warranty, anti theft etching/registration, ESP care premium (7yr/100k) and BTB warranty (7yr/100k). I took all the options offered except PP.... that was because I really wanted ACC and Ford won't build one with both. THe dealership also fixed all the pant chips and minor body dings. I'm gonna use the $40K I saved to make this SHO alot more fun! ..... The SHO is a major "bang for the buck" and truly a beast on the road... I only have 2900 miles on it and can hardly wait for a little more break-in to put my right foot farther than 1/3 - 1/2 way down when the light turns green.
Quote from: BiGMaC on October 27, 2013, 01:15:02 PM
The SHO is a major "bang for the buck" and truly a beast on the road...
If only more of the buying public would wake up and realize this! The production data has me pretty upset :(
I like them being rare. I think I saw one a few weeks ago. But yeah Shodded, I know what you mean. I'd hate to think Ford would stop production again.
Maybe its where I live but they are not rare by me I see 4-5 everyday on my way in and home from work (10 mile round trip )
jomc:
rare in STL until recently when the County govt started it's switch over from GM to Ford. Now there are SHO & Explorer interceptors all over the place, which is great except they choose color white, bah humbug!!!!!!!!!!!
MikeV
Actually Dodge/Chrysler was purchased by Fiat pre bailout. Which if you look at the companies Fiat owns I was hoping that the European build quality and design would help relieve Mopar of the crap build quality and reliability.. I was never a Mopar fan but I did have my hopes for them... Nope. Same junk across the board... GM... No acceptable words that I can use here can describe their build quality.... And you have to wonder about a failing car company that took the bailout, paid some back, then decides to purchase another failing car company??? They purchased PSA group, ala Peugeot and renault... Essentially buying it with our money... Hmmm no GM here thanks....
Obviously Ford does listen and learn from their European counterparts on quality as I think my Taurus, even my little '08 Focus I had were very close in quality to my M3...
Just my two cents..
Quote from: Shifrty1 on October 28, 2013, 12:06:31 PM
Actually Dodge/Chrysler was purchased by Fiat pre bailout. Which if you look at the companies Fiat owns I was hoping that the European build quality and design would help relieve Mopar of the crap build quality and reliability.. I was never a Mopar fan but I did have my hopes for them... Nope. Same junk across the board... GM... No acceptable words that I can use here can describe their build quality.... And you have to wonder about a failing car company that took the bailout, paid some back, then decides to purchase another failing car company??? They purchased PSA group, ala Peugeot and renault... Essentially buying it with our money... Hmmm no GM here thanks....
Obviously Ford does listen and learn from their European counterparts on quality as I think my Taurus, even my little '08 Focus I had were very close in quality to my M3...
Just my two cents..
I was delivering to a Chrysler plant up until 2 weeks ago. The things they let there employees get away with at that facility was insane. It is no surprise to me there quality sucks
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/17/ford-police-interceptors-accelration-war-dodge-chevy/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/17/ford-police-interceptors-accelration-war-dodge-chevy/)
Got a buddy on a Denver suburb PD. They went to Ford w/3.5 EB. I hope the police use spins off a lot of performance tweaks for us all.
found this drag race video of the below SHO. Very nice ride !
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html)
Found here......
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n62/68_GT/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/68_GT/media/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg.html)
Quote from: 68_GT on November 22, 2013, 03:43:22 PM
found this drag race video of the below SHO. Very nice ride !
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html)
Found here......
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n62/68_GT/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/68_GT/media/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg.html)
Nice ride indeed, but coming from you, I'd say you may have a conflict of interests... Lol
I had already watched it (I always look for new drag racing SHOs videos). Lol
Thanks for uploading it!
Quote from: 68_GT on November 22, 2013, 03:43:22 PM
found this drag race video of the below SHO. Very nice ride !
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Videos-25831.html)
Found here......
http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html (http://www.dragtimes.com/2013-Ford-Taurus-Pictures-25831.html)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n62/68_GT/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/68_GT/media/car%20stuff/2013%20SHO/25831-2013-Ford-Taurus_zpsf31d134d.jpg.html)
That's Geswek and he's on here. Well not much anymore as he's into Wankel RX8's now.
ah cool figures he's on here sorry if y'all have seen that before :)
conflict of interst indeed, becasue I bought this car with every option thinking I wouldn't have / want to mod it in this trim lol
Pretty good Fiesta review.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131205/AUTO03/312050032/1148/rss25 (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131205/AUTO03/312050032/1148/rss25)
Nice find DJ. I was interested that no mention of the 1L EB engine was made. I had understood it was to be offered on the Fiesta. Maybe that was for 2015.
Can it be fitted onto a lawnmower? Hmmm ... :icon_biggrin:
Not sure.... but it fit in this :yeah:
(http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w596/knot2bfound/SEMAFormulaOne-2012Ecoboost10_zpsfe7a1752.jpg) (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/knot2bfound/media/SEMAFormulaOne-2012Ecoboost10_zpsfe7a1752.jpg.html)
Ah yes, the EB GoKart.
Quote from: ShoBoat on June 22, 2013, 07:53:56 PM
Stems from the fact it's a Taurus?? WTF? Really, well now I looked at several cars before I decided on the SHO. The Audi S4, Cadillac CTS-V and the BMW 5 series (I'm not a fan of Chrysler products any more the last 2 I had literally fell apart). Okay price point first my SHO was $45K, The Audi was $65K + the BMW can't even get close to the performance I have with mine now with the exception of the M $120K lol. The CTS-V was $85K +. Has he even sat in an Audi S4? The buttons are mashed together and are all over the place. I nearly crashed my test drive looking for the driver aid controls. And cramped? Hello??? (I know the S4 is considered a mid size but the A6 isn't much better for interior room). I just couldn't get into the newer styling of the BMW so that didn't take long to make up my mind. Now the CTS-V I liked a lot, what's not to like right? 560bhp rear drive ect..... well the 40K premium was hard to swallow right out of the gate, and the nav system was outdated by like 10 years. I had the nearly same system in my 2006 SRX. The interior left a lot to be desired too. If I am paying nearly $100K all in I would expect better. In the end the 40K premium was too much to swallow and I had issues with previous Caddys in my past. The Lincoln Mark LT and the Explorer I have had were trouble free in comparison. The low 12 second passes I saw on youtube from some of you guys also helped a bit ;D. Of all the cars I have owned (I have owned quite a few) The SHO is the best bang for your buck I have ever had in a car. I enjoy driving it every day, and as for the touch panel and the interior buttons now that I know where everything is I actually like it now. Sorry for the rant but if it doesn't say BMW, Audi or Mercedes Car and Driver and Consumer reports have noting good to say. Just my 2 cents.
A different opinion ;) Although he didn't have the PP lol.
http://youtu.be/gdkmkHkG2ro (http://youtu.be/gdkmkHkG2ro)
Im sorry but when I was shopping for a new car to replace my g6 I had my mind set a g37x sedan. Test drove it liked it. I went home did some price comparisons and ford came up on the screen. I clicked it just to see what kind of cars they had since I liked the new fusion and came across the SHO. I decided wth let me just see. Found one at the dealership and went to test drive it. Let me tell you IMO even the infiniti could not match how I felt riding in the SHO and the good thing about this car is that noone really has one around here. I have only seen one in my area and that was 5 months ago. This car is a perfect blend of comfort and a whole lot of performance. Infiniti g37x is ranked high by most reviewers well over what the Taurus was rated at but I dont see what the hell they are talking about I would take this car over the infiniti any day