2010 Ford Taurus SHO to start at $37,995!

[mr.michael 10+ year member]

it looks nice but hahah 37k? I'd buy a is350 before i buy that pos ford.

ford hater

 

[mr.michael 10+ year member]

Because I
lol fo sho

 

[atoz350 10+ year member]

Did anyone else notice that this one is going to be powered by a twin-turbo 3.5L V-6? Can we say mod-friendly? They may have a winnar here.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Like the look of it and have been in both the Taurus Limited and TaurusX, both which were nice. And I am all for the big cars having a big family.

And I have nothing but good things with Ford, now Chevy and Chrysler, not so much........

They do need to bring the tag down to what the current Taurus sells right now and sell the regular Taurus under 20k and they would do much better IMO.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

The interesting part here is that Yamaha already has a waverunner called the SHO. It's a 4 cycl with the largest displacement in a PWC @ 1.8L. Released in 2008, they already have charger kits putting out 400+ HP when stock was 220ish... It's a great motor and the ski can reach crazy speeds on the water 85+.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/waverunner/products/modelhome/580/0/home.aspx

 

[KINGDELL91 10+ year member]

i like it

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I still can't believe Ford went from the name 500 to Tuarus. Yeah, the name Taurus is well recognized, as the bottom of the barrel rental fleet vehicle.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Stupid *** Ford. I think the reason that the 500 did not sell well that one year was because it was too associated with the Tauras name -- people would get interested, hear that the car had the Tauras engine, and then run away.

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

I like it it's got theta futuristic look. But I would spend my 38k better though. Maybe 28k I could see that

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

It makes me sick how many Americans have been brainwashed to believe that any american car is crap. Look it up, Mercedes has one of the worst reliability ratings of any major manufacturer. My parents have owned many and still have one, nice car, but not some kind of magic wonder. Look up the # on the FJ Cruiser and Scions.....yeah Toyota isn't perfect either.

As for the looks of that car....it looks great. All I need to do is go into the "pics of your ride" thread to know that 90% of you have NO TASTE.

AS for the name.....who gives a fuck.

Chevy did a good job with the new Malibu and this is a good step for Ford..... both those cars have miles more style than any Camry ever did.

Why must everyone pick sides? I'd buy an American car from any manufacturer as long as it looked good to me and had the performance that fit my needs/desires.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

It makes me sick how many Americans have been brainwashed to believe that any american car is crap. Look it up, Mercedes has one of the worst reliability ratings of any major manufacturer. My parents have owned many and still have one, nice car, but not some kind of magic wonder. Look up the # on the FJ Cruiser and Scions.....yeah Toyota isn't perfect either.
As for the looks of that car....it looks great. All I need to do is go into the "pics of your ride" thread to know that 90% of you have NO TASTE.

AS for the name.....who gives a fuck.

Chevy did a good job with the new Malibu and this is a good step for Ford..... both those cars have miles more style than any Camry ever did.

Why must everyone pick sides? I'd buy an American car from any manufacturer as long as it looked good to me and had the performance that fit my needs/desires.

I am with you on this one. There are many reasons for one to say they won't buy doemstic, but when they spout of reliability and quality, they a more than likely clueless.

 

[sexiewasd 10+ year member]

It makes me sick how many Americans have been brainwashed to believe that any american car is crap. Look it up, Mercedes has one of the worst reliability ratings of any major manufacturer. My parents have owned many and still have one, nice car, but not some kind of magic wonder. Look up the # on the FJ Cruiser and Scions.....yeah Toyota isn't perfect either.
As for the looks of that car....it looks great. All I need to do is go into the "pics of your ride" thread to know that 90% of you have NO TASTE.

AS for the name.....who gives a fuck.

Chevy did a good job with the new Malibu and this is a good step for Ford..... both those cars have miles more style than any Camry ever did.

Why must everyone pick sides? I'd buy an American car from any manufacturer as long as it looked good to me and had the performance that fit my needs/desires.

I highlighted the important parts, the rest is just blah blah blah...

I really don't get why people put so much emphasis on how a car looks. A car's looks should reflect how the car is made, every line should have a purpose, if it doesn't than it's lying to you.

I am with you on this one. There are many reasons for one to say they won't buy doemstic, but when they spout of reliability and quality, they a more than likely clueless.

I'll have to agree with you on this one. I don't really like Toyota's (Camry and Corolla) for reliability so much as their ability to be easily repaired. Things like bolt on ball joints, few different sized bolts, and simple designs make my life much easier.

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

Why on earth does luxury have to = tank with american car companies? I hate this big huge bulky car shit style they've got going.

because everyone ain't midgets like you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

The pricing is way off on that. I always liked the sho but not for 38k. If that was a hybrid maybe but there are too many great cars at this price

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

I still can't believe Ford went from the name 500 to Tuarus. Yeah, the name Taurus is well recognized, as the bottom of the barrel rental fleet vehicle.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
Stupid *** Ford. I think the reason that the 500 did not sell well that one year was because it was too associated with the Tauras name -- people would get interested, hear that the car had the Tauras engine, and then run away.

They did their research... The Taurus is the number one selling car of all time, there are more of them on the road than any other vehicle. They (temporarily) canned the whole Taurus platform and replaced it with two other vehicles, one slightly larger, the 500, and one slightly smaller, mighta been the freestyle I cant remember. Neither of those cars were as succesful, they rebadged the 500 as the Taurus, and Boom, it started selling again.

To all the people saying it wont sell, it has sold for over 20 years, and it will continue to sell whether you like the car or not. And to the genius on the first page saying that he would take the new camaro over this new SHO, guess what this car can do that the camaro will never do. Have four doors and enough room to comfortably carry cargo and passengers, while still being somewhat performance oriented.

Ford is the only american auto manufacturer who is keeping their heads above water right now. If they didnt think it would sell, they wouldnt be planning to produce it. And personally, I think these things will go flying out of the showrooms. They will be limited production and have a niche market. I like it, but Im not going to rush out to buy one either.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

It makes me sick how many Americans have been brainwashed to believe that any american car is crap. Look it up, Mercedes has one of the worst reliability ratings of any major manufacturer. My parents have owned many and still have one, nice car, but not some kind of magic wonder. Look up the # on the FJ Cruiser and Scions.....yeah Toyota isn't perfect either.
As for the looks of that car....it looks great. All I need to do is go into the "pics of your ride" thread to know that 90% of you have NO TASTE.

AS for the name.....who gives a fuck.

Chevy did a good job with the new Malibu and this is a good step for Ford..... both those cars have miles more style than any Camry ever did.

Why must everyone pick sides? I'd buy an American car from any manufacturer as long as it looked good to me and had the performance that fit my needs/desires.

I agree that it appears that American manufacturers have made some improvement as of late. If they have, I sincerely hate it took this long.

The Japaneese have in fact been "brainwashing" me for the last 25 years or so. Those tricky bastards keep selling me cars that seem to last forever with very low maintenance/repair costs.

Over the last six months I have noted American made cars that I am interested and then asked about them from people who currently own them. Almost invariably the owner's response is something to the effect of "meh," followed by a remark how the used to own a Japanese made car and that they wished they had bought a foreign made car.

I think most Americans, including me, would prefer to spend their money on American made vehicles, but many are hesitant to go ignore past exprience.