When you think of fast Fords, chances are the Mustang is the first thing that springs to mind, especially those with the world ‘Shelby’ in their name. What you don’t think is the Ford Taurus – and we can’t blame you for that.
However, there is one Taurus variant that (if you’re past a certain age) does conjure up images of performance: the SHO. Standing for Super High Output, the Taurus SHO was originally produced between 1989 and 1999 before it was revived in 2009.
Of the Taurus SHO models built, it is perhaps the second-generation car that’s the most iconic. Powering this model was a 3.2-liter Ford SHO V6 delivering 220 hp and 215 lb-ft (292 Nm) of torque. While that alone makes for a rather fast Ford sedan, one owner in the U.S. has turned things up a notch. Actually, make that 10 notches.
The Taurus you’re looking at recently laid down 769 hp and 631 lb-ft (855 Nm) of torque at the front wheels. What’s even more remarkable is that the engine’s crankshaft and block are stock. Surprising, given the amount of power they have to deal with, and still they haven’t given up the ghost. Yet…
As you can imagine, the car is pretty fast. In fact, it recently clocked a 10.12- seconds quarter mile at 143 mph (230 km/h).
It’s difficult to imagine what it would be like driving a front-wheel drive Ford with roughly 900 hp at the crank. We imagine it could make you re-think how to live your life. Hats off to the brave owner; we love crazy things like this.