sho means sport on a ford taurus.
sho means sport on a ford taurus.
what does sho mean on a ford taurus?
sport
the ford taurus sho (super high output) is a high-performance variant of the taurus that was introduced in 1989. although it shared the same basic design of the taurus, it had a different drivetrain, a different engine developed by yamaha, as well as many cosmetic differences on both the exterior and interior. the sho was not initially intended to be produced when the taurus was first developed; it was produced after ford shelved a vehicle in development that was intended to compete with the pontiac fiero and toyota mr2 replacing the ford exp, and needed to use up engines that were developed for this car by yamaha, which ford was under contract to use. because of this, the sho was initially intended to be a limited production model to be produced only in 1989, of which ford advertised it as. however, the sho proved to be surprisingly popular, convincing ford to order more engines and make the sho a series production model. the sho was sold until 1991, when it was replaced by a second generation of taurus sho.
ford taurus (first generation)
for 1996, the sho was redesigned. unlike its predecessors, this sho was more refined and used less radical bodywork. it differed from the normal taurus with different seats, wheels, bumpers, v8 drivetrain, as well as a fin being put on the driver's side windshield wiper, to keep it on the windshield at high speeds. this sho model sold in lower numbers than the previous sho generations, with sales peaking at 9,000 units in 1997. as a result, ford cut the sho when redesigning the taurus for its fourth generation. it was also the only ford taurus generation with a v8 engine. the 1996 and later models got the ax4n transmission, which has the same gearsets (and thus the same gear ratios) as the ax4s used in the 1993 to 1995 sho, but had improved torque capacity and shift quality, such as 3-2 downshifts.
ford taurus sho