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The SHO finally returns to the Taurus lineup for 2010, and it's going to be a proper storming-fast super saloon this time around.  Just by the numbers, expect this super-Taurus to leave a few astonished looks on the faces of sports car drivers all over America: 365 horsepower.  350 lb-ft of torque.  Electronic torque-sensing all-wheel-drive.  6 speed automatic with paddle shifters.  It actually sounds more like an Audi S4 than a Taurus. Now, let's be clear: this new SHO isn't quite as "special" as the original.  The first-generation SHO, which debuted in 1989, was a hard-edged sports sedan, completely out of the blue, with a high-winding 3.0L 24v V6 with head developed by Yamaha.  Back in it's day, it was capable of some copious attitude-adjusting performance;

The SHO Taurus is one of the forgotten performance heroes of America's past.  It was originally a high-performance variant of the first three generations of the Taurus family sedan, which used (in early years) a Yamaha-designed 3.0L or 3.2L V6 making 220 horsepower, and later another Yamaha-designed 3.4L 32v V8 making 235bhp.  After years of flagging sales, the SHO was dropped in 1999 with the introduction of the 4th generation (rental fleet) Taurus in 2000. Well, if you are a nutcase like me, I've got news for you!  The return of the SHO has been long rumored in the industry, and come February, we'll find out if our dreams are coming true.  There's a little nugget of information hidden on Ford's Microsite for the 2010 Taurus