Why does everyone hate the SHO?

[BeerOrGasoline]

[MENTION=19]Kay Jay[/MENTION] [MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] [MENTION=85]EmersonHart13[/MENTION] [MENTION=12]Bru[/MENTION] [MENTION=22]syP[/MENTION]




did I miss something? When did everyone jump on the SHO hating bandwagon?

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[syP]

the SHO died in 1995.

thats why

 

[Yaj Yak]

cuz ecoboosts suck i thought you knew this

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

cuz ecoboosts suck i thought you knew this

mine has been very nice to me.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Would rather walk barefoot on glass then drive in a new SHO

 

[Yaj Yak]

JUNK.

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

I need reasons.

 

[Yaj Yak]

quite honestly i don't hate them, i just think there are better options for the money. to me the front seats feel crammed as fuck and the car feels a fuck ton smaller inside than it should imo.

the car is almost the height of my pickup and almost the length but it feels smaller than a fusion inside.

additionally im unimpressed by the gas mileage... my buddy sees 14-16 or so

 

[RedBeard]

I was just metioning that I think the trunk on [MENTION=5363]Blinkstang[/MENTION]'s SHO was as high as the tailgate on my old 4x4 Ranger.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Agreed about the interior space. The G8 has way more room and they're essentially the same sized car.

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

[MENTION=5363]Blinkstang[/MENTION] see's low 20's in his '11 with Perf Pkg if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Yaj Yak]

that's cool.

my best friend's which primarily sees city driveway with some highway mixed in... probably 65/35% city/hwy, sees 14-16 and that seems pretty common.

Review: 2011 Ford Taurus SHO | New and Used Car Reviews, Research & Automotive-Industry News & LeftLaneNews

Only mediocre fuel economy prevents us from declaring this sedan as one of the best road-tripping vehicles on the market. Around town, we struggled to see 16-17 mpg, while highway driving barely mustered 22 mpg, a far cry from the EPA's 25 mpg suggestion. We've seen better real-world numbers out of the more powerful V8-powered Charger R/T. Again, think of this as an EcoBoost.

Read more: Review: 2011 Ford Taurus SHO | New and Used Car Reviews, Research & Automotive-Industry News & LeftLaneNews

if im buying a $20k used car, it's going to get better hwy mpg than my current pickup.

 

[Yaj Yak]

they're 4400lbs



fuck.

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

Maybe myself and blinkstang are the outliers in that we stay outta boost stop light to stop light and are rewarded with good fuel economy?

 

[Xfirez51]

And it looks every pound of it too!
I loved my 90 and 92 SHO's

 

[Yaj Yak]

Maybe myself and blinkstang are the outliers in that we stay outta boost stop light to stop light and are rewarded with good fuel economy?

sounds boring

 

[syP]

SHO stood for...

Mid size handling sedan that competes with the 5 series BMW.


that simply has NOT happened since 1995...

 

[The Beast]

quite honestly i don't hate them, i just think there are better options for the money. to me the front seats feel crammed as fuck and the car feels a fuck ton smaller inside than it should imo.

the car is almost the height of my pickup and almost the length but it feels smaller than a fusion inside.

additionally im unimpressed by the gas mileage... my buddy sees 14-16 or so

14-16 mpg he needs to go get it checked out ASAP . I've had many demo SHO's and average 19.5-21 mixed driving and not easy on the throttle. I drive a expl sport now and average 18-19 mpg but I'm easy on the sport

 

[Yaj Yak]

14-16 mpg he needs to go get it checked out ASAP . I've had many demo SHO's and average 19.5-21 mixed driving and not easy on the throttle. I drive a expl sport now and average 18-19 mpg but I'm easy on the sport

it's been in and out of the dealer... they also say the same. it's about right for primarily city driving.

i love internet forum mpg dreams.

 

[The Beast]

Would rather walk barefoot on glass then drive in a new SHO

Wow what are u daily driving that so much better than a sho ?

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

sounds boring

commuting is boring. It's why I do it in a long wheel-base "luxury" interior.





edit: had to throw the quotes around luxury. wouldn't want you guys thinking ford makes anything too nice.

 

[BeerOrGasoline]

i love internet forum mpg dreams.

I get ~20mpg. Feel free to stick your head in the window to confirm whenever you see the truck.


Stick that in yer internet crack pipe and smoke it.

 

[Yaj Yak]

e'd like to tell you that we averaged the same 17 MPG fuel economy in the SHO as we did in Mandel Bread, unfortunately we can't.

2010 Ford Taurus SHO: First Drive

 

[The Beast]

it's been in and out of the dealer... they also say the same. it's about right for primarily city driving.



i love internet forum mpg dreams.

No dreams buddy I've had SHO's for demos since 2010 and drive 60 miles per day. The only way u can see 14 mpg is if u race light to light all day.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I get ~20mpg. Feel free to stick your head in the window to confirm whenever you see the truck.


Stick that in yer internet crack pipe and smoke it.

id rather meet at a gas station, fill the trucks up full, go on a 100 mile drive to another gas station, stop for lunch and beer on the way twice and then finish at a gas station and see what they shut off at.