The Ford Taurus SHO is a 4 door saloon-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Ford Taurus SHO weighs a claimed 1621 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 219 km/h (136 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2756 mm | 108.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 5037 mm | 198.3 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 122 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1621 kg | 3574 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 64.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford/Yamaha | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3392 cc (206.993 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.4 × 79.5 mm
3.24 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
49.5 kW/litre 67.3 ps/litre 66.3 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
89.92 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-V fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1129.9 kPa (163.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 424 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 22.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.2 s
@ 86 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 219 km/h (136 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.66 kg/kW 16.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/55 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228393 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Ford Taurus SHO added 2011-01-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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