The Ford Taurus SHO is a front wheel drive automobile, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1500 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 225 km/h, which equates to 140 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 | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.5 litres | 15.5 [18.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.16 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Yamaha | ||
| Engine code | 99Y | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2986 cc (182.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
54.9 kW/litre 74.7 ps/litre 73.7 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
90.76 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-IV fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1140.5 kPa (165.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.1 s
@ 95 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 148.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 146.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.14 kg/kW 15.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle GT P215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle GT P215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.74 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71764 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Ford Taurus SHO added before December 1995. Last modified 2015-08-16. |
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