The Ford Taurus SHO is a front wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 6000 rpm and 291 N·m (215 lb·ft/29.7 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1565 kg.
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) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4877 mm | 192 inches | |
| Width | 1808 mm | 71.2 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1565 kg | 3450 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Yamaha | ||
| Engine code | 99P | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3191 cc (194.727 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 80 mm
3.62 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 291 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.7 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.4 kW/litre 69.9 ps/litre 68.9 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.19 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1146 kPa (166.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.54 kg/kW 15.93 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 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 | 10967 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Ford Taurus SHO Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2015-08-16. |
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