Ford Taurus SHO Performance Package is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 365 bhp (370 PS/272 kW) at 5500 rpm and 475 Nm (350 lbft/48.4 kgm) at 1500-5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
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 | 2868 mm | 112.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1659 mm | 65.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Length | 5154 mm | 202.9 inches | |
| Width | 1935 mm | 76.2 inches | |
| Height | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Duratec V6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3496 cc (213.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.5 × 86.7 mm
3.64 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 370 PS (365 bhp) (272 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) at 1500-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.9 kW/litre 105.9 ps/litre 104.4 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.87 Nm/litre
1.64 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alimunim block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1707.4 kPa (247.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.16 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270490 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Ford Taurus SHO Performance Package (2013) added 2012-05-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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