When the SHO dies, you repair the SHO. Because the SHO must go on.

Ford forced Yamaha to choke this engine from it's original 300 Hp. So Yamaha out of spite made it so this car out accelerated the Mustang GT over 100 MPH. It's 1 cam swap away from this HP BTW.

I have had 4 of these. The look on a late 80's Corvette owners face when you drop it to 3rd from 5th and leave them looking at Taurus tail lights is priceless!!

Oh and I have to add, the new SHO doesn't have a V8, it's that Ford 3.5 twin turbo. However the generation AFTER this SHO has a V8

First car for me in high school. Parents had no idea haha. 137mph top speed

If I had to do the "it's not fast" sell to a parent, I'd say the "SHO" meant it was the fanciest interior which made it worth showing off.

I'm gonna get one of these and every time I have to repair it I will loudly proclaim "THE SHO MUST GO ON"

Conan O'Brien had/has one of these, in manual. It used to be a running gag especially on Late Night. Conan would always make fun of it being so crappy and dull. I don't think that's the whole story. I think he might be a secretive enthusiast. Kind of an opposite to Jay Leno. He might even still have the Taurus. I mean, why wouldn't he? He kept it for at least twenty years while having plenty of money for flashier vehicles. This doesn't really matter but I find this interesting.

Something that should be mentioned is that the SHO (1st and 2nd gen) has little to no aftermarket support besides making a drag machine. I’ve owned my ‘91 sho for about 3 years now and it has spent most of the time in the driveway because Taurus parts literally rot away (most likely planned obsolescence). All salvage examples have been crushed by now, so seriously, if you want this car to drive daily, I highly do not recommend simply based on the parts that fail around the engine. Engine is reliable, but the rest of the build quality is questionable for the amount of money it cost initially on its first run.

All this time I have been spelling out "SHO" when referring to this car.

It was Ford's regular 3.0 v6 Yamaha helped design dohc heads and that super high flow intake.

The first time I saw the SHO was the 1998 version in Gran Turismo 4

I loved my 1990 SHO. It was easily one of the best cars I've owned and driven. Not much in the corners, but it did pull like a banshee down the on ramp. Ran mine to 255,000 miles and was still able to sell it for $1300.

The first car I bought out of college (1995) was a 1994 Taurus SHO that had 15K miles for $15K. Loved that car but sold it for a WRX. Loved that car, too!

My friend’s dad had one of those. It was fun when he got to drive it.

I always loved the subtlety of the SHO. You had to know what you were looking at. The bumpers were slightly different and sportier, the badging blended into the moulding, the tiny wing, dual exhausts etc. And the notoriety of a special Yamaha engine....pure 90s lore! I lump this thing in with the Impala SS, T-bird turbocoup and Mercury Murader...all gorgeous atainable dream cars from yesteryear!

I'm amazed the shape it's in, being from the Maritimes....

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"While the Falcon sprint never outran the mustang..."

A ford with a japanese engine?