I was reading my April 1989 issue of Hot Rod magazine, and enjoying a article about the 89' Ford Taurus SHO. This issue also had an multi-page ad titled Ford OUTPERFORMING EVERY CAR COMPANY IN AMERICA. Five vehicles listed Mustang Gt/Escort Gt/Probe Gt/ Thunderbird SC/and one of my favorites the Taurus SHO. The reason i'm posting this is because , i was wondering where did all the enthusiasm for a powerful V-6 engine go with Ford??? The DOHC 3.0L 24-Valve was described as a advanced powerplant developed in cooperation with Yamaha. The arbitary 7300-rpm redline exists primarily to protect less tolerable components of the external accessory drive systems:in fact, the engine itself is safe well beyond 8500 rpm.The engine withstands and, indeed relishes this abuse because it was engineered as a total high-performance package. The capacity for 250 hp is easily within Fords grasp, and without forced-induction. America's first four-door musclecar is what John Baechtel called it. If this engine was developed today what kind of output could it achieve with increased displacement?? I recently read a article about the dismal sales of the current Ford Five Hundred/ Taurus/ they called it Homer Simpson. With a more sporty design and available SHO for todays market Ford can once again make the claim :"OUTPERFORMING EVERY CAR COMPANY IN AMERICA" JMO
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