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AUTOS: Taurus SHO Is ‘Esquire’ Car Of Year
Written by: SPEED Staff
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06/12/2009
Dearborn, Mich.
 
Esquire magazine editors evaluated nearly a dozen significant new cars – using some unique subjective criteria – before naming the 2010 Taurus SHO as its inaugural Car of the Year. The article appears in the magazine's July issue, on newsstands today.

Taurus SHO is powered by a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, delivering an estimated 365 horsepower while maintaining fuel economy. (Photo: Ford) ยป More Photos
"We had three main criteria in selecting the Esquire Car of the Year," said David Granger, editor-in-chief.

"The vehicle needed to be a pleasure to drive and be capable of shortening your breath when you slam down the pedal. It needed to be gorgeous and aggressive, capable of eliciting stares and gawks. And it needed to be attainable – a vehicle that most men actually can buy and drive. The new Taurus SHO nailed all of these parameters."

Competing with some of the best luxury sedans in the industry, Taurus SHO was the editors’ unanimous choice.

"The reason we care about the new Taurus can be boiled down to four words: Looks good, goes fast,” said Esquire automotive correspondent, Ezra Dyer. “With a 3.5-liter
turbo V-6, dubbed EcoBoost, you get V-8 power with V-6 fuel economy.

"The SHO is a sleeper – a vehicle you can live with every day, that happens to have a secret under the hood."

Ford touted the award as it gets ready to release the Taurus and Taurus SHO to showrooms in the next few weeks.

"We're thrilled and honored with this award," said Frank Davis, executive director, Ford North American Product Programs. "Taurus – and the SHO model honored here – are Ford's flagship sedans. We trust that customers will be equally impressed."
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