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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />The Ford Taurus hasn't even hit the market yet, but it's already beginning to win props from the press. <em>Esquire</em> has entered the award fray by picking the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/officially-official-2010-ford-taurus-sho/">Taurus SHO</a> as its inaugural 2010 Car of the Year. The long-running men's magazine has three criteria for its award: terrific ride and handling with plenty of speed; attractive sheetmetal that elicits stares; and an attainable price point. Editor-in-chief David Granger says that the SHO hits all the marks, as the twin-turbocharged Ford was the unanimous winner amongst <em>Esquire</em> editors.<br /><br /><em>Esquire</em> correspondent (and <span style="font-style: italic;">Automobile Magazine</span> columnist) Ezra Dyer added that the SHO was a good every day driver that "happens to have a secret under the hood." We're pretty sure 365 horsepower is enough juice to fall in the 'sleeper' category. Ford is, for obvious reasons, pleased with its latest piece of hardware, adding that "we trust that customers will be equally impressed." <br /><br />Oh, and before you ask ('cause we did) - although the Taurus SHO hasn't hit the market and the official media drive hasn't happened yet, <span style="font-style: italic;">Esquire</span> did manage to secure a drive of the car before they handed out the award, although it isn't immediately clear what other cars were considered for the award. Interestingly, the magazine's article apparently doesn't actually delve into the area of driving impressions, so Ford says it was copacetic with the pre-embargo coverage. Us? We'll finally get our chance to flog the SHO very soon, but we've promised the Blue Oval not to tell you about it until late July, so you'll have to wait. Hit the jump to read Ford's press release.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347786/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/000_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347793/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/001_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347794/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/002_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347795/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/003_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347790/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/004_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2010 Ford Taurus SHO named <i>Esquire</i> Car of the Year</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO named <i>Esquire</i> Car of the Year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19063529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />The Ford Taurus hasn't even hit the market yet, but it's already beginning to win props from the press. <em>Esquire</em> has entered the award fray by picking the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/officially-official-2010-ford-taurus-sho/">Taurus SHO</a> as its inaugural 2010 Car of the Year. The long-running men's magazine has three criteria for its award: terrific ride and handling with plenty of speed; attractive sheetmetal that elicits stares; and an attainable price point. Editor-in-chief David Granger says that the SHO hits all the marks, as the twin-turbocharged Ford was the unanimous winner amongst <em>Esquire</em> editors.<br /><br /><em>Esquire</em> correspondent (and <span style="font-style: italic;">Automobile Magazine</span> columnist) Ezra Dyer added that the SHO was a good every day driver that "happens to have a secret under the hood." We're pretty sure 365 horsepower is enough juice to fall in the 'sleeper' category. Ford is, for obvious reasons, pleased with its latest piece of hardware, adding that "we trust that customers will be equally impressed." <br /><br />Oh, and before you ask ('cause we did) - although the Taurus SHO hasn't hit the market and the official media drive hasn't happened yet, <span style="font-style: italic;">Esquire</span> did manage to secure a drive of the car before they handed out the award, although it isn't immediately clear what other cars were considered for the award. Interestingly, the magazine's article apparently doesn't actually delve into the area of driving impressions, so Ford says it was copacetic with the pre-embargo coverage. Us? We'll finally get our chance to flog the SHO very soon, but we've promised the Blue Oval not to tell you about it until late July, so you'll have to wait. Hit the jump to read Ford's press release.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347786/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/000_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347793/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/001_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347794/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/002_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347795/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/003_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347790/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/004_2010taurussho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2010 Ford Taurus SHO named <i>Esquire</i> Car of the Year</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO named <i>Esquire</i> Car of the Year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19063529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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