<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528990/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/01-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho-580op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO gets air - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528996/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/07-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho-250op.jpg" alt="" /></a>Our lucky compatriots at <a href="http://autos.aol.com/">AOL Autos</a> had the chance to get some passenger-seat time in the all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2010FordTaurusSHO/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a>, along with a glimpse into the inner-workings of FoMoCo's engineering team. The story centers around Ford's only female Vehicle Dynamics Development Engineer, Christina "Crissy" Rodriguez, who's "equal parts engineer, race driver and vehicle psychologist." <br /><br />During her 12-year stint at Ford, Rodriguez has been instrumental in the development of a number of vehicles and has spent the last eight years tuning the chassis that underpins the new Taurus, along with its platform siblings, the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex.<br /><br />The final third of the article gets into the performance and dynamics of the SHO, where Rodriguez takes AOL Auto's Rex Roy for a spin around Ford's Dearborn proving grounds. While its not a comprehensive review of the hottest Taurus in over a decade, Roy reports that the six-speed automatic shifts smoothly and quickly, forward momentum is electric, the sonorous sounds from the engine are top-notch and, most telling, "the faster Rodriguez drove, the smaller the Taurus seemed to get..." Sounds like a winning combination so far, and you can <a href="http://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003">read the full "First Ride" here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/">First Ride: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528990/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/01-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528991/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/02-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528992/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/03-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528993/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/04-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528994/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/05-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003">AOL Autos</a> | Image Source: Ford, Rex Roy]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/">AOL Autos snags ride in 2010 Taurus SHO with Ford's only female dynamics engineer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:01:00 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://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1533222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO gets air - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528996/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/07-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho-250op.jpg" alt="" /></a>Our lucky compatriots at <a href="http://autos.aol.com/">AOL Autos</a> had the chance to get some passenger-seat time in the all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2010FordTaurusSHO/">2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a>, along with a glimpse into the inner-workings of FoMoCo's engineering team. The story centers around Ford's only female Vehicle Dynamics Development Engineer, Christina "Crissy" Rodriguez, who's "equal parts engineer, race driver and vehicle psychologist." <br /><br />During her 12-year stint at Ford, Rodriguez has been instrumental in the development of a number of vehicles and has spent the last eight years tuning the chassis that underpins the new Taurus, along with its platform siblings, the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex.<br /><br />The final third of the article gets into the performance and dynamics of the SHO, where Rodriguez takes AOL Auto's Rex Roy for a spin around Ford's Dearborn proving grounds. While its not a comprehensive review of the hottest Taurus in over a decade, Roy reports that the six-speed automatic shifts smoothly and quickly, forward momentum is electric, the sonorous sounds from the engine are top-notch and, most telling, "the faster Rodriguez drove, the smaller the Taurus seemed to get..." Sounds like a winning combination so far, and you can <a href="http://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003">read the full "First Ride" here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/">First Ride: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528990/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/01-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528991/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/02-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528992/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/03-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528993/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/04-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-ride-2010-ford-taurus-sho/1528994/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/05-aol-autos-ford-taurus-sho_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003">AOL Autos</a> | Image Source: Ford, Rex Roy]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/">AOL Autos snags ride in 2010 Taurus SHO with Ford's only female dynamics engineer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:01:00 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://autos.aol.com/article/car-news/Ford-Taurus-SHO-drive/20090430003>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1533222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/30/aol-autos-snags-ride-in-2010-taurus-sho-with-fords-only-female/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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