<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/2010-ford-taurus-sho-chic09/1347786/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/10taurussho_01_optagagag.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Though <em>Esquire</em> isn't normally considered a car mag, it does have enough clout to get Ford to cough up the keys to a brand new 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TaurusSHO/">Taurus SHO</a>. The 365-hp sleeper sedan was named the magazine's first ever <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/">Car of the Year</a> and had to be driven in order to be considered. Along with the award, Esquire has just published the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">first driving impressions</a> of the SHO penned by Automobile columnist and all-around cool car guy Ezra Dyer. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">874-word article</a> contains only 100 words devoted to how the SHO actually drives, so the impression we get isn't a very deep one. But it is the first and, needless to say, Ezra was impressed, throwing out comparisons to the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series.<br /><br />You may be wondering when you'll read our own First Drive of the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. We'll be behind the wheel of the entire 2010 Taurus line late next week, but driving impressions for the SHO are embargoed until Wednesday, July 22. Word around the water cooler is that this embargo may be shaky since <em>Esquire</em> has already published driving impressions of the SHO, regardless of how few details were revealed. Keep an eye out either way.<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: <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">Esquire</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/"><em>Esquire</em> publishes first driving impressions of 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:58:00 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.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19065759/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/#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 />Though <em>Esquire</em> isn't normally considered a car mag, it does have enough clout to get Ford to cough up the keys to a brand new 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TaurusSHO/">Taurus SHO</a>. The 365-hp sleeper sedan was named the magazine's first ever <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/2010-ford-taurus-sho-named-i-esquire-i-car-of-the-year/">Car of the Year</a> and had to be driven in order to be considered. Along with the award, Esquire has just published the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">first driving impressions</a> of the SHO penned by Automobile columnist and all-around cool car guy Ezra Dyer. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">874-word article</a> contains only 100 words devoted to how the SHO actually drives, so the impression we get isn't a very deep one. But it is the first and, needless to say, Ezra was impressed, throwing out comparisons to the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series.<br /><br />You may be wondering when you'll read our own First Drive of the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. We'll be behind the wheel of the entire 2010 Taurus line late next week, but driving impressions for the SHO are embargoed until Wednesday, July 22. Word around the water cooler is that this embargo may be shaky since <em>Esquire</em> has already published driving impressions of the SHO, regardless of how few details were revealed. Keep an eye out either way.<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: <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709">Esquire</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/"><em>Esquire</em> publishes first driving impressions of 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:58:00 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.esquire.com/features/cars/2010-ford-taurus-SHO-0709>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19065759/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/12/em-esquire-em-publishes-first-driving-impressions-of-2010-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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