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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO at Epping Dragway: Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">after the jump</a></small></em></strong><br /></div>
<br />The 2010 Taurus SHO packs 365 horsepower courtesy of its twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 engine, but something about the sheer size of Ford's full-size sedan tells us that it doesn't quite belong on the track. That didn't stop one man from taking the 21st century SHO to New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire to try his luck in a straight-line foot race.<br /><br />The massive SHO took its spot at the left starting gate against a Fox body Mustang of undetermined modification, and when the tree turned green, the 4,300-pound Taurus gave its fellow Ford all it could handle. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">Hit the jump</a> to watch the 2010 Taurus SHO notch a credible 13.92 at 100 mph at Epping. Since we've already seen the 350 horsepower EcoBoost MKS <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/22/drag-racing-with-ecoboost-at-milan-dragway-w-video/">hit 13.9</a> at Milan dragway in Michigan, we're guessing the SHO Taurus was either bone stock or only modestly modified. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hat tip to Brian</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/">First Drive: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/01-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/02-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/03-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/04-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/05-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.bangshift.com/blog/BREAKING-VIDEO-2010-Taurus-SHO-Runs-13.92-at-the-Drags.html">Bang Shift</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO breaks into the 13s</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO breaks into the 13s</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:00 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.bangshift.com/blog/BREAKING-VIDEO-2010-Taurus-SHO-Runs-13.92-at-the-Drags.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19130992/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>2010 Ford Taurus SHO at Epping Dragway: Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">after the jump</a></small></em></strong><br /></div>
<br />The 2010 Taurus SHO packs 365 horsepower courtesy of its twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 engine, but something about the sheer size of Ford's full-size sedan tells us that it doesn't quite belong on the track. That didn't stop one man from taking the 21st century SHO to New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire to try his luck in a straight-line foot race.<br /><br />The massive SHO took its spot at the left starting gate against a Fox body Mustang of undetermined modification, and when the tree turned green, the 4,300-pound Taurus gave its fellow Ford all it could handle. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">Hit the jump</a> to watch the 2010 Taurus SHO notch a credible 13.92 at 100 mph at Epping. Since we've already seen the 350 horsepower EcoBoost MKS <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/22/drag-racing-with-ecoboost-at-milan-dragway-w-video/">hit 13.9</a> at Milan dragway in Michigan, we're guessing the SHO Taurus was either bone stock or only modestly modified. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hat tip to Brian</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/">First Drive: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/01-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/02-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/03-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/04-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/05-2010-ford-taurus-sho-fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.bangshift.com/blog/BREAKING-VIDEO-2010-Taurus-SHO-Runs-13.92-at-the-Drags.html">Bang Shift</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO breaks into the 13s</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/">VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO breaks into the 13s</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:00 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.bangshift.com/blog/BREAKING-VIDEO-2010-Taurus-SHO-Runs-13.92-at-the-Drags.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19130992/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/video-2010-taurus-sho-breaks-into-the-13s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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