My bad... the current SHO engine is a 365hp VEEEE-SIXXXX, not v8.
> (Check my email address.) I used to be a Ford Taurus SHO owner. The current
>generation of the SHO comes with the new Ford "eco-boost" engine. It is a
>turbocharged engine, hence the "boost" part, and it is supposed to be higher
>fuel mileage than the equivalent V8 engine and therefore better for the
>environment, hence the "eco" part. The engine is basically a 3.5L V8 that has
>maximum computer-limited horsepower of 365. That engine came out in 2010,
>this year they have apparently made versions that are 3.7L as well. Anyway
>the idea is that it generates the "thrust of a V8" with "the economy of a V6",
>to borrow from the actual SHO television commercials. The engine actually has
>good low-end torque with a relatively flat torque curve, again probably shaped
>that way by computer engine management. Some people theorized that they did
>this to protect the front wheel drive transaxle for excessive horsepower.
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