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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