2011 Ford Taurus + SHO Boasts Many Innovations

2011 Ford Taurus + SHO

28 Miles Per Gallon

Taurus +SHO is where high mileage and high performance thrive. A 3.5L Duratec® V6 engine delivers a liquid smooth and highly efficient 263 hp. It’s mated with a 6-speed automatic transmission to put you in the right gear at the right time. If you prefer to rev it up, Taurus offers an available SelectShift AutomaticTM transmission for manual shifts using racing-style paddles on the steering wheel.

Road dynamics are equally impressive, thanks to extensive hands-on testing. Countless hours in the lab and on the track allowed our engineering team to fine-tune the suspension calibrations on Taurus to perfect its ride and handling balance. “Each change was designed to wake you up and make you feel alive behind the wheel,” explains Cristina Rodriguez, Vehicle Dynamics Development Engineer on Taurus. And she should know. She’s not just a dedicated Ford engineer; she’s also a race car driver.

MAGNIFICENT MILES – Styling enhances your comfort and fuel economy.

Beauty has its benefits, and every flowing line on this muscular physique has its purpose. Consider the crease that runs across the trunk lid of the 2011 Taurus. It’s one of the many details that designers carefully finessed to create the most aerodynamic, wind-slicing shape. The design helps contribute to enhancements in performance, interior quiet and fuel economy.

Ford stylists have carved out a distinctly satisfying space inside Taurus. A unique forward-leaning center stack flows into a sweeping center console, enlarging the cabin, elevating controls and visually suggesting individual passenger compartments. Cool Ice BlueTM Lighting welcomes you. A solid sense of quiet surrounds you. The quality of high-grade materials and high-tech features dazzle you.

Industry-First: Active Motion Messaging Front Seats

The front seats graciously offer a unique sensory experience with the availability of industry-first massaging seats, plus the comfort of heating and cooling. For rear passengers, heated seats are also an option. And to block harmful, hot solar rays, an available rear-window power sunshade rises with the touch of a button.

SYNC. Say the word.

Voice-activated Ford SYNC® is an award-winning, available system that works with your paired Bluetooth®-enabled mobile phone, your digital media player and even a USB drive.

It provides hands-free calling, plays your music, delivers Vehicle Health Reports and 911 Assist.TM .

With the simple touch of a button and voice commands, SYNC with Traffic, Directions and Information provides turn-by-turn directions, personalized traffic reports, news, sports, weather and business searches. SyncMyRide.com has the latest details.

The available Navigation System features a vibrant 8-in. LCD touch screen. With its colorful maps, you can zoom, scroll and preview your route. This system plays DVDs while Taurus is in Park and provides nearly 10 gigs of storage space for your photos and music. It also includes an introductory 6-month subscription to SIRIUS TrafficTM and SIRIUS Travel Link.TM.

With available SIRIUS® Satellite Radio, you’ll enjoy an introductory 6-month subscription to over 130 channels including 100% commercial-free music, plus the best in sports, news, talk and entertainment, 24/7, coast-to-coast. New for 2011, you can add “The Best of XM” channels at no charge.

Surround yourself with the power of available class-leading radar systems. Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support. BLIS® with cross-traffic alert. They help see what’s coming when you can’t. More driver information is always better. No other vehicle in the class offers this kind of peace of mind and convenience.

WAKE-UP CALL

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), up to a third of all crash reports involve rear-end collisions. One key reason: driver distraction. While the big, fast-cooling, ventilated disc brakes on Taurus provide exceptional stopping power, only you can control your attention and reaction time. That’s why Taurus offers available radar systems that are designed to help you avoid an accident.

SAFE DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Available class-exclusive adaptive cruise control uses forward radar to monitor traffic. It’s designed to adjust your cruising speed to maintain a preset “headway” distance to the vehicle in front of you (29, 44 or 66 yards). Based on a speed of 60 mph.

RED ALERT

Early warning is key to helping prevent an accident, so Taurus offers available collision warning with brake support. This radar-based system is designed to alert you if its sensors detect a potential collision with the car in front of you by flashing a heads-up display red warning light across the windshield and sounding an alarm. That alert can provide 1.5 to 2.5 seconds for you to hit the brakes. If you don’t react in time, it pre-charges the brakes and increases brake-assist sensitivity to provide full responsiveness when you brake.

YOUR LOOKOUT

Help avoid neck wrenching and panic maneuvers with the available BLIS (Blind Spot Information System). When driving, this vigilant watchdog uses 2 radar sensors located in the rear quarter panels to detect vehicles in the surrounding lanes. If a vehicle enters one of your blind-spot zones, the system alerts you with a warning light in the appropriate sideview mirror.

BACKUP CLEARANCE

Unlike most rear-sensing systems, the available cross-traffic alert system uses radar to watch for traffic behind you when slowly backing out of a parking spot. When it detects vehicles approaching from up to 15 yards away (about 5 parking spaces), it sends an audible warning, a message center alert, and a visual display in the corresponding mirror. Brilliant technology to help prevent a bad day.

INSTANT IN – AND ON STORE THE KEY WHERE YOU PLEASE

With a simple touch, you can unlock the door, start the engine and more. With available Intelligent Access with push buttonstart, you merely approach the car and touch the keypad. Sensing the remote in your pocket or purse, Taurus unlocks for you. Settle in, press the brake pedal and start button, and the engine purrs to life. No turn of the ignition required.

MINDING THEIR (ROAD) MANNERS

The industry-first, Ford-exclusive MyKey® owner controls feature lets you assign separate keys for additional drivers, all coded to enforce your specific driving restrictions. You can limit vehicle functions, including top speed and audio volume, and add warning alerts at pre-selected speeds. When activated, MyKey also encourages smart driving behavior by muting audio until safety belts are buckled, chiming earlier for low-fuel warnings, and prohibiting the shutoff of key accident-avoidance features like AdvanceTrac® electronic stability control.

MAGIC TOUCH

It’s mounted flush, and is unseen on the driver’s door pillar until you touch it. Instantly, the standard, industry-exclusive SecuriCodeTMminvisible keypad glows red. Press the illuminated numbers to enter your 5-digit code, and you’re in. It’s freedom to leave your keys behind.

EcoBoost

It lies quietly in wait, a 365-hp, twin-turbocharged, direct-injection EcoBoostTM V6 sitting under the hood. As it launches, others catch a glimpse of its powerful shape, punctuated by the tuned exhaust note that emanates from dual chrome-tipped pipes. An aerodynamic rear spoiler and lower front chin state its intentions and enhance performance. Premium 19-in. aluminum wheels or available 20s add sophisticated shine. From the outside, it might slip by undetected but for its stealthy painted grille, crisp HID headlamps and unique LED parking lamps.

Inside, there’s no question: SHO is every inch a driver’s car. Plant yourself behind the leather-wrapped steering wheel, onto the perforated Miko® Suede and leather-trimmed power driver’s seat. Crisp aluminum trim gleams before you, a unique high-tech finish that’s part of the SHO treatment. It reaches all the way down to your feet, where aluminum pedals wait to be pressed to the “SHO” branded floor mats.

Superb Handling - PEAK PERFORMER

For the ultimate enthusiast, push it over the top with the SHO Performance Package. It includes upgraded brake pads, sportcalibrated steering, a “Sport Mode” setting for the AdvanceTrac® system, a lower 3.16:1 final drive ratio (vs. 2.77:1) for faster acceleration, and 20-in. summer performance tires on premium painted aluminum wheels for tenacious grip.

Tighter handling, tighter turns, a tighter relationship with the road. With SHO, driving dynamics take a serious turn. We optimized chassis calibrations for precise response to driver inputs and exceptional body control in the curves. Unique, SHO-specific equipment includes sport-tuned struts and shocks, larger front and rear stabilizer bars, higher spring rates and higher-rate front strut mounts. A greater power bias to the rear wheels gives the standard all-wheel-drive SHO superb balance. At the critical driver interface, advanced electric power-assisted steering delivers crisp response and excellent on-center feel.

UNBELIEVABLE BALANCE

Taurus features an SR1 rear suspension. Named for its one-to- one rear shock absorber ratio, this geometry provides a superior balance between cornering and handling, while offering a stable baseline for tuning. And its full, dynamic range accommodates 20-in. rims.

TRANSFER OF POWER

A high-capacity 6-speed SelectShift AutomaticTM transmission delivers EcoBoost’s amazing power to the road via a sophisticated torquesensing.

All-Wheel-Drive System.

With 6 speeds at its disposal, SHO intuitively selects the perfect gear at any moment for effortless acceleration and comfortable high-speed cruising. If you’re up for it, paddle shifters put control at your fingertips.

FAST FORWARD

No need to wait for rpm to build with the EcoBoost V6. Just enjoy the broad, linear torque band all the way from 1,500 to 5,000 rpm. At the heart of SHO’s performance is the highly advanced 3.5L EcoBoostTM V6 twin-turbocharged, direct-injection engine. From a modest 3.5 liters, it delivers a stunning 365 hp and 350 lb.-ft. of torque. The secret is the masterful partnership of twin turbochargers and direct fuel injection – the first such production engine in North America. It gives you the thrust of a V8, with the thirst of a V6.

PERFECT SHOT – Fuel Injection
Fuel is delivered through precision-machined microscopic openings at the injector tip, atomized by intense pressure to create fine droplets that average 15 microns in size. The high-pressure mist has a cooling effect that allows denser air into the combustion chamber for maximum power with every stroke.

SOURCE: Ford Taurus + SHO Brochure

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