Taurus SHO in Sydney

b2tf · 28-05-2013, 08:04 AM

Motorn Mag have put pics on their FB page of a Taurus SHO being brought in at Sydney airport. Actually looks like a nice car, interesting timing too.

2011G6E · 28-05-2013, 08:11 AM

When you read up on the Ford USA website about the features they get in cars over there, people should be getting excited about it....stuff like SYNC, torque vectoring control, intelligent access and push start (like even cheap stuff has had here for years), multi-contour seating for fatigue management, and heaps of other things that we simply never even got offered in the Falcon.

The AWD SHO is an awesome car.

**DJM83** · 28-05-2013, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 2011G6E

When you read up on the Ford USA website about the features they get in cars over there, people should be getting excited about it....stuff like SYNC, torque vectoring control, intelligent access and push start (like even cheap stuff has had here for years), multi-contour seating for fatigue management, and heaps of other things that we simply never even got offered in the Falcon.

The AWD SHO is an awesome car.

Most of that tech is already here. Just not in Falcon.

I like it, and have done since it was released.

DBourne · 28-05-2013, 08:14 AM

Maybe no one told them the motor show was cancelled?

**EASYBOSS** · 28-05-2013, 08:15 AM

How the hell did it get so much dust on it

Alan D Segal · 28-05-2013, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by EASYBOSS

How the hell did it get so much dust on it

It was probably somewhere dusty.

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Originally Posted by barra240t

Wait for the "Taurus didn't work last time" comments. Please remember the last Taurus we saw was over 15 years ago.

and falcon and commodore were going strong - that would've been around the time they were working on/just releasing VT and AU - so things were looking up. EDIT: Now it is potentially a 'replacement'.

**EASYBOSS** · 28-05-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan D Segal

It was probably somewhere dusty.

Your a Genius, ever thought of working for NASA

GQ_Smooth · 28-05-2013, 08:17 AM

Must be last minute, to airfreight a car is approximately 1000 more expensive than to sea freight one.

Yellow_Festiva · 28-05-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GQ_Smooth

Must be last minute, to airfreight a car is approximately 1000 more expensive than to sea freight one.

If you mean $1000 more I think you are way under... perhaps add a zero to that figure would be a bout right?

Happy to be told different of course.

COOLHAND · 28-05-2013, 10:34 PM

I'd be pretty bloody happy to own one. AWD? Yes friggin please!

FWD can stay over in the states though.

Yes I am gutted that the locally made Falcon will be no more.... but the possibility that the Taurus will fill the hole has made me feel a whole lot better about the future of Ford Australia.

No it's not perfect but what Falcon ever was?

For those of you whinging about power, weight, speed, etc.... based on the link below, I reckon a tuned SHO with zorst and air intake is pretty quick enough for me on the open streets..... 4.3 seconds 0-100 and a 12.8 quarter???? Holy crap!

I just hope the fuel consumption is reasonable. However do I really care about 1 or 2 or even 3 litres per 100k's.... definitely not.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11304255...ord-taurus-sho

I wish Ford Australia the best of luck and hope that they have the vision to deliver the Australian public another era of great vehicles. I tell you what.... im actually looking forward to see what they deliver beyond 2016. Talk about exciting!!!!

**EASYBOSS** · 28-05-2013, 08:22 AM

All fixed and ready to go, now RHD

Rodge · 28-05-2013, 08:29 AM

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All fixed and ready to go, now RHD

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I didn't know you were a bit of a gun with photoshop mate, you're a man of many talents...

These Tourarses have a lot of kit which is very nice but they're heavy, inefficient power delivery by virtue of AWD and they have quite a different definition of SHO than I have. 272 kw's and about 465 nm's from memory driven through 4WD and propelling over 2,000 kg's, (from memory), doesn't sound like a recipe for super high performance to me.

**EASYBOSS** · 28-05-2013, 08:49 AM

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I didn't know you were a bit of a gun with photoshop mate, you're a man of many talents...

I could not use photoshop to save my life, its just a Horizontal Flip using Office Picture Manager, childs play

nz13boy · 28-05-2013, 08:35 AM

[QUOTE=EASYBOSS;4751414]All fixed and ready to go, now RHD

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The front looks like a Toyota kluger........

dallasv8 · 28-05-2013, 08:27 AM

would be interesting to see what FPV could do to one of these

madmelon · 28-05-2013, 08:31 AM

They're a barge ****- 1810kg for the base model 4 cylinder Ecoboost, 1830kg for the V6 and 1970kg for the AWD Ecoboost. Shocking.

flappist · 28-05-2013, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by madmelon

They're a barge ****- 1810kg for the base model 4 cylinder Ecoboost, 1830kg for the V6 and 1970kg for the AWD Ecoboost. Shocking.

OMG you mean that due to them being AWD and therefore having almost double the drive line components they weigh 100kg more that an Ecoboost Falcon?

That is almost HALF of how much a FG Ecoboost weighs more than a AU Forte.......

madmelon · 28-05-2013, 08:48 AM

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OMG you mean that due to them being AWD and therefore having almost double the drive line components they weigh 100kg more that an Ecoboost Falcon?

That is almost HALF of how much a FG Ecoboost weighs more than a AU Forte.......

The only AWD version I've put the specs up for is the SHO. The other two are front wheel drive. The base model ecoboost is almost 200kg more than the ecoboost Falcon and the Falcon has all the RWD stuff as a weight penalty.

My point remains- they are enormously heavy cars and are heading the wrong direction for economy, handling, performance and tyre life.

WAR40T · 28-05-2013, 08:53 AM

I'll take a black 3.5 Ecoboost AWD one please. Plenty of tech and enough grunt to start playing with.

turbodewd · 28-05-2013, 09:00 AM

Crucially this car is also longer and wider than the Falcon. Some carparks these days are barely Falcon friendly. Moving a Taurus around would be just that smidge harder!

Motorbreath310 · 28-05-2013, 09:36 AM

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Crucially this car is also longer and wider than the Falcon. Some carparks these days are barely Falcon friendly. Moving a Taurus around would be just that smidge harder!

I'm glad I'm not the only who has had these thoughts. Started thinking I had soccer-mum syndrome.

ryeman · 28-05-2013, 12:24 PM

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I'm glad I'm not the only who has had these thoughts. Started thinking I had soccer-mum syndrome.

Underground car parks are a problem for large sedans, the world is getting more cramped each year in large cities.

LeadFoot81 · 28-05-2013, 01:49 PM

Yes, the current Taurus is a flawed design. However, its still an impressively specced car and in SHO form accelerates pretty quickly and has good (not great) handling (or so I've read) The next D3 Taurus will address the weight and packaging issues that beset the current model.

Personally I think Taurus' greatest enemy is its cousin, the Fusion.

Lotte · 28-05-2013, 10:47 PM

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Underground car parks are a problem for large sedans, the world is getting more cramped each year in large cities.

It's not just the city, we got a new coles out our way. Dave parked, was convinced he had to have parked dodgily. Nope. half the bonnet of the xr8 ute hanging out the park. Then took a 3 point turn to get round the corner (reversed into the corner park of where we wanted to exit, never a smart move).
But yeah, the world is getting cramped. I don't like it. What happens when I get the '63 compact

I'll never be able to park, anywhere, ever.

GTP534 · 28-05-2013, 09:05 AM

You should have flipped the Ford badge around too; that's the giveaway!

Looks Ok though except for the wheels imo!

galaxy xr8 · 28-05-2013, 09:06 AM

They look good, I like the look of them and if this is the replacement for the Falcon then I hope they live up to the task, I just hope they drive as good as our beloved Falcon or better.

I think the next model Falcon FU, (the last) will resemble this Taurus in look's so when they do exchange in 2017 they will resemble themselves and it will be a soft transistion towards people.

350125GO · 28-05-2013, 09:20 AM

Why is it being brought in?

WPR1 · 28-05-2013, 09:23 AM

Looks good and full of good kit, I think we all have to embrace it.

I have read so many comments on how good the new Focus ST is and there seem to be many people swapping out of Falcons to get one. So as much as I love my GT I am also excited about what new cutting edge models Ford are now going to import into Australia.

barra240t · 28-05-2013, 09:25 AM

Wait for the "Taurus didn't work last time" comments. Please remember the last Taurus we saw was over 15 years ago.

We have copped it enough with Mondeo and also Falcon Ecoboost. People judging a car only an older model that is nothing it what it was.

**Polyal** · 28-05-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by barra240t

Wait for the "Taurus didn't work last time" comments. Please remember the last Taurus we saw was over 15 years ago.

We have copped it enough with Mondeo and also Falcon Ecoboost. People judging a car only an older model that is nothing it what it was.

But its all part of the game, I havent looked at the figures but is the Tiida doing better now its a Pulsar?

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So its basically a giant fat WRX?

Next.

Kind of like an Audi then? They can keep they trashy looking chromies.