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Ford Performance Group ''Behind the Scenes'' story on the Chicago SHO reveal

The Ford Performance Group website has just posted a new behind the scenes story on the 2010 SHO's Chicago Reveal. Chris Smith who has been helped BringbacktheSHO in the past, writes the story on how the new SHO came to be. He also tells how Ford invited 30 SHO enthusiasts to the world reveal of the 2010 SHO. A big thanks to John Clor of the Ford Performance Group for running the story!

Visit Fordperformancegroup.com for the full story.

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien visits the new 2010 Taurus SHO!

Conan has never been shy about the fact that he still owns and allegedly still drives his 1992 Emerald Green 1992 Ford Taurus SHO. To thank him for his unwavering support, Ford invited him to check out the new 2010 Taurus SHO on the Tonight Show!!!

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SHO's are invited to Cruise Detroit's Woodward Avenue!‏

If you've EVER wanted to attend the WORLD's LARGEST single-day automotive event but never had the "insider access" you need to be able to do it right, NOW'S THE TIME to come to the MOTOR CITY for the famed 2009 Woodward Dream Cruise! The SVTOA has teamed up with the Motor City Marauders to secure true "ground-zero" event viewing and parking that features the impossible-to-find in-and-out privileges and restroom access!

If you HURRY, you can "Cruise & Park" from the premier spot on famed Woodward Avenue by reserving a full, three-day packageCruise itself on Saturday, Aug 15. We have ONLY 30 SPACES for SVTOA member vehicles this year, awarded on a first-pay, first-reserved basis - SO DO NOT DELAY! Register NOW (special hotel offer also available) so that YOU can join fellow SVTOA and Ford enthusiasts at the largest car "happening" on the planet!

Use this link to Register Now!!!!!!

2009 National SHO Convention

The National SHO convention was held this year in Nashua, NH. This year over 100 SHO's made the trip out from as far away as Washington. Some of the events included a Car SHOw, golf, driving tours, racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Drag Racing, and the ending Banquet. All in all it was a very successful convention and a more detailed report and pictures will follow soon.

Esquire Magazine names the Ford Taurus SHO ''Car of the Year''

Here is the first few paragraphs from Esquire's Car of the Year article.

Picking a car of the year is not a scientific business. It's about priorities. If you're a single guy with an unlimited amount of dough, you should get an Audi R8. If you hate fun as much as you love patchouli, buy a hybrid. (Or for a green car that actually kicks ass, see the BMW 335d.) And if you're a subscriber of Mexican Drug Lord Quarterly, your car of the year would definitely be the Knight XV, a $295,000 armored SUV that looks like something you'd buy if DMX were mad at you.

Here at Esquire, we have our own set of priorities. First and foremost, we believe the car of the year should be able to stir the ol' loins — you need to feel a little tingle of excitement every time you grab those keys. Yet, unlike the $115,000 R8, it should also be attainable for most men. Our car should be sharp enough to impress a date and restrained enough to park next to your boss. It's a vehicle that is thrilling but not profligate, handsome but not faddish. We wanted to select a car that fulfills the mundane, practical needs of year-round transportation but also packs enough beans under the hood to give you a queasy feeling when you realize the guy in the Porsche is instigating a race — and you're about to take him up on it.

After much driving and much debate, there was only one conclusion: The Esquire Car of the Year is the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO.

LINK: Esquire.com Car of the Year article

BringbacktheSHO spotlight on Crissy Rodriguez

This is a first in a series of articles that will be posted about the people who made the new SHO possible!

The first person in that series is Crissy Rodriguez. Crissy is the Vehicle Dynamics Development Engineer of the new SHO.

Crissy explains her job. "As an engineer, I need to make sure the car is safe," "As a (race) driver I have to make sure the car handles well. And then I have to tune the car to have the right personality for being the latest Ford."

The new SHO's suspension was tuned by Crissy and is a big change over the regular Taurus. The performance package allows the car to handel the twisties even more by including another 20-percent on the dampers then 9-percent stiffer rear springs, and a thicker rear anti-roll bar. These changes make very agile and immediately responsive.

Rodriguez continues, "After doing this for 12 years, I know what a car should feel like, and I don't get questioned anymore," Rodriguez has earned the respect of other coleges, and is one of the most infuentual
vehicle engineers at Ford today.

Rodriguez finished with, "I think I've got the best job at Ford."

Ford holds Press Ride and Drive

Today Ford held a "Ride and Drive" for the 2010 Ford Taurus and the new SHO. Members of the automotive press were invited to take the new SHO for a test drive. All in all 5 new SHO's were available a Red Candy Metallic, White Platinum Metallic, Tuxedo Black, Ingot Silver Metallic and Cinnamon Metallic.
Each car was teamed with two members of the press who were able to take the new SHO out for drive.

Driving impressions from this event will not be available until late July, Stay Tuned!

BBTS is in the new March/April issue of Domestic Driver Magazine

The story of BringbacktheSHO.com is one of the feature articles in the new March-April issue of Domestic Driver Magazine. The article chronicles BringbacktheSHO's campaign from start to finish.

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Ford reopens Cleveland Engine plant to build the new EcoBoost V6

Ford will begin building its brand new fuel-efficient high performance engine at a Cleveland plant Ford idled the plant in late 2007. The now functional factory will create about 250 jobs. Production of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engines will start in the second quarter. The engines will be used to power the 2010 Lincoln MKS, Lincoln MKT, Ford Taurus SHO and Ford Flex. Ford invested $55 million for tooling and equipment upgrades at its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1. Workers will receive 250 hours of training. Cuyahoga Community College will provide four weeks of onsite classroom training and each work can receive 10 credit hours toward an associate's degree in advanced manufacturing technology. "They will have the chance to build and tear down the engines prior to working on the line".

Hennessey Performance to add upgrades for the new SHO

Hennessey Performance famous giving the Corvettes more performance and power is now looking to the new SHO to add to that list for upgrades and modifications. The Hennessey website says they will be upgrading the exhaust, air filter, boost controller, turbo, intercooler, suspension and adding a boost gauge. John Hennessey himself was a former Gen1 SHO owner and was impressed by the stats of the new SHO when it was unveiled. The upgrades should be available latter this year once the SHO hits the showroom floor.

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