1994 Ford Taurus Reviews

Quick car for a Taurus, a tad slow for an SHO. WAY TOO MUCH MONEY IN PARTS. ITS ALSO NOT A STICK!!! It handles well and is a nice sleeper car that also serves its purpose in being a mid size sedan. Has nice extras like JBL system with amps, sun roof, lumbar and wing supported seat, leather interior and climate control all stock. I loved my Taurus gl and it is a little nice to be able to put the pedal down and have the extra power.

Ford took an otherwise boring run of the mill Taurus and decided to drop in the 3.0L Yamaha built V6 that they had contracted Yamaha to built.  They mated it to a Mazda built 5 speed transaxle (more 93-95 cars however had a Ford automatic) which provided positive, solid shifts, although not nearly as smooth as a Honda or BMW.   A huge amount of work was done to the suspension tuning, making it stiffer, adding bigger anti-roll bars, and doing everything possible to dial back torque steer.  Along with the minor exterior changes, front facia, rear bumper, small trunk mounted spoiler, alittle body clading and 16" wheels (up from the base Taurus's 15's) the interior was upgraded with leather seating and sunroofs on some cars, a standard auto climate control, and an optional JBL audio system.  The car tracks straight on the highway, and can hold its own on back roads, as long as maintenance is is kept up on the suspension.  Steering feel is good and torque steer is very controllable, only showing itself in first gear on bumpy or wet roads.  For most of the earlier SHO's brakes were a weak point. They were just alittle unndersized, never lacking in stopping power, but if subjected to alot of highspeed braking, or track use were easily warped after a few 5 or 10 thousand miles.  The 220hp Yamaha however is a unique engine that makes you crave flooring it to listen and feel the secondary intake runners open above 4k rpm.  Its raw power delivery is unlike any family sedan of today and you'll surprise many people when they look under the hood.  This was one of Ford's best cars of the early 90's, when they were thriving and not afraid to try something alittle different.

this car has been completely redone from scratch

new mustang engine

rebuilted tranny with upgrade stiffer frame suspention front mustang brake stainless steel brake line rear brake upgrade to disk not rotor mag and so on and this beast rumble

Was good for a family, but not a big fan.  I would have gotten the wagon, but it really looked worse.  I needed something with some towing power and this 4 liter engine seemed to be the best bet for economy and power.  Unfortunately the tranny didn't handle this mix well.  I tried to get rid of it, but I couldn't find a buyer.  I'm donating it to charity.

It was given to me for the age of the vechicle it is in great shape. it has some issuses that i am working on fixing which are mainly age related when i have the money to get it done