The first generation of the Ford Festiva launched in 1986, with a wide range of body styles available, including a three-door ...

In the late '80s, Ford built a quiet-looking family sedan that packed a high-revving surprise under the hood - and it came with a manual transmission.

Introduced at the 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Taurus eviscerated the boxy Granada it replaced. Ford "listened to its customers in developing the car," says Matt Anderson, of The Henry Ford museum.

This 1994 Taurus SHO was transformed into a unique hybrid with a Ranger bed. Power comes from a 3.0-liter V6 with 220 hp and 220 lb-ft paired to a 5sp manual. The pickup is said to have 139,000 ...

If the FG Falcon fell off Ford's local lineup next week we'd be a wee bit sad. If Ford replaced it with the recently released US-Market Taurus we'd still be a bit teary-eyed. But if that meant the ...

The original Ford Taurus SHOs were so cool. They’re not exactly powerful by today’s standards, but you got a high-revving, Yamaha-built V6 and a manual transmission. An SHO was a total sleeper ...

Here is every Ford Taurus SHO, ranked best to worst. ... Its 220 horsepower V6 engine gave it remarkable performance off the line, and despite being front-wheel drive, ...

On the dyno, the SHO V6 achieved 220 horsepower and 200 ft-lbs of torque. That might not seem spectacular by modern standards, but in 1989, it was only 5 horsepower less than a V8-powered Mustang ...

• The Ford Taurus SHO turned America's most popular sedan into a legitimate sporting machine. • A high-strung Yamaha V-6 is paired with a five-speed manual. • This first-year SHO has seen ...

Remember the final installment of the original Men in Black trilogy, when MIB’s official workhorse car was a 2012 Ford Taurus SHO? Such an interesting choice of wheels for the most expensive ...

In some cars, the only way to really get the power to the wheels is with a manual transmission.Such is the case – apparently – with the Ford Taurus SHO.Ironically, it has been a manual ...

The warning came in the fourth paragraph of a four-page press release on the 1996 Ford Taurus SHO. Buyers of this car, the release said, “are predominantly male, more affluent and have attained ...