Report: Ford Taurus Police Interceptor to hit streets with 2013 updates

Filed under: Sedan , Government/Legal , Work , Ford 2013 Ford Taurus and 2012 Taurus Police Interceptor – Click either image for high-res gallery The Ford Crown Victoria has been such a valuable asset to police agencies around the U.S. that some municipalities have gone as far as to order extras . The reason? The Crown Vic will be retired at the end of 2011, with a replacement coming in the form of the Taurus Police Interceptor.

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2011 New York Auto Show Round Up

Filed under: New York Auto Show It’s official. Our coverage of the 2011 New York Auto Show has come to an end. Take a look at every significant automobile that we covered from The Big Apple. There’s something here for everyone, from sports cars to budget rides to mainstream machines

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2011 New York Auto Show: Day 1 Round Up

Filed under: New York Auto Show Day One of the 2011 New York Auto Show has come and gone, bringing with it a whole slew of new cars, trucks and concept vehicles for us to obsess over. We’ve gone ahead and sorted through the day’s unveilings and put them all together in one handy-dandy spot. And of course, tomorrow will be more of the same.

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2011 New York Auto Show: Day 1 Round Up

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.10.11

First Drive: 2011 Porsche Cayman R We’ll have to wait to get one in the dry for a full slate of impressions, but from this unfortunately brief first dance, the Cayman R has all the earmarks of the Total Package. For the first time since its introduction, Porsche’s middle child has the potential to one-up its ass-engined brethren right from the factory. New Media Strategies loses Chrysler contract after F-bomb tweet *Update A New Media Strategies employee dropped an F-bomb on Chrysler’s official Twitter account. Now, Chrysler has relieved NMS of its social media duties

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Spy Shots: 2012 Ford Taurus SHO spotted in the wild – are there 400 horses underhood?

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Performance , Ford 2012 Ford Taurus SHO spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery Our elite squad of spy photographers has managed to nab a few photos of the 2012 Ford Taurus SHO splashing through the rain. Word on the street is that Ford has a few aesthetic changes for the sedan in the pipes as well as a serious boost in power. Steve Ling, the company’s North American car marketing manager, recently dropped a big-fat hint that the SHO would soon boast 400 ponies. That’s a full 35 more horsepower than the current generation SHO, though word is that the extra pep will come from the same Ecoboost 3.5-liter V6 engine.

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Spy Shots: More evidence of 400-hp Taurus SHO?

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Performance , Ford When we reported last month that Ford may push the Taurus SHO up to 400 horsepower, it caused quite a stir in the comments. Speaking at the annual SHO Convention held this year in Dearborn, Steve Ling, Ford’s North American car marketing manager told us, “365 horsepower is good. 400 is better.” Words are one thing, but new spy shots from ace photog Brenda Priddy and her gang confirm that Ford is definitely planning something for the 2012 Taurus SHO.

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