Ford Taurus SHO: An American Sedan with a Japanese Secret

The Ford Taurus SHO looked like a family sedan, but its Yamaha V6 gave it the performance to challenge cars costing far more. Behind it was a story involving Ford’s ambitions to take on Ferrari, the canceled GN34 sports car, and an unlikely connection to the Explorer. This video traces how the Taurus transformed Detroit, how Yamaha helped create its most exciting version, and why the SHO took a very different direction with a V8. From the original manual sedan to its later twin turbo comeback, this is the story of one of Ford’s most unusual performance cars.