2015 Ford Taurus SHO: 20-inch wheels go standard

This record's own dek states that 20-inch machined wheels become standard on the SHO for 2015, with the 365-hp EcoBoost and the 3.16:1 Performance Package carrying on. This record's own overview states that Ford's 2015 Taurus brochure lists the SHO's 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 at 365 hp at 5,500 rpm and 350 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm on 93-octane fuel, EPA-rated at 17 mpg city, 25 highway, and 20 combined with all-wheel drive, and that Equipment Group 400A now lists those 20-inch machined-and-painted aluminum wheels with P245/45R20 all-season tires as standard, together with a 2.77:1 final drive and 13.85-inch vented front rotors.

This record's own overview states that the SHO Performance Package adds an enhanced sport-tuned suspension, performance friction brake pads, sport-calibrated steering, a Sport Mode for AdvanceTrac, a 3.16:1 final drive, an Alcantara-trimmed steering wheel, and P245/45R20 summer tires, and that it is not available with the Driver Assist Package. That same overview text states that no production figures or reliable 2015 prices were found, a statement this record's own prices section appears to qualify rather than fully bear out, since two figures are documented there.

This record's own prices section documents an MSRP of $40,220 against a $37,103 dealer invoice, a spread of $3,117, both from the buyer's-guide database with the effective date not stated. This record's own production row carries a null value and a status of not-published for the year, with its own note stating plainly that no published figure was found, and its own production notes array left empty for the year.¹

This record's own options section documents Equipment Group 401A, adding auto high beams with rain-sensing wipers, BLIS with cross-traffic alert, a heated steering wheel, heated rear outboard seats, a rear-window sunshade, and Sony audio with 12 speakers and HD Radio, and the Driver Assist Package, adding adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support, a Lane-Keeping System, and active park assist, which requires 401A and cannot be combined with the Performance Package. A power moonroof and multicontour front seats with Active Motion are also documented, both requiring 401A.

Eight exterior colors are documented for the year without production counts, including White Platinum Tri-coat Metallic and Ruby Red Tinted Clearcoat Metallic at extra charge, Bronze Fire Tinted Clearcoat Metallic at extra charge and limited to trim 8 only, alongside Ingot Silver, Deep Impact Blue, Magnetic, Dark Side, and Tuxedo Black. Two interior trims, coded 8 and 9, are documented, both Charcoal Black leather with embroidered SHO front-seat graphics, one with Charcoal Black perforated inserts and one with Mayan Gray Miko Suede perforated inserts.

This record's own specifications section documents the 2.77:1 standard final drive against the 3.16:1 Performance Package ratio, 13.85-inch vented front rotors, and the 20-inch machined-and-painted wheel and P245/45R20 all-season tire fitment already noted as newly standard, six specification entries counting the two EPA ratings. This record's own performance, identification, conflicts, and unpublished leads sections are all empty for the year, a documented gap rather than an assumption that no such data exists.