2017 Ford Taurus SHO: a $42,520 EcoBoost sedan

This record's own dek describes 2017 as the 365-hp EcoBoost SHO at a $42,520 MSRP, with Ford still quoting 5.5 seconds from 0 to 60 mph. This record's own overview states that Ford's 2017 Taurus brochure lists the SHO's 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 at 365 hp and 350 lb-ft across 1,500 to 5,000 rpm on 93-octane fuel, driving all four wheels through a paddle-shift six-speed automatic, EPA-rated at 16 mpg city, 24 highway, and 19 combined, the same rating this record's own specifications section repeats for city and highway.¹

This record's own overview states that the engine table prints the power peak as 5,550 rpm, where the other brochures and the buyer's-guide data give 5,500, a discrepancy this record's own conflicts section documents as a topic in its own right. This record's own conflicts section states its treatment as leading with 5,500 rpm, which Ford's 2010–2016 brochures print, and noting the 5,550 printing as a possible typographical error, a comparison drawn from this record's own treatment text rather than from independently reading those other years' records.¹

This record's own overview states that the brochure's build matrix lists a 2.77 final drive and a sport-tuned suspension as SHO standard equipment, and 20-inch machined-and-painted wheels as standard, while the SHO Performance Package brings a 3.16:1 final drive, enhanced suspension, high-performance front brake pads, sport-calibrated steering, and summer tires. This record's own overview states that no production figures were found, and that The Auto Channel's buyer's-guide data gives an MSRP of $42,520 and a curb weight of 4,327 lb, both figures repeated in this record's own prices and specifications sections.¹

This record's own prices section documents that MSRP of $42,520 against a $40,182 dealer invoice, a spread of $2,338, both from the buyer's-guide database with the effective date not stated. This record's own options section documents the Performance Package's full content already summarized, plus a separately optional 20-inch 15-spoke machined and low-gloss ebony-painted wheel, with neither entry carrying a price or an installation count in this record.¹

Seven exterior colors are documented for the year without production counts, including White Platinum Metallic Tri-coat, Ruby Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat, and Smoked Quartz Metallic Tinted Clearcoat, all at extra charge, alongside Ingot Silver, Blue Jeans, Magnetic, and Shadow Black, none of the seven carrying a production figure in this record. Two interior trims, coded 8 and 9, are documented, both Charcoal Black leather, one with Charcoal Black perforated inserts and one with Mayan Gray Miko sueded-cloth perforated inserts.

This record's own specifications section documents the 2.77:1 standard final drive against the 3.16:1 Performance Package ratio, a curb weight of 4,327 lb, 20-inch machined-and-painted wheels with P245/45R20 tires, and EPA ratings of 16 mpg city and 24 mpg highway, six specification entries in all for the year. This record's own performance section documents a Ford-claimed 5.5-second 0-60 mph time and 14.4-second quarter-mile, both marked in this record's own performance entries as based on Ford testing rather than an independent test, with package content on the tested car not stated.