“Strong like bull.” Character actor Hans Conried coined that catchphrase in the 1950s, more than 30 years before the 1989 Ford Taurus SHO appeared as its automotive manifestation. Packing a Yamaha-engineered “Super High Output” 220-hp V-6, a Mazda-supplied five-speed manual, and front-wheel drive, Ford’s virile four-door was always game for a good romp. But by the time the 1996 V-8–powered SHO arrived, it had lost the plot. Hobbled by an automatic transmission, average brakes, and a nose-heavy chassis, the Taurus’s brightest star faded out in 1999. READ MORE››
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