Guide and Manual

2013 Ford Taurus Service/Owner Manual - In the second car, a standard six-speed with A/T needs maintenance: It holds higher gears into corners, delaying needed downshifts until late, and hunting through the gears on hilly roads. Step into the gas to pass and transmission stair-steps down through a few gears. A Sport mode does little to change behavior.

Taurus SHO automatic reaction was much faster, with faster shifting and less confusion. Turbocharged V-6 scampers from a stop, rushed to higher speeds with the punchiness of a V-8. Indeed, our friends at "MotorWeek" reaches 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds in their 2010 SHO. That's more than half a second quicker than the V-8-powered, all-wheel-drive Chrysler 300C that "MotorWeek" tested. The SHO weighs 4341 pounds - lighter than the 300C but much heavier than the front-drive competitors from Hyundai, Toyota, Chevrolet and Nissan. For such a portly car, this Ford flies.

With a well-balanced chassis, good steering feedback and linear brakes, setting the overall experience base Taurus, although the new electric power steering - including last year's SHO and now standard - feels less assisted at low speed for a full size car. SHO wheels again it takes more effort, and I'm lukewarm on the return. Car is the highest highway cruiser, but for the The of the car has too much body roll on curvy roads, and the steering feels a bit slow at the beginning of the turn-in - although Ford accelerates 15:1 ratio for this year of last year the ratio of 17:1.