2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ: RideLust Review
Thumbs Up: Goes like a V8, drinks gas like a V6.
Thumbs Down: Interior not up to Ford’s usual standards.
Buy This Car If: You want a sporty but (relatively) frugal AWD American sedan.
The American motoring public had never seen anything like the original Ford Taurus SHO, launched in 1989. It was a genuine sport sedan, in family sedan disguise, built and sold by a major U.S. automaker for thousands less than the competition from Germany. It featured a Yamaha-designed, 24-valve, 3.0-liter V-6 good for 220 horsepower and mated only to a five speed manual transmission. Quick for a sedan of its size (by 1989 standards, at least) the SHO could dash from 0 to 60 in just over 6.5 seconds and topped out at 143 miles per hour. The original SHO was a huge hit, and Ford had no trouble selling through its build quantity of 15,519 units. Read More…








