All automatic transmission SHOs came equipped with a larger 3.2-liter version of the Yamaha ... the new SHO needed to reflect that. No more high-revving naturally aspirated engines; Ford's 3.5 ...

The SHO engine retained the same bore and stroke as the engine that Ford engineers were working on, but that's about it. Yamaha's staff strengthened the block — surprisingly made of iron ...

So the Ford Taurus SHO V6 engine is unique not just for its relative scarcity, but for the fact that it's so rare to begin with. The Ford Taurus SHO ran a Yamaha-built 3.0-liter V6 engine that was ...

When it comes to motorcycles, ATVs, side-by-sides, or marine engines, Yamaha has been ... Forgotten by many, the Yamaha-built Ford SHO V6 was a marvel of engineering. Powerful, high-revving ...

It was also the first SHO to use a Ford engine rather than a Yamaha one, although there were some reassuring similarities for long-time fans of the nameplate. For starters, it kept its low-key ...

Tested: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO 2013 Taurus SHO Tested ... apt description of this Taurus's remarkable new V-6 engine. Designed and built by Yamaha, the powerplant—called "the Shogun" by insiders ...

Though famous for its motorcycles, the Yamaha Motor Company also took its talents to the automotive industry by helping develop some terrific engines. Founded in the spring of 1955, the Yamaha ...

But even with its weird styling, Ford still brought out a new SHO and gave it a Yamaha engine. Except, instead of going with a V6, Ford chose to shove a 3.4-liter V8 under the hood. Of a front ...

With 220 horses from a screaming Yamaha V6 engine, the original Ford Taurus SHO was considered pretty quick in its time. These cars still have a cult following today, but parts are getting harder ...

Meet the antithesis of what today's consumers would actually buy: the 1989 Ford Taurus SHO ... Credit Yamaha's long history of making other companies' engines even better. Just about every ...