Ford Motor Company worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop a compact 60° DOHC V6 engine for transverse application. This V6 was to power a mid-engine sports car in the early 1990s, but that project (known internally as GN34) was cancelled. The company decided to place the engine, dubbed Super High Output (or SHO) into the front wheel drive Ford Taurus sedan.
3.0
The SHO V6 was a high-tech design when it bowed in 1989 at 3.0 L (2986cc). It was an iron block, aluminum head 24-valve DOHC engine with innovative (for the time) variable length intake manifold. It was an oversquare design designed for high rpm power with an 89 mm bore and 80 mm stroke. Output the first year was 220 hp (164 kW) and 200 ft.lbf (271 Nm).
The engine was sometimes referred to as "shogun" in reference to the SHO designation.
This engine was replaced with the SHO V8 for 1996.
3.2
A larger 3.2 L (3200cc) version was used in the automatic Taurus SHO for 1992 to 1995. It was bored out to 92.13mm and produced 220 hp (164 kW) and 200 ft.lbf (271 Nm).
