Forbes Says Sho Is One Of The Most Overhyped Cars

That sucks...to me, there really isn't a whole lot thats sexier than a big sedan with a FAST engine. I love Tauri, Sables, Impala SSs, Intrepids, Marauders, etc.

A guy I work with has a '96 Impala SS with the (relatively) stock LT1, and he runs documented 12.7s. He's done some work, but it's basically been exhaust, suspension, intake, etc. Still naturally aspirated, and it weighs 3900 lbs. That is sexy...

JR

Forbes can kiss my a**..

I get that alot, as well....then I take them for a ride.
"Sorry, what were you saying?.....thought so."

I think the coolest sports cars are those that can hold their own on the race track AND retain a back seat and trunk.

Plus, WTF? The SHO wasn't exactly marketed as a sports sedan, it was more like an "executive sedan." They are sportier than a regular Taurus, but it seems like this guy is comparing the Taurus to stuff like the RX8 and Mustangs and stuff. What a tool.

HAHA, they even listed the current thunderbird and jaguar x-type. I can agree with those, but I disagree with the H1 being on that list.

That list looks very subjective to me. While I do not agree with the sho being on that list because it was a kick a** car in 89 because it was way ahead of the competition. Ford may have done unjustice (aka causing over hype?...) to the sho in 96 when it didn't put itself as far head of the competition as it did in 89.

over payed yuppies who drive porchses and audis

notice how all the cars were american...

What about the Element? Yeah right, hosable interior. Uh huh...sure.

There are so many cars I can think of rather than those cars. What about the Nissan Quest? There is a big disappointment.

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I'm sure they would rather spend twice as much for a BMW 325 and get the same thing.

Hey Forbes... Would you like to Buy a Vowel?

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I think every Honda is over-hyped. Though not necessarily in terms of performance either.

BTW, isn't Forbes supposed to be like..a magazine about business and economics? Where did they get off talking about cars? I've seen Forbes going into weird tangents in the past decades - things that don't even have a THING to do with their original purpose.

So basically from what they said, fast, family sedans don't work. Don't try telling the people that made the Lotus Omega/Carlton that... (186 mph top speed, turbo v6, RWD, early 90's family sedan- serious debate in Britain over outlawing the car because it was so fast).

PS - I think that the Gen3 SHO was the only one that was really a slow seller...it became too expensive (topping out ar around 30k) for its own good.

Originally posted by jason8225@Apr 26 2004, 07:26 PM
I disagree with most of what they had to say about all of their "overhyped cars". Plus why are they just now talking about the SHO when it was discontinued 5 model years ago??!! They're really on top of things!

Forbes blows.

Their opinions are wrong.

It is clear that nobody from their magazine has driven any of those cars to formulate the opinions, too.

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There were two sections to the article, current vehicles and others, which included cars not now on the market....where the SHO was included.

Actually, the author of that article is Dan Lienert, who has been writing automotive articles and road tests for years for a number of publications. Dan writes some good reviews, and he is someone who knows cars.

Actually, there's a fair amount of truth to all of his picks, in that they were cars that didn't live up to expectations.