I've owned a lot of SC's, tbirds, and Mark VIII's for the last 15 years. Finally with a 3 year old and 6 year old I needed to get a four door.
In my search, there was really nothing from Ford other than the Taurus SHO/MKS. If you have driven one, you know that the seating is not at all sporty. Power is OK, but not at the low end. My wife has a MKT with ecoboost so I am very familiar with that powertrain. I wish the Ford Falcon was sold in the US because that would be perfect, but it is not. The focus ST was also too small.
Although I am a hardcore Ford guy, I went to the dark side at GM and found a really rare car. The STS-V. It was made from 2006 - 2009 with only 2500 units total. Original sticker was around $80K, but they are selling for $16K - $29K used. Most people have never heard of this car, and I have to admit that I almost bought something else until I accidentally stumbled onto it in a forum search. I bought a 2007 with 36K miles and 9 months of factory warranty left for less than the price of a used taurus sho.
It's a great car, and even the seating position and center console reminds me of my old SCs. It has a supercharged 4.4L VVT northstar that makes 469HP stock and can easily be modified with pulley and blower mods. Plus it has GM's 6L80E 6-speed auto and RWD.
It is the closest thing to a a modern 4-door version of the car I originally fell in love with. If you are ever looking for a 4-door, check it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_STS-V
Brian Herron
In my search, there was really nothing from Ford other than the Taurus SHO/MKS. If you have driven one, you know that the seating is not at all sporty. Power is OK, but not at the low end. My wife has a MKT with ecoboost so I am very familiar with that powertrain. I wish the Ford Falcon was sold in the US because that would be perfect, but it is not. The focus ST was also too small.
Although I am a hardcore Ford guy, I went to the dark side at GM and found a really rare car. The STS-V. It was made from 2006 - 2009 with only 2500 units total. Original sticker was around $80K, but they are selling for $16K - $29K used. Most people have never heard of this car, and I have to admit that I almost bought something else until I accidentally stumbled onto it in a forum search. I bought a 2007 with 36K miles and 9 months of factory warranty left for less than the price of a used taurus sho.
It's a great car, and even the seating position and center console reminds me of my old SCs. It has a supercharged 4.4L VVT northstar that makes 469HP stock and can easily be modified with pulley and blower mods. Plus it has GM's 6L80E 6-speed auto and RWD.
It is the closest thing to a a modern 4-door version of the car I originally fell in love with. If you are ever looking for a 4-door, check it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_STS-V
Brian Herron
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