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[Ron Nottingham]

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From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>


> > As far as handling goes...  The SHO is the best handling 4-door sedan
out
> of
> > Detroit, but falls a little short of those from Japan, and far short of
> > those from Germany.
>
>     Max still has a beam rear axle.
>
> A 95 SHO was still just an extension of the '86 Taurus, so a pretty slick
> handling car by mid 80's standards.  For a nose heavy FWD car the SHO does
> pretty good, and can be made to do even better.
>

The Max may have had a beam axle, but Nissan did some pretty slick work on
it.  I'm not sure, but I think the years that Nissan put the 4DSC stickers
on the cars (89-94, 3rd gen), it had IRS.  I know for sure the 95 to 03 cars
use the beam axle.  The '04 Max has IRS.

For what it is, the SHO is still a pretty remarkable car.  Especially
considering when it was designed.  It really is a shame Ford let it die.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"