Originally posted by mavrock:
FWIW, the Vulcan is still only up to 155 hp; a 5 hp gain since its inception back in 1986 in the first Tauri. I believe 186 ft-lbs of torque though, at a nice low 3900 RPM. Gotta love those engines that produce more torque than HP.



I thought they upped it, but they didn't (I must of confused it with another article I was reading somewhere). I've had 2 Taurus' and a Sable. The HP was 140 @ 4800 and it took hours to reach 4800 RPM
Originally posted by edmunds.com:


Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 6 Base Engine Size: 3 liters
Base Engine Type: V6 Horsepower: 140 hp
Max Horsepower: 4800 rpm Torque: 165 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 3250 rpm Drive Type: FWD





So they did squeeze out another 15 HP. I just rented a '03 Taurus with the vulcan and it was pitiful though. No bottom or top, just a little gasp in the middle. It felt worse than my '94 Sable. I was glad to get in my Contour.


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