Yea, you buy the new SHO to have a nice comfortable highway cruiser that can get out of its own way. This is in no way meant to be a performance car. I'm amazed at how well put together it is though.....a far cry away from the 1990 Taurus I first learned how to drive in.
It's good to see Ford making such strides in the quality department. If they can ever get their North American lineup even 80% as good as their European cars, they are gonna be doing some serious business in the years to come. The new Taurus, Fusion, and Mustang are definitely steps in the right direction.