As a teenager, I fell especially hard for the 220-horsepower 1989 Ford Taurus SHO – so much so that I'd go on to own a dozen over the next 20 years. And like many other quirky enthusiasts ...

If it's quick, it flies at Hennessey. The team recently turned their attention toward squeezing a bit more thrust from the latest-generation Ford Taurus SHO, and the result is the MaxBoost 445.

The Ford Taurus made its debut in 1986 ... and a high-performance SHO version was offered for the entirety of the production run. The frustrating MyFord Touch multimedia system was replaced ...