2010 Ford Taurus SHO: the name returns as a twin-turbo V6

This record's own dek describes 2010 as the year the SHO name returns on a 365-hp twin-turbocharged, direct-injection 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 with standard all-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic. This record's own overview states that Ford's 2010 Taurus brochure introduces the SHO with that EcoBoost V6, rated at 365 hp and 350 lb-ft with a flat torque curve the brochure describes as running from 1,500 to 5,000 rpm, power reaching the road through a six-speed SelectShift automatic with paddle shifters and torque-sensing all-wheel drive, both standard.

This record's own overview states that the SHO Performance Package listed in the 2010 brochure adds upgraded brake pads, sport-calibrated steering, a Sport Mode for AdvanceTrac, a 3.16:1 final drive in place of 2.77:1, and 20-inch wheels with P245/45R20 Y-rated summer tires, and that the brochure's own option page states the package could not be combined with the rear-view camera. This record's own options section also documents Rapid Spec order codes 400B, 401B, and 402B, layering the power moonroof, Sony sound system, and heated and cooled seats onto the SHO's standard content in that order.

This record's own production section states that no production figures for the 2010–2019 SHO were found in a published source, with its own production row carrying a null value and a status of not-published. This record's own prices section documents an MSRP of $37,770 against a $34,663 dealer invoice, a spread of $3,107, and a review car's as-tested total of $45,175 including an $825 destination charge and $7,180 of options, a gap of $7,405 above the base MSRP once destination and options are both counted.^1,2

Seven exterior colors are documented for the year without production counts, including Cinnamon Metallic and Ingot Silver Metallic alongside Red Candy Metallic Tinted Clearcoat and White Platinum Metallic Tri-Coat, both listed as extra-cost finishes rather than standard colors. Two interior trims are documented, both Charcoal Black leather with perforated Miko Suede inserts, one in Charcoal Black and one in Umber, both standard on the SHO.

This record's own specifications section documents the 2.77:1 standard final drive against the 3.16:1 Performance Package ratio already noted, a 112.9-inch wheelbase, a 202.9-inch overall length, a 10.0:1 compression ratio, P255/45VR19 Goodyear Eagle all-season tires, and EPA ratings of 17 mpg city, 25 highway, and 20 combined. The Performance Package's own 20-inch summer tires, P245/45R20, are a size up from the standard P255/45VR19 fitment, with a narrower section width in this record's own specifications.¹

This record's own performance section documents an observed fuel economy of 20.2 mpg from a 2010 review, above the EPA's own 20 mpg combined rating already noted in this record's own specifications, with Performance Package fitment on that test car not stated. This record's own unpublished leads document a claimed 2013 SHO production breakdown by color, package, and market posted on an EcoBoost enthusiast forum, and a Ford Show Parts certificate of authenticity said to include a production breakdown, neither one read or verified, both flagged in this record as forum-only or commercial and not accessed.²