We must admit, we figured Ford would be spreading great heaps of 2010 Taurus SHOs around SEMA like grass seed. Not so much. Ford has revealed only two SHOs that it gave to two Detroit-area tuners.
Ford first went to Mobsteel in Brighton, Michigan, which went full comic-book villain on the big sedan. No surprise we suppose, since Mobsteel specializes in mean-looking, black-wearing, low-riding '60s Lincoln Continentals. For the SHO, the Mobsteel team dropped the SHO with Air Runner front struts and Mobsteel adjustable rear air ride suspension. The team bolted on 22-inch wheels wearing Pirelli PZero Nero tires. Then they painted everything black, and we do mean everything. Mobsteel says it anticipates the SHOs EcoBoost V6 can be tuned to about 420 horsepower.
The other SHO went to former Ford employee, Scott Hoag, who is now owner of MRT-Direct in Plymouth, Michigan. Hoag went for more of a subtle approach than Mobsteel. His SHO gets a coat of candle-apple red paint, a new hood, tasteful body kit. The body is lowered a bit on a stiffer suspension, a new exhaust system is added and "increased performance is achieved through turbo system efficiencies." How much the performance is increased, Ford isn't saying. Nice looking ride though that's not likely to be mistaken for a standard Taurus as the stock SHO often is. 
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