Discontinued in the U.S. years ago, the Ford Taurus lives on in places like China and the Middle East, as well as via the second-hand market. In the latter realm, we’ve seen plenty of nice, low-mile Ford Taurus models surface for sale as of late, and in many cases, command a premium at collector car auctions. This is especially true of the Ford Taurus SHO, a unique high-performance model that has endeared itself to enthusiasts and business folk for some time. However, this 1998 Ford Taurus SHO that’s set to hit the auction block might just be the lowest-mile example left on earth.
This 1998 Ford Taurus SHO has just 683 miles showing on the odometer, in fact, and will be sold at Mecum’s 2025 Kissimmee auction next month. The current owner acquired the high-performance sedan in 1999 and still has it, at least, until the hammer falls on this auction. Regardless, it remains in excellent, like-new, and highly original condition, with black paint on the outside coupled with a Prairie Tan leather interior.
There are plenty of amenities to be found here, such as the electronic temperature control air conditioning system, a power moonroof, power windows, power locks, powered and heated sideview mirrors, power front bucket seats, a tilt steering column, and the premium Mach AM/FM/CD changer stereo system, to name just a few. Along with its unique factory aero bodywork, the Taurus SHO rolls on a set of chrome five-spoke aluminum wheels, covering four-wheel disc brakes.
This 1998 Ford Taurus SHO is powered by the naturally-aspirated 3.4L DOHC V8, which was factory-rated to deliver 235 horsepower and 230 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels via a four-speed automatic transmission. Given the fact that it’s really not even broken in at this point, we don’t doubt that there will be some interested Taurus fans out there waiting to bid on this low-mile stunner, which may be the only one out there with fewer than 1,000 original miles, if nothing else.
Comments
The leather on the driver’s seat looks awfully bad for a car that has under 1k miles. WTF?
The wrinkled look was popular back then. It is the same on all seats. Check the pics.
Nice technology, but quite possibly one of the ugliest cars produced in the “jellybean” era.
That was my thought – it looks almost indistinguishable from the sea of rental cars that made up most of the sales for this generation. A big swing and a miss on styling that effectively killed the Taurus.
A blast from the past when Ford ruled the roost in so many segments.
A very spirited car ride. Would accelerate nicely, and easily cruise at 100-110 mph on the open highway.
The stereo was impressive too.
Loved the buckskin interior on the red one I had. Great car.