The Ford Taurus SHO – “Super High Output” abbreviated – was a high-performance variant of the sedan that was discontinued with the “regular” Taurus after the 2019 model year. Unfortunately, though, if one punches “2026 Ford Taurus SHO” into Google, they’ll get false results that might give them hope that the fast sedan is headed for a resurrection. Since we here at Ford Authority are on a mission to shoot down any and all AI-generated slop we find, we’re going to burst your bubble on this one, too – the 2026 Taurus SHO is completely, absolutely, fake.
Unfortunately, the first thing users will see when they search for the 2026 Ford Taurus SHO is a seemingly real roundup of information from across the web, compliments of Google’s pervasive AI overview function. It states that the “forthcoming” Taurus SHO is a high-performance variant of the Ford Taurus, and suggests that it will cradle the twin-turbocharged 3.5L EcoBoost V6 or even the 5.2L V8 engine, which means it could share a powerhouse with the overkill Ford Mustang GTD. It even throws in that the sedan could potentially produce 797 horsepower.
From there, its bullet points dig into some rather vague information regarding the supposed performance sedan. It suggests that the 2026 Ford Taurus SHO could feature “enhanced aerodynamics” with no mention of what would be enhanced, and that it could ride on a “sport-tuned suspension.” It also indicates that torque-sensing all-wheel-drive (AWD) would be the powertrain of choice, but does not provide any further details.
We also notice that Google’s AI overview suggests that the 2026 Ford Taurus SHO will run Sync 5 software, which doesn’t exist – it’s called the Ford Digital Experience. It also indicates that stability control and a track-oriented driving mode would be standard fare, which, we think, would be quite obvious, and not something that The Blue Oval would tout as a unique feature on its own.
As usual, we’re leaving you with a warning: don’t believe everything you read. Besides, for a 2026 Ford Taurus SHO to exist, that would imply that the 2026 Taurus already does – which, of course, is also complete AI slop.
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