Since its launch in 1990, the Ford Explorer has become the best-selling SUV in the world. More then that though, it came to represent the meteoric rise and fall of the Sport Utility Vehicle craze in the past ten years. It got bigger, and slower, and a whole lot less sporty until Ford finally gave it an aggressive new design last year that has translated into rave reviews and commercial success. So why stop there?

If Jalopnik is to be believed, Ford could be planning on an EcoBoost SHO version of the all-new Explorer…and why not? We’d snap it up in a heartbeat.

America has a long, proud history of high horsepower SUV’s, dating back to the Chevy Syclones and GMC Typhoons of the early 1990’s. From there, Jeep carried the torch with its Limited and SRT8 V8-powered Grand Cherokees, and GM got back in the race with the Trailblazer SS. Ford never really made a “sport” version of its world famous SUV (the SporTrac doesn’t count) but if ever there was a time for such a vehicle now is it.

Jalopnik points to a part of Ford’s website dedicated to the line of EcoBoost engines, which lists the Taurus SHO, the Ford Flex, and…an Explorer SHO? At first we were skeptical because Ford has already announced it was adding an EcoBoost engine to the Explorer’s lineup, and since the Jalopnik post the Ford site appears to have been scrubbed of the SHO mention.

Then we started thinking about it; a 3.5 liter Explorer SHO makes perfect sense! The new Explorer is a big, beefy vehicle, and it isn’t exactly quick. With the Taurus SHO’s 365 horsepower mill under the hood though, the extra motivation could turn the Explorer into a very fun grocery getter. But is there a market for a turbocharged Mom-mobile? You tell us.