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The Cougar S was shelved when Ford handed the Cougar its walking papers... Plain and simple.
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I always liked the look of the cougar. Does anyone know how the v6 5speed compares to the SVT as far as performance and speed? 
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Originally posted by 2000v6SE:
According to recent reports, SVT will work on vehicles for Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln. It's Ford's answer to GM's Performance Division and Chrysler's SRT works.
Yes but that was only a recent development. During the Cougar S development period, SVT was Ford-only.
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Originally posted by Hogy72:
I always liked the look of the cougar. Does anyone know how the v6 5speed compares to the SVT as far as performance and speed?
It would be considered a hair quicker than a normal Contour being as it is a tad lighter in vehicle weight. The both use the same 2.5L Duratec.
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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Demon are you sure the Cougar is lighter than a Contour??? The reviewers over here bagged the Duratec Cougar because it weighs 1466 kilos -whereas my ST24 weighs 1368 kilograms with the same engine....
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I am Canuckian
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I always thought the Cougar was slightly heftier then its older brother. As well I had a sales broucher for the Cougar S I just wish I could find it.
Green 96 mystique gs 4cyl mtx
16.9 in the 1/4 mile @102500 miles
95SE in Midnight Red MTX
MSDS headers and y-pipe
SVT exhaust
SVT UIM
Optimized se TB.
Full pre 98 SVT body kit
15.741 @ 87.73mph :)
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OK, here are facts I got to answer the weight question. www.Edmunds.comCougar V6 = 2892 lbs. Mystique LS V6 = 2805 lbs. 
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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Originally posted by Bridge:
Originally posted by louisw:
If I rememeber the story correctly, SVT didn't want their tuned 2.5L to be used in a Mercury. Probably had something to do with image dilution.
Dosn't the Maurader have the Cobra engine?
Doesn't the Cobra use a modified Lincoln Mark VIII engine? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Jim Johnson
98 SVT
03 Escape Limited
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