I saw this post about the replacment/reattempt of the contour...the fusion....
http://www.beepbeep.com/Global/story.asp?S=1500169a direct quote...
Ford has been unsuccessful in some previous attempts to sell mid-size sedans, including the Contour. The car, which was introduced in late 1990s, was taken off the market due to poor sales.
"We think it (Fusion) is more in line, far more in line, with the mid-size car market than what the Contour was," Barker said. "We think Ford will do pretty well with that car."
Boy was they wrong seeing how all thses members here own contours! poor sales eh?