Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General 94/95 Cobra vs. CSVT

94-95's are slightly underrated, usually make around 250-260 at the flywheel from the factory. 96-98 Cobras are nice, but personally I prefer not having to keep $5k sitting around if I even blow the motor in one of those things. A couple things to note:

Mods are hella cheap on 5.0s
They handle like a boat from the factory
My Contour still "felt" faster, even though I know it wasen't
The two cars are totally different driving experiences. Find a Mustang in the year you are looking at and drive it back to back with your Contour. Ask yourself if you can live with it or not.