Originally posted by bensenvill:
Originally posted by CodeRed18s:
It was too small compared to other mid sized cars, and Escorts grew to be the same size, but cheaper.

Anyway, it is all a moot point. With the new Fusion coming, and an SVT version is planned, the Contour is very outdated. It might as well be a Tempo or Maverick.




well the fusion has been directly quoted from ford to replace the hole left by the contour [and also to the nearing end of the taurus].

I think it had more to do with the introduction of the "new edge" styling. Every car that hasn't adapted to the hard body lines has been slowly axed. I think ford found it easier to release brand new platforms rather than try to reinvent an older cars image [in the publics eye].

[drunk post... dont quote me out of context]



It's really too bad that all the Fusion and whatever the Mercury will be named are only getting the 3.0L. I mean sure, it is a decent powerplant, but it is also a VERY old powerplant by current standards. Not to mention that it's power ratings are considered too weak to compete in the current market. I mean look at that big-a$$ whale of a car the 500. It has the 3.oL but somehow, it remains a terribly boring vehicle to carouse in. *RANT*And what possessed Ford to make a car that can be FWD and AWD, and not make a RWD option for it? I mean if they put the 5.4L in the 500/Montego, it would ALMOST compete with the 300. I give the current 500 about 2 years and then Ford puts it out of its misery....

Just like the Edsel.*Rant Over*
Ford needs to put that new Yamaha V8 that's being developed for Volvo in it's lineup, and I think the Fusion is a nice place to start. Screw the 4 cyl! make the base a six and top an eight, just like the good old days...which I neither remember nor am I old enough to have experienced...

Shoot that was along post huh?

J.T. 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 294ci V8. Custom CAI, headers on the way... 1997 Mercury Mystique Zetec ATX Deceased February 2006