Maybe Patrick has a point...is there any chance that perhaps the seats on the Cougar are just lower than on the Contour? Or perhaps the floor pan is higher in the middle of the Cougar, making he console seem higher? Since the Contour is a mid-sized four door sedan, most customers would probably want a "higher" seat for visibility, etc. Meanwhile the Cougar is supposed to be a sporty coupe...perhaps FoMoCo decided to lower the pan to make the seats lower and give the car a more sporty-coupe feel. Either one of these explanations could make up for the 3 or 4 inch difference. Other than that the only thing I can think of is that the top of the console has a thicker, taller armrest compartment cover. But again, I'm not all that sure...can someone verify this for sure? Does anyone have access to a pre-98 Contour and a 99-01 Cougar who can physically measure these dimensions for sure? --- Nick
