Originally posted by RespectTheContour:

i read that ford was even originally gonna go with a 3L but it wasnt offered on the regular contours so they would have had to crash test the svt models and it was going to be cost effective, especially like brapple said...the car was not going to be around much longer




Completely wrong, the Contour would not have required re-running crash certification to use the 3L. You are probably thinking of the statements made about putting the 2.5L into the Focus.


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