Originally posted by KyleH:
Doesn't the 95 SE have a better suspension than the SVT?



I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the early LCAs are definitely a superior design.

However, as far as tuning and balance goes, the SVT performs a little better. The early SE front springs and swaybar are stiffer than the ones on the SVT, but that's only because for the SVT, they softened the front end a bit to reduce understeer. I'm not sure how the struts compare. Probably similar overall, but some have said the SVT struts are actually firmer than the early SE struts.

A few early SVTs had the early-type LCAs.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998