I have always felt like I had more legroom in a Contour than in a Taurus. My seat isn't all the way back, although I keep it reclined to the point that my shoulder bumps the B-pillar just so my arms are comfortably extended (not reaching, but not wrapped over the steering wheel). I'm over 6'4".

"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.