Kind of been asked/answered before. The Focus supplanted both Escort and Contour. Ford wanted the Kansas City plant to make Escapes and chickened out on bringing a new Contour based on the 2001+ Mondeo.
The Taurus SE was supposedly to take V6 Contour's place, but it's too big and old. However, a new sportier mid size car based on the Mazda 6 is coming in 2006. Too frigging long I say.
The FWD Cougar dies in a few weeks, so the CDW27 platform will be done for good.
2000 SE fleet, V6, ATX, ABS, no spoiler, T-Green/tan. Built 01/2000 in MO.
Added 12 spoke factory SE rims, K&N. Biggest mod: ESP Plan!
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