Hi all,
http://carpoint.msn.com/vip/Ford/Contour
gives the curb weight as 2603 to 3129 lbs, which is 1183 to 1422 kg. Oddly
enough, the SVT is the pig of the bunch (350 lbs heavier than the
SE). So much for any extra performance you might get out of a 'tuned' engine.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Barrett [SMTP:jamesbrt@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 3:50 PM
> To: Tom Oxner
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: HP, sort of.(non-Tiger)
>
> At 09:24 PM 5/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
> .... Well I got one of those "super powered"
> >> Hertz Ford Conture as a rental. Book in the car said 170 HP and
> >> weight of around 1400 lb.
> >This must have been a Lotus 7 version of the Contour :). I would
> >have guessed that the Contour would weigh at least twice that.
> >Just teasing a little.
> >
> >Tom Oxner
> The range in the book was actually 1385 to 1440 lbs.
> I guess the tin can metal and plastic that new cars are made
> of weigh a lost less than the boilerplate bodies of old
> England.
> James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
>
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