 I owned my SVT contour for a little 
over 5 months before a hideous 
accident took her away from me.  I 
rear ended a stalled car at about 60 
mph.  Ouch...  However I can not say 
enough about the engineers over at 
Ford's SVT dept.  The performance and 
handling was perfectly matched to the 
safty features.  I totaled mine but 
crave another.  As a living testament 
to the safty and outstanding ride, I 
would suggest my 98 SVT over most 
German made sedans today.  