Ford Contour Engines by Year

The Contour was Ford's version of the European Mondeo. The 2.5 Duratec V6 in SVT form made it a sport-sedan cult car. The Mercury Mystique was its twin.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Contour (CDW27, 1995-2000 (1995–2000): 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000

Contour (CDW27, 1995-2000 (1995–2000)

1995 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	125 hp net	GL, LX, SE (I4)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)

1996 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	125 hp net	GL, LX, SE (I4)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)

1997 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	125 hp net	GL, LX, SE (I4)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)

1998 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	125 hp net	GL, LX, SE (I4)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 SVT	195 hp net	SVT

1999 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	—	LX, SE
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 SVT	200 hp net	SVT

2000 Contour engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four Zetec 2.0 DOHC 16v	—	LX, SE
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 DOHC 24v V6	170 hp net	SE, LX (optional), Sport (2000)
2.5L / 155 V6 Duratec 25 SVT	200 hp net	SVT

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