16: 1999 Ford Contour SVT
If you’ve never seen the 1999 Ford Contour SVT, you’re missing out on something special. This was a car that was a bit of a pet project for the SVT division. They had already released a V8-powered Ford Taurus and the updated SVT Lightning F-150. Now it was time to dress the Ford Contour SVT up and set it out for battle. The car was and still is amazingly fun to drive, and part of the enjoyment came from the fact that no one knows what it is.
The Contour SVT has a cult-like following and the car has steadily held its value. Being the distant cousin of the SVT Cobra has some definite advantages to it. The Contour has excellent driving characteristics that make the car a blast to drive on twists and turns. The interesting thing about the Contour SVT is that the car has European roots, which makes for an interesting domestic model of the ’80s and ’90s with a touch of pizzazz.