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Contour
1998
THE SPECS GUIDE
1998 Ford
Contour
Find your trim. See what changes.
Compare recorded engines, drivetrains and specifications, then open the VIN pattern that matches your car.
IN THIS GUIDE
5
trim groups on this page
VIN patterns on this page
21
VINs in our model-year data
601
A VIN pattern is a decoded record, not a unique factory configuration. Several patterns can describe the same trim.
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Choose up to three VIN patterns. Each column describes one recorded pattern.
Vehicle 1
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP67L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FALP653-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP663-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP66L-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP68G-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP68G-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP67L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP663-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP65L-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP67L-W
Trim not recorded · LFAFP66L-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP65L-W
LX/SE · FWD · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP66L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP65Z-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP65L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP66Z-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FALP653-W
Vehicle 2
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP67L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FALP653-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP663-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP66L-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP68G-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP68G-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP67L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP663-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP65L-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP67L-W
Trim not recorded · LFAFP66L-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP65L-W
LX/SE · FWD · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP66L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP65Z-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP65L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP66Z-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FALP653-W
Vehicle 3
No third vehicle
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP67L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FALP653-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP663-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP66L-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP68G-W
SVT · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP68G-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP653-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP67L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 3FAFP663-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP65L-W
SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP67L-W
Trim not recorded · LFAFP66L-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP65L-W
LX/SE · FWD · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FAFP66L-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP65Z-W
LX · 2.5L 6cyl · 3FAFP65L-W
LX/SE · 2.5L 6cyl · 1FALP66L-W
LX/SE · 2L 4cyl · 1FAFP66Z-W
LX · 2L 4cyl · 3FALP653-W
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Specification
LX/SE
1FAFP663-W
LX
1FALP653-W
LX/SE
1FAFP66L-W
LX
1FAFP653-W
SE
3FALP67L-W
LX/SE
3FAFP66L-W
SVT
1FALP68G-W
SVT
1FAFP68G-W
LX
3FAFP653-W
SE
1FALP67L-W
LX/SE
3FAFP663-W
LX
1FAFP65L-W
SE
1FAFP67L-W
Trim not recorded
LFAFP66L-W
LX
1FALP65L-W
LX/SE · FWD
3FALP66L-W
LX
1FAFP65Z-W
LX
3FAFP65L-W
LX/SE
1FALP66L-W
LX/SE
1FAFP66Z-W
LX
3FALP653-W
Engine
2L 4-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
Not recorded
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2.5L 6-cyl
2L 4-cyl
2L 4-cyl
Power
130 hp
130 hp
170 hp
130 hp
170 hp
170 hp
195 hp
195 hp
130 hp
170 hp
130 hp
170 hp
170 hp
Not recorded
170 hp
170 hp
125 hp
170 hp
170 hp
125 hp
130 hp
Drivetrain
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Front-wheel drive
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Not recorded
Fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Other
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Body
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Not recorded
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Sedan
Doors
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
Not recorded
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
4-door
Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.
EXPLORE THE LINEUP
Find your Contour
Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.
LX
LX/SE
SE
SVT
Trim not recorded
2.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
3 patterns · View specs
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
5 patterns · View specs
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
125 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
2.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
3 patterns · View specs
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
2.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive
1 pattern · View specs
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
3 patterns · View specs
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
130 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
125 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
2.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
3 patterns · View specs
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
170 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
2.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded
2 patterns · View specs
195 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
195 hp · Sedan
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
1998 Contour
Trim not recorded
1 VIN pattern
Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded
1 pattern · View specs
No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.
Limited record — some specifications may be missing.
Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.
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