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Man Builds Audi R8 Super Car Out Of A Mercury Cougar
Detroit, 1:05 AM
Wed Dec 2
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Doesn't look bad at all for a replica. Now, though, I've got to make my '97 Mystique (same chassis) into an S4...
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This replica still has the 2.5 liter Ford Duratec (good for 200HP in Contour SVT trim) - but the 3.0 liter Duratec is a popular bolt-in swap. And there's a decent selection of go-fast goodies available for the 3.0.
Surprisingly, AWD isn't a pipe dream for this car: The new Cougar is essentially a shortened, two door Ford Contour/Mondeo chassis - which was shared with the AWD Jaguar X-type. If you stumbled across a wrecked X-type with a good drivetrain - and had access to a well-equipped machine shop - AWD is a possible upgrade.
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If the Audi R8 never existed, this would be a sharp looking rebody for a sad FF Cougar.
As the R8 does exist, I can't help but feel that this guys talents could have been better spent elsewhere.
I can't see shelling out for a Fauxdi R8 when that money could buy a car that would turn as many heads, and drive better than a Cougar. $50k will get you a real Ferrari 308, an early Esprit V8, a Lamborghini Jalpa, a used Viper, a used Acura NSX, etc. You will get all of the attention, and won't have to hang your head as you say, "it's a Mercury Cougar"
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Yes, Factory Five and Thunder Ranch, this means YOU, too.
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SCORN
(that's my new FAIL, for when FAIL just doesn't cut it)
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I've been sick of the FAIL meme since it started. But SCORN? SCORN I can get behind.
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Oh yeah!
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Murilee's least favorite car.
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you can't mess up a Cougar any worse than it already was off the showroom floor.
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