ford cougar review (V6) the forgotten fast Ford ?????
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025
- In this video Sam and I review a 2000 V6 Ford Cougar, now we know this Is a marmite car, but we love all cars and this is no exception, sit back and relax as we go for a drive in what I believe to be a very lovely Ford, maybe the truly forgotten fast Ford ??
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The Ford GT90 was the godfather on "New Edge" design and a testbed for future technologies, such as car, lane sensor warning. The focus and ford KA came after and then the Cougar. Basically the new Mercury V6 cougar. I have the SVT 3.0 litre version, which produces 202bhp 0.60 7 sec. Not much but great fun. CHASSIS from ford Taurus (mondeo).
I'm on my second Cougar C1, it's my daily driver, an Xpack auto, with course control (auto only), heated seats, heated screen, sunroof, 63k on the clock and still going strong, it's also green and it's a joy to drive.
Lovely motors aren’t they
Great video, and as a Cougar owner I'm happy to see it! Couple of things though...
By default It's an ST24, pushing out 175BHP when new. At 20 years old, they ain't doing that anymore. But you can easily - and cheaply - convert it to a mostly ST200 spec at the UIM/LIM end. You won't get the 210BHP that the ST220 setup promises without a remap, but the physical conversion is shockingly fast for what it is. Cheap, too!
Lowering is worthwhile, but front and rear strut-braces are key if you want handling without compromising drivability.
Anyway, I know you've moved on now but I wanted to represent UK Cougar. If you ever want to re-visit and have some fun, please let me know.
Always up to arrange a visit to showcase your car, love to put forgotten classics on this channel, we are new but exciting reviews coming up
I‘m driving a V6 since 2003 and I love it! A unique and characteristic way of driving, never gonna give it up! Thanx 4 the test! This car should not be forgotten!
Agreed, such a lovely car and totally worth not forgetting
4 years later (2024) I have just bought my 3rd Cougar…. Black 2.5 V6 in Ebony black… not a rocket but definitely a cruiser coupe… I love them!! Like an ol’ friend (not that I have any of those!! 🤣🤣). Cheers boys, great review!
Cracking cars aren’t they
I just bought my second Cougar a week ago,I don’t know when you did the review,but my immaculate looking green Cougar V6 is now 21 years old.No rust! Amazing! I bought it for £650 in Stornoway.I am not mechanically minded,65 Year’s old,and so delighted to buy this beautiful car. If I get a year out of it,I will be grateful,but would be awful to let it down now! Some things don’t work with electrics,but nothing that matters!
Angela
Lovely cars aren’t they
my v6 manual began with a hole in the bottom of the sill about the size of a pea , after diging all of the rust out it turned into a channel about 1" 1/2 wide running nearly the full length of the sill. other side wasnt as bad but bad enough , had both rusted from the inside out and the only reason it wasnt apparent was because of the wonder zink rustproofing . looked everywhere for replacement sills , ford / jaguar couldnt find anything close to which would fit so ended up going to the breakers yard still looking near enough brand new ! owned it from 2002 - 2014 one of the best cars ive ever owned went like stink and still has my land speed record of 140+mph . so tempted to get another while theyre cheap but ive got a project on atm and the car im using is the follow on project .
My v6 went the same way mate! Started digging and ended up with a hole about a foot long!
I special ordered a 99 color was spruce green like a gray color. for my ex wife. I had the v6 5 spd manual transmission. felt like it needed an extra gear in the transmission for highway driving. Handled great threw turns, peppy for what it was. I think they would have done better keeping it v8 engine lost. Thx for the memories. Keep up the good content
Owned two of these over the years - 168 bhp - Auto was always quite a bit slower - 129 mph top speed and 0 to 60 in 9ish secs. The manual 5 speed did 140mph and 0 to 60 in 8 secs. Quite a bit faster.
I have an almost immaculate, low mileage V6 manual X pack. I absolutely love it, it's as though it was made for me. I sold a 2013 Mercedes C220 AMG, and bought the Cougar as a stop gap car as I always like them. Now I'm smitten and it's my everyday car.
that's awesome, definitely a car worth cherishing.
Good video......I enjoyed that. I'm a Ford boy through and through so the Cougar gets a big thumbs up from me :)
Beautiful car isn’t it
St24 WAS 2.5. St200 was also. I had the black St200 manifold on my 24.
To change clutch, you don't have to pull down whole subframe just drop it a little to make room to slide gearbox on side.
Thank you
Thanks for the video. . Great work
I worked for a Ford dealership in Stourbridge when this came out. It fell to me to pick up a V6 from Birmingham for the showroom. I felt like a rock star driving it back because it turned so many heads. The only thing that ruined my rock star fantasy was the trade plates...still, great drive though ...
Such a lovely car, i even seen another one on the road today, stay tuned for more of this lovely car on the channel
I love the cougar. One of the best ford's ever made
Agreed
The st24 was a 2.5 v6 too . The mk3 mondeo st220 was the 3.0 v6
@@jamesmclaughlan9167exactly just wanted to mention that.
In OZ and owned a Probe (which was a fun toy) then moved to the Cougar which is my favourite car. As done in the video, the boot deserves a big mention. I've transported 7ft xmas trees in my car. The drive on the open road is supreme and I invested in doing mine up recently rather than buying a new car. Most parts require some research from Australia and the suspension is probably the pain point as you need to do some importing, but love it and almost want to redo a little bit of it here and there to bring it up to perfection again.
Matty, its such a nice car, I'm tempted to have it off Sams dad but the missus will kill me if I get another car, we are looking at reviewing a probe on the channel as soon as this covid dies down and its safe to do so, thanks for the comment, stay tuned for more from this car and others
The automatic version for the v6 is awful and a manual is superior. Here in the states where I live a guy who owned an automatic had it rebuilt or replaced over 4 times. My manual v6 has over 200k miles with just a fluid change.
Good video. I have mine still... with an ST200 engine. The ST24 never had the 3.0 duratec... it also was a 2.5. The Cougar also was NOT built in Detroit. It was built in Flat Rock Michigan... close to Detroit but not exactly Detroit. Built in the same factory as the Ford Mustang and my other car... the Lincoln Continental.
I owned a 2.0 for 7 years, loved it
It is such an underrated car
I have a fordcoogar v6 automatic. It is a two thousand and one the same as you was driving and the same colour. My coogar has no rust on it and it is twenty one years old and looks just like new. I personally love my cougar and I have had lots of people wanting to buy it but I want to keep it as I just love it the car runs just like a new one.
Definitely keep it, they are lovely cars
European Fords that come to America are usually the best ones. This one is no different. And from the comments looks like I’m not wrong. I like the unique spot styling. I’m only here because I was researching Duratec engine cars, jaguar owner, and this popped up lol. Kudos!
ALL!! Ford Cougars sold in Europe, the UK and Australia were made in the USA. None were made in Europe. They are a straight Detroit USA design and made. Interestingly, our Aussie Cougars were made in the USA, sent to Ford Germany in Cologne, converted to Right Hand Drive, and sent to the UK and Oz. Real World tourists.
@@kramrollin69not really. Other than being built stateside, everything is European, mostly german, like the styling and design, the gearbox, engine 4 cylinder is British and v6 is originally a porsche design which was bought and cast by cosworth, it being based upon the mondeo, hence why it was a driver.
@@Arayig1982 Yes really, it was designed in the USA from Ford's New Edge style. Yes they used Cosworth like other companies. Everything was still signed off by Ford Detroit. Yes, they were all built in the USA.
@@kramrollin69 new edge started in Europe and lead designer was Frenchman, same Frenchman who primarily designed the new Cougar, before that he did the Fiesta and Puma, which started new edge. Same thing happened in early 80s, when euro jelly mold design Ford Sierra/Scorpio (english granada) audi look, led to the Ford Taurus body.
@@Arayig1982 Claude Lobo was only a Part of the design team. John Doughty, an Australian! is often credited with the New Edge design theory. No, it is Detroit that approves ALL Ford designs. Still do. The Cougar is from the USA.
You can get he panels here in america pretty easy I don't know the cost to ship but it was called a mercury cougar here in the states my good friend had one loved it
Nice review. They are fun cars. We have one in Oz too. We've done a 3.0 conversion though, with the 5 speed and an LSD. They are not a big engine, actually the blocks are tiny V6, But the Heads are huge, naturally. So all you see at the top is the heads and manifold. Same as the Coyote/Miami we have here in Falcons/Mustangs, they look huge, but it is just the heads.
Get a Cougar while you can, there is plenty of info on various forums.
I still have my 2002 Cougar. It still runs but it's very rusty.
Worth saving it , absolute modern classic
Buying a 2001 Cougar zn. The yellow model, has something called Visteon paint job it has graphics. Auto trans. V6. 60k miles. 1400 dollars
Nice to find some recent materila on these. I'm resusitating a long laid-up V6 X-pack and looking forward to using it for some daily driving in a few months.
Andy's Auto Sport still lists many aftermarket parts for this car.
I wish I could find one in good condition myself.
I just bought a 2002 C2, it needs the radiator flushed though and I really hope it didn't mess up the engine
shouldnt mess up the engine
Owned one back in the day, brilliant motorway mile muncher. Really thirsty on fuel around town.
Happy memories though 😁
Lovely lovely motor
Love the Cougars, have one myself. 3.0L Converted V6 Duratec 5 speed, but I'm in Aus :/. Would love to see more Cougar content! There are a couple of 3.0 Cougars floating around the UK, if you could get your hands on one of those. That would be killer!
Nice vid i own one and i agree with all you say
Mercury not fird
Fird everywhere, except in North America.😄
One of the best handling FWD cars I have ever driven with just Eibach springs, sway bars, and some decent wheels & tires. That thing would grip the road with almost no roll. I miss my cougar xr7 😥
The best part about owning one of these is the question "what kind of car is that?" you get constantly. Especially if modified and de-badged.
Definitely beauties aren’t they
How did these compare to a 2000 integra type r?
Not too sure to be honest, never driven one
I just got one ,silver in colour ! mine is a 2000 model with the V6 . Love the shape not a Mustang but she will do for me .
im planning on buying one too, 1999 model with a v6, hows the mileage on yours and how is it holding up?
@@XhaoWell I have 190,000Klms on her .I mostly drive her in economy mode and I am amazed at how economical it is . Even in economy she isn't too bad in the acceleration department obviously much better in Sport mode but I love it . It is good to drive although I would have preferred a manual version but my wife only has an auto licence so I got an Auto .Now she says she won't drive lol because she can't see the front end . Lucky we have two other cars .There are not a lot of Cougars around here in Australia another reason I got one . I almost bought one years ago but had my head turned by a VW Passat 1.8T biggest mistake of my car buying life !!
I had a black 2001 cougar manual what a car wished I never sold it
they are amazing cars
2001 SVT cougar at home and never gonna give it up.
They made an SVT version? I know we had the XR7 in the states...I am jealous.
Not all ford pumas of the same age are rust buckets and leave
Brown stains on the road
I run a 2000 model 1.7 and has never been welded and is definitely not a rust bucket
And can pass its
mot without advisories although I do agree that alot of these era of cars have
Unfortunatly surcomed to the tin
Worm it's like any car if you don't look after it and neglect the underneath what can you expect
Absolutely agree, got to look after them
"yeah, this car is ugly!" - people in that era.
"Ok, now look at the boxes we have today" - me, 2022.
Agreed
This must be Australian where the steering wheel is on the right side.
No, UK
I LOVED mine
Lovely aren’t they
@@theoddjobs3749 all three of my cats blew at once. Wish I would’ve straight piped
Lovely car! I wonder if the owner ever experienced issues with the CD4E transmission, though?
Good question :) I’ll ask him
@@theoddjobs3749 Great! I'm curious as to what he says ...
Yeah but nothing too serious, worst problem has been the ECU for the gearbox had to be replaced
@@samwaller3873 So mechanically, it doesn't necessarily seem to be problematic, after all. Rescued a Mondeo Mk2 Ghia Estate with this particular drivetrain combo. Already bought it with excessively slipping tranny/torque converter, though. Will have to figure out which component is faulty ...
So I have a 99 cougar and I love it actually I think it is tight to the road great hold so the only problem is I’ve heard about $6000 into it brand new transmission clutch still having a little problem with sensors power steering pump anyway I loved it enough to put that much money into it I’m also having a problem withThe topsoil pan is leaking and basically you have to drop the transmission to get to it? Not sure but I think anyway mines white it’s got the cougar rims on it with her nice bad ass stereo with huge sub in the boot lol
They are lovely cars
Hate marmite, love my 2k cougar
Love that era of Ford
Beauty isn’t it
The odd jobs yeah lovely was looking at them and mk2 mondeo s on auto trader with bargains about . I’ve already got 2002 escort van love the old fords
@@jamesmclaughlan9167 yeah me too, I’d love to get my hands on an old ford for the channel to either review, or restore
ST24 was same BHP. ST200 had the tuned 2.5. Somehow the mondeo still handled better imo
Yeah thats my bad, I always get the st24 and st200 mixed up!
ST24 is 2.5 litre not 3 litres
The mondeo st24 was a 2.5 v6 the same as the st200 was… the later mondeo st220 was a 3.0 v6 get your facts right 😂
Always learning, thanks :)
Bonjours je possede une ford cougar 2.5 v6 boite auto et je suis a la recherche d'une personne pouvant plus m' en apprendre
J'ai pas mal de problème d'accoup apres plusieur vidange de boite jai toujours se problème
Merci de l'intérêt que vous allez portez a mon message
Nobby that view in the cougar looks like your mustang but slightly dated
Yeah it does 😂
Bought one loved it but unfortunately it was a totally lemon 🍋
sad times
Old matey boy was nodding off there in the passenger seat. ..... Probably something to do with the boring history and commentary from Sam the owner ?
Automatic. Shame!
@@Brickinasock 👍🏻
I owned one for almost 14 years. There's a video of it on my channel if you can be bothered to look lol
Cool cat 👍🏻
@@theoddjobs3749 Thanks :)
You seem to like cougar