there were about 3-4 of those SVT Contours at the autocross I was at last weekend....(I think it was a mini meet for SVTContour.org)
but anyway...they sounded quite nice...very mean...and they look pretty nice...I didnt spend too much time looking at them, there was a Fiat Abarth 1000 that was by far more interesting than anything American
good luck on your new car