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Contour, a front-wheel-drive sedan that is smaller than the Taurus, may have a short future. Production of the similar Mercury Mystique ends Dec. 23, and the Kansas City, Mo., plant that builds the Mystique and Contour will convert to production of a new car-based sport utility vehicle. 

Ford's biggest passenger car and its Mercury Grand Marquis twin are the last of a genre that was once mainstream: full-size, V-8 powered rear-drive family sedans. With the exception of some luxury vehicles, the full-size segment is now dominated by front-drive rivals. 

As its major change for 2000, the best-selling full-size van gains standard antilock brakes for all its models. The standard antilock system covers all four wheels and replaces a rear antilock feature that was standard on cargo models in 1999. 

Escort has been Ford's best-selling small car since 1981, but the company expects the new Focus to take over that role. Escort continues as a four-door sedan and sporty ZX2 coupe. The station wagon is gone, and the sedan now comes in a single price level. Ford has not said how long it will continue offering the Escort alongside the Focus, which was designed in Europe and will be sold worldwide. 

The Excursion is Ford's newest and the industry's biggest sport utility, measuring nearly 19 feet from stem to stern. That makes it about 20 inches longer than the Ford Expedition and more than seven inches longer than the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL, formerly the biggest SUVs. 

Ford's full-size sport utility vehicle debuted as a 1997 model and was built off the F-Series pickup chassis. The Lincoln Navigator is the Expedition's luxurious corporate twin and in 2000 offered a more powerful engine, standard leather upholstery and some convenience features not offered on the Expedition. 

The most popular SUV is a carryover from 1999, when it was among the top five vehicles in sales. The Mercury Mountaineer is a clone of the Explorer but comes only in a four-door body style, while the Explorer also comes as a two-door sport model. Explorer buyers can choose from three engines, and Mountaineer buyers from two. 

America's favorite truck adds several comfort and convenience features for 2000 and rolls out a new four-door, crew-cab body style as an early 2001 model. 

The Super Duty models are the brutes among Ford's pickups ? heavy-duty trucks designed for serious hauling and towing. The Super Duty line was redesigned for 1999, and though it is based on the F-150, it sports different styling, roomier interiors and stronger chassis and engines. 

The Super Duty models are the brutes among Ford's pickups ? heavy-duty trucks designed for serious hauling and towing. The Super Duty line was redesigned for 1999, and though it is based on the F-150, it sports different styling, roomier interiors and stronger chassis and engines. 

Ford has big plans for the Focus, a new small car that invades the United States this year. Already a hit in Europe, where it was designed, Ford expected Focus to replace the Escort as its high-volume small car. The Escort sold in the United States was jointly engineered with Mazda, while a different Escort was sold in Europe and other markets. The same Focus design will be used worldwide, and Ford will build more than 1 million annually at full production, with about 300,000 for the United States. Focus comes in three body styles ? four-door sedan, two-door hatchback and station wagon ? wrapped in edgy styling that gives these new models a unique appearance. 

Ford celebrated the Mustang's 35th anniversary in 1999 with major styling changes and horsepower improvements, but only minor changes will be seen for 2000. 

A Trailhead option package that dresses two-wheel-drive Rangers to look like 4x4s is the main addition for 2000 to the best-selling compact pickup. 

Ford's most popular car receives major safety, styling and interior changes for 2000, giving the Taurus a more conventional appearance than the 1996 through 1999 models. The Mercury Sable, which is built from the same design, gets similar changes. The front-wheel drive Taurus and Sable are available as four-door sedans and as station wagons. 

Power-adjustable pedals and a rear-seat video entertainment system are new options on Ford's front-wheel-drive minivan. With the power pedals, the accelerator and brake pedals adjust within a four-inch range to help drivers attain a more comfortable position. Ford also offers this feature on some of its cars and sport utility vehicles.