I got car and driver magazines that go back to 1996. I got the one where they compared the Contour SVT against the Saab 900S, Audi A4 1.8T, VW Jetta GLX VR6 and Integra GS-R sedan. It even did a preview on the ITR. That magazine is from March 1997. I remeber when that came in the mail too.....