Silver_LS
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My (now gone) 03 Premium Sport had chrome 8 spoke 17's, no bumper chrome, woodgrain trim / steering wheel / Shifter, v8 with 3.58 gear.
Sport or Non-Sport
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oddball
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Gen 1 had the "Premium" package, which is sport suspension, 17" wheels, but wood steering wheel and shift knob, standard shifter, chrome bumpers.
kaball
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This has been discussed ad nauseum. The ONLY year for a FACTORY premium sport was 2002. It had the appearance of a non-sport with the sport "goodies" underneath. It also had basket-weave seat inserts. Since most parts are interchangeable between the generations the only sure way to tell how the car came from the factory is with a VIN check.
kaball
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thank you for clarifying it a bit. I have seen bits and pieces here and there but never a full out discussion before.
I think Ford just added to many options for the buyer lol.
joegr
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Weird. My 06 is a premium sport.
It's not really a premium sport. It is an '06 with the Premium Option Package; since all '06's (and all '03+ V8s) are "sports".
Additionally, when Lincoln changed the available arrays in '03 they changed the option packages. The non-sport V8 and sport V6 were eliminated in the U.S. market (Canada had more arrays thanks to the confusion of the American buyer). So..... for '03-'06 the two option packages were Ultimate and Premium.
Again, as pretty much all body parts are interchangeable things get interesting when owners customize their cars.
ToeCutter
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according to my window sticker...the premium is not an option to the sport but a standard equipment group...it doesn't say premium under options, it says it under standard equip.........so I guess there is an ultimate equipment group
according to my window sticker...the premium is not an option to the sport but a standard equipment group...it doesn't say premium under options, it says it under standard equip.........so I guess there is an ultimate equipment group
My wife's '04 is a V8 Sport. The window sticker says "order code 220A - V8 Sport" instead of "V8 Premium Sport - 222A." Her "Standard Vehicle Price" is $39,460.00 and yours is $43,520.00.
01continental
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ALL 06s are sports regardless of option packages.
All 03+ V8s are sports. U.S. spec cars, that is. There were 3 '03 V6s running around that were sports, but I imagine they are long gone. There was some type of a cold weather package that was available that came with 16" wheels.
MONTE 02 LS
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I also have an 02 ls, where did you do your check? i did one check and it didn't say sport or not.
Blk04LS
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There may be other places, but an easy one is at www.fordparts.com