I like how “summer madness” was playing on the radio 😂

I enjoy seeing these retro reviews! Great to look back at what we thought was “state of the art” or pinnacle of engineering back then. I’ve been watching MotorWeek for at least 30 years if not more and appreciate the reviews and testing that was done back then!

The 10th gen T-Bird is gorgeous. Always loved the look of this car.

Still driving a 95 Cougar XR7 73k miles ...2nd owner. Love it on trips.

This thunderbird always looked good to me, and honestly that still holds up to this day.

I distinctly remember seeing this very episode of Motorweek in my friend's family room. By the next Summer, a 1994 Emerald Green Thunderbird LX V8 with the Mocha Leather interior would be my next new car. As others have mentioned here, the build quality and fit & finish were exceptional. Smooth, powerful, nimble for its size, so comfortable. Great memories.

I've got a 95 T-Bird LX with the modular v8 and I love that car! I still daily drive it every summer, so much fun

My relative had a '94 T-Bird. I still remember how roomy, quiet and comfortable that car was. Not a single rattle or squeak. It felt really solid.

My 89 tbird SC is still my favorite car I’ve ever owned to this day.

I had a 94 Thunderbird LX 4.6. I went through so may sets of tires with that thing! Did a PI motor swap, exhaust and a small stall converter. Really woke it up. I actually still have some random burnout clips on my channel from 10 years ago lol

Remember looking at a 1995 SC in silver over grey with a 5 speed at a dealer. $25,000 seemed like a rich mans price. Would love to go back in time and buy 2.

It always amazes me to see how fast some of these cars were from the 90’s that you almost didn’t expect but it also amazing how slow some of them were with big engines and low hp.

I had a '96 Cougar XR7 Bostonian Edition with the V8 and absolutely loved it! It's one of many vehicles I wish I had kept.

We had a 1992 Thunderbird when I was a kid. We all loved that car!! Would love to find another 92-97 Thunderbird to have again!

Seeing that interior really brings me back... my first car was a '94 Cougar.

I used to see these cars lots in the 90s and early to mid 2000s. I remember the luxury perfomance coupe era, with the Thunderbird, Cougar, Lincoln Mark, Buick Rivera, Chevy Monte Carlo

back in 2004/2005 there was a young dude down the streer who had a white thunderbird and it was CLEAN, he loved that car, he used to always be wiping it down

I will admit that I did like these back in the day, particularly the T-bird.

Several years ago I bought 94 Cougar in that same maroon color with the 4.6. It was a great car for the year I had it. The wrap around dash was ahead of its time for a car of that price point.

I had a 1994 T Bird and I loved it, it was one of the best cars I have ever owned.

My parents had a ‘94 thunderbird LX with the 4.6l v8 when I was a kid. Got 28-30mpg on the highway and was a smooth interstate cruiser

My first new car purchase was a 97 Cougar Anniversary Edition. That car was great, handling was exceptional, power from the v8 was great and fuel economy was respectable. If I could buy it new today I’d do it in a heartbeat.

My dad actually liked the style of the late Thunderbird SCs. He had a bright red 83 Turbo Coupe when I was little. I liked the Turbo light when it came on when he got on it a few times. The 5 speed was nice.

From the days when V8 Rear Wheel Drive personal luxury coupes were still being made. Kind of interesting to see some "modern" features like dual airbags and built-in cell phone controls in 1994. I kind of like the V6 SuperCoupe with a manual transmission.

I loved this generation of these cars, especially the ones with a 4.6 V8

1:14-1:16 "the monstrous air scoops" lol

Did anyone hear Kool & The Gang's Summer Madness on the radio? Brings back great memories on the beach. 🙂 4:15

Nice design for its time. The SC was clean.

My mom had a cougar XR7. That was a very fun car to drive and the amount of pink slips I could've collected from quick street races was something to be said.

I am surprised how good your old videos still look. Watching reruns from 2005 often look worse and these are much older.

I bought a new 1994 black V8 Thunderbird. I still miss it today

I owned a black 95 SC 5-speed for about a decade starting in the late 90s. Still one of my favourite cars.

Got a 1994 LX TBird with the 4.6 when I was 16 years old, back in 1998. I loved that car, decently quick for back in the day too.

Owned three of these Supercoupes. Torque was off the chart but due to it's portlyness it was really just a comfy highway cruiser. Faultly ABS motors were costly to fix but was fairly reliable.

I have a 94 tbird with the rare romeo 4.6 with 130,xxx miles on her. Recently registered her as a antique and been getting quite a few looks at car shows. I grew up In these birds and have always loved them

Motorweek is the best for all their classic uploads!!!

The older T-bird design (89-93) were better looking than the refresh. These really were great cars, shame the market is totally gone.

Thank you for sharing. Thank you for all the efforts to provide these videos.

Awesome motor week!! I use to make part for theses two cars in Huron Ohio.

Beautiful cars, Loved owning either! I passed my driving test 20 years ago in a 94 green Tbird, that thing felt so comfortable and nimble, and they look so cool!

Rented the Cougar several times. Nice comfortable car, no issues. 👍

Any T-Bird/Cougar with a 3.8 was a problem waiting to happen. Oil leaks galore, some head gasket issues. The SC was a nightmare. Difficult to work on, all of the oil leaks and gasket issues plus the labor costs and too many parts that didn't fit any other car/powertrain. I replaced a few superchargers under warranty. The 4.6L 4R70W combo was great. Not great stoplight performance but really good as a highway cruiser.

I had a 1989 SC and a 1994 Thunderbird with the 4.6. The SC was my first car.

Use to drive V8 T Bird in Florida. Rare reliable domestic car.

Hey, there's nothing like a rainy day to see how high a new T-bird truly CAN fly!!!!

My first car was a hand-me-down white 94' Thunderbird lx. I love that car to this day, and cried when it got traded in.

3:47 John: AND THIS FULL SET OF ANALOG GAUGES!

This Videos bring me back to Happy Summers of the Past !!!

5 speed super coupe was a good time, but the auto in this era of fords is where hopes and dreams go to die

My Mom's friend had this car. Most beautiful car I ever rode in.

I want a Cougar from this era SO bad.

My first car was a 96 Monte Carlo I always wanted this body thunderbird though!

Love these old reviews. And hilarious what used to be good acceleration times.

I miss my '94 Bird! Such a fantastic highway cruiser.

I had a 1992 and a 1994 Thunderbird SC , both in black. As a Ford employee it was a pretty good deal to lease the cars with our employee A plan discount. Loved them in the summer, not so much in the winter. Wish i had kept one of them.

I'd forgotten about that 90's Ford "wraparound" interior. Really takes you back to the days of the Macarena... I had an '89, from the previous generation. It was extremely angular in all respects, so it's funny to me to see this reactionary redesign again. I'd almost forgotten what else they did to it before they cancelled it.

Always found these so nice n still r good looking n driving cars my brother had one 1 once smooth n fast

I like the mid-life restyle of this T Bird. A friend of mine had a 97, blue, with a sporty package and that 4.6 modular. It sounded awesome with that dual exhaust! I wish I had bought it from him before he traded it off.

I had an LX T-Bird when it was new and it was awesome, just like this video.

Back in 1996 a coworker had a white Thunderbird Super Coup. Gorgeous car. She kept it immaculate

Had a 1990 TBird SC- sold it in late 93 when I got a Lexus SC400. Would love to have either one of those back. Midlife crisis you know...

I had a 95 Cougar with the 4.6, I loved that car

Old cars brings back such great memories these cars were out when was little in head start at time. Seems back in the good old days which was around '94 cars were more modern than today's cars looking cookie cutter used to see these cars all the time at that time when SUVS didn't rule the roads, Thunderbird/Cougar both were ahead of their game like these Fords as GMs doing that time now ready for a '93 Infiniti J30 and '95 Aurora MW review next.

My Mom bought a 94 T-Bird Brand New in 94, Was a Darker Green, 4.6 V-8, After was involved in a deer accident, i received car, welded in some Stainless Steel Flowmaster Mufflers onto the Stock Exhaust Pipes, Sounded pretty good, Buddy of mine had a Cougar 1 model year Older, so his had the 5.0 V-8, and Automatic Trans Also, we Drag Raced many a times on the Streets, my 4.6 T-Bird was Always a Tad Quicker than the 5.0 Cougar, Always pulled a little from him every single time, Dead Stop, Side by Side at 60 mph, Or at any Speed. I'm very old school when it comes to Stuff, But just goes to show Technology, No Pushrods = Faster.

I had the last TBird, the 1997. V8,with leather. I loved that car. I drove it till the wheels fell off, 350k miles. That car had many more miles left on it. I let her go for a smaller 4 cylinder Honda. The Honda was also a coupe. You can’t find a coupe that is not in the higher price bracket anymore. My Bird was less than 30k, now a Infinity G coupe cost more than 50k.

Bought a '94 Thunderbird LX with the 4.6L back in '94. Still driving it now with over 500k miles. Loved the looks then, and really can't think of anything new that looks as good to me.

These cars were hugely popular during my most formative years. Everywhere you went, you saw at least one. A neighbor of mine has a Cougar. Other than that, it's incredibly rare for me to see these on the road anymore. Just four years after this review, these cars were put out to pasture.

love motorweek reviws

I remember my 1994 t-bird. I really enjoyed it.

I had several TBirds during the 80s and 90s. 1978 Diamond jubilee edition, 1990, 1994 models. They are all I drove for 27 years. I use a wheelchair because I am paralyzed but I could get my wheelchair in-and-out of the car with not too much difficulty. I was driving the 1990 TBird when I was married at age 41. She has passed away but we took that car everywhere. Love TBirds. Now I drive a 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo. Great car too.

Lol 😂 I still have a 1/24 scale model of the t-bird sc I built back then! Nice car!

Thank you motorweek for uploading your retro videos! I watch almost each one. Will you upload your 2002 episodoe or road test showing the 2002 chevrolet express quigley 4x4? The year when the company introduced the ifs on these 4x4 vans?

I had a 90 Thunderbird SC automatic and it was real fast especially on highway .

Had a 96 Ford Thunderbird LX with the 4.6 V8. It was perhaps one of the best cars I have ever owned. It was very comfortable and good on gas. I hated to part with it.

Had a 95 t-bird with the 4.6. super comfortable front seats and extra cold A/C but blew a headgasket at 60k. it cost more to fix than the value of the vehicle.

I had a '94 Thunderbird LX with the V8 in Deep Emerald Green and it was one of the nicest cars I've ever driven. It was my Grandfather's, a former Ford engineer, and he said it was the best card Ford had ever built (as of 1994). It was heavy, I would have liked to have ABS, but I couldn't deny how smooth it was. The only downside was the interior was dreadful in its fitment; I would go over railroad tracks and hear a lightning crack as all the interior bits loosened up and would rattle like crazy. Especially the dashboard. Gramps took it apart a lot so I don't doubt he left a few parts out! I logged 110K miles on it in my ownership and only replaced sparkplugs, an alternator, and suspension/wheel bearings and other front end components. Rust got it in the end though, they seemed to have a rocker panel rust issue they didn't resolve until the 96-97s.

Best Thunderbird hands down

I loved these as a kid! So euro looking compared to everything else in the day.

Damn those look great

The SC with a manual was a low key dream car.

I had a '93 Cougar XR7 (V6) and a '96 Thunderbird LX Sport (V8). They were really good cars.

I adore this generation bird. The underappreciated V8 will always have a place in my heart, and my wallet!

Had an 89 and 97 Cougar, great cars.

Had 3 of these but never an SC,I always wanted one. My first car in late 90s was 90 cougar 3.8 non sc… cost me $400,it had no power steering no AC. White with black bumpers that I taped to hold on. I Put away a few dollars and wanted to upgrade,almost got a 93 ford probe GT because my older brother had a non GT when I was growing up but I ended up getting screwed by the dealer… went from $2500 to almost $4k within 2 days so F that. On my way home I spotted a red tbird with dual exhaust at a gas station with for sale sign. $900 for a 91 5.0 V8. Took it home that day,next day got some 17 inch chrome rims for it and boy was I the shit freshman year of HS. 2 years later I got a 94 thunderbird with the 4.6 and it was near mint,everything worked BUT 2nd gear became rough and it started burning oil like crazy. $3000 down the drain,i junked it. I also had Lincoln 94 LSC but ran only on 7 cylinders. I played with junk cars for 2 years untill I turned 18 and got my first bmw e36 325i.

Man I owned a 94 with candy paint and 24 inch asanti wheels with 3 15 inch pioneer subs I loved that car had it for 7 years got in in high school in 2003

Was an older latino man in my town drove around a V6 s/c 5 speed Thunderbird. Very under rated cara

Absolutely love these cars!!

I have a 96 Cougar. It's one hell of a car!

Bought a black on gray 94' T-Bird at Santa Maria Ford one night...Was a over all nice car and last of the "Stock" cars like what you wound see on the track racing NASCAR. Got a ticket in it going up I-5 the CHP officer, a nice guy, said they worked three counties before stopping me in it so I guess it was fast enough. Was a nice highway car. Enjoyed the dashboard styling and the leather was nice.

gotta be honest, i owned a 92 cougar xr7, 5.0 auto. and ill give you this, the styling was truly some of the best, the interiors were comfortable, and for being such a big coupe for its day, it handled, braked, and moved alright. not to mention the big trunk and good amount of under hood space to work on everything, but comparing stock to stock, unless you absolutely needed v8 and rwd, i would've gone for a buick/pontiac with the 3800, naturally aspirated or supercharged. something akin to the riviera, regal, bonneville etc

One guy in my area (Lower Silesia - Poland) has 1994 Thunderbird. People seems to be more interested and pay more attention to my '91 Geo Storm GSi and '95 Chevy Beretta.. We often meet each other on the parking of market in our neighbourhood :D

I've had my 97 cougar 30th aniv for a few years and honestly it's one of the best cars I've driven for the quality ride for its time. Ofc there's better and faster, but after I do some work to the heads, it's gonna be awesome.

4:14 Real OGs only needed that second and a half of stero to recognize Thee Summer Anthem " _Summertime_ " by Will -Slaps- Smith 💪🏽😎💪🏽 👏🏽💥🥴🤕

Memories! My 1st ever brand new car of the lot: 1995 LX v8. Abs and automatic headlight the only options. 17.5K OTD. Slippery when wet, but otherwise a dream ride. BUT THE PROBLEMS: stuck spark plug in one cylinder and the transmission that went out early on. One transmission rebuild (~ 2.5K job) and drove it to the ground. Finally cashed in on California's cash for clunkers offer. The one and only Ford for me.

I had a white 94 Lx, I consider it my favorite “car”…that thing could fly with that v8, and comfortable an roomy. I would totally get another one…and that SC 🤯

Still looking good

Wow I remember this era of the T Bird and the Cougar XR7

I have three Thunderbird SC currently. 2x 1991 MTX, 1995 MTX.... The 95 has Cobra mustang spindles and brakes and 2014 CS 19-in mustang wheels.

My favorite rental back in the day

i love the t-birds blue interior!!