Contemporary vs Connoisseur whats the difference?

[Reebs]

Originally Posted by superdavid

oooh they have the best seats in the contemporary, would really like some heated black leather in my zt but seem as rare as a lottery win.

Does this make me a lottery winner then, heated cream leather seats in my ZT?

[superdavid]

seems to be, if you ever decide you don't want them, then you might be able to twist my arm into having them off you

[Duotone]

Originally Posted by superdavid

oooh they have the best seats in the contemporary, would really like some heated black leather in my zt but seem as rare as a lottery win.

The heated front seats were not standard on the Connoisseur and Contemporary.

Leather heated seats were standard on the Connoisseur SE and Contemporary SE.

Towards the end of production at Longbridge all the 75 models were upgraded on spec.

When first introduced in January 2004 the Connoisseur was a much lower spec. than the mk1. 75 Connoisseur.

Painted door mirrors.
No foglamps.
Axis cloth seats.

However, the Connoisseur did have.
16" 7 spoke alloys.

Dave T

[rossocorsa]

Originally Posted by Reebs

Does this make me a lottery winner then, heated cream leather seats in my ZT?

those are the dogs wotsits my wife would kill for cream leather so be warned......we have black leather heated but for some reason not electric (although that's not the end of the world) prefer this as the patterned pvc/cloth looks a bit 80s (on s1s) and the alcantara does get rather bobbly. looks rather as if your cream leather is proper full leather our black 'leather' has a lot of vinyl in the mix good old project drive

[Ahrle]

Originally Posted by Duotone

The heated front seats were not standard on the Connoisseur and Contemporary.

Leather heated seats were standard on the Connoisseur SE and Contemporary SE.

Towards the end of production at Longbridge all the 75 models were upgraded on spec.

When first introduced in January 2004 the Connoisseur was a much lower spec. than the mk1. 75 Connoisseur.

Painted door mirrors.
No foglamps.
Axis cloth seats.

However, the Connoisseur did have.
16" 7 spoke alloys.

Dave T

Apologies for re-raising such an old thread,

Does this mean facelift Contemporary equals pre-facelift Connosseiur?

Thank you.

[BigRuss]

Originally Posted by Ahrle

Apologies for re-raising such an old thread,

Does this mean facelift Contemporary equals pre-facelift Connosseiur?

Thank you.

In a word no, not the uk models anyway the Contemporary models were different in that they have leather ZT type seats and dark oak dash as above.

But Connie Mk1 models sold on the continent were named Contemporary models eg Belgium

I had an 02 that was an inport from Belgium and the original documentation described it as Contemporary although it was identical to Uk Connie spec

Russ

[Arctic]

My Connie SE back in the day when i had it.

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Now have a Contemporary
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[simondhopkins]

Well having had a club se cdti tourer mk1, contemporary se cdti auto mk2, then back to a connoisseur se cdti auto mk1, out of the three, I prefer the connie.

Yes the black oak and black leather was nice (except hot sunny day OUCH) but it didn't feel premium compared to the connie.

Obviously, thats just my opinion and other people will prefer the all black look.

[victorgte]

The Contemporary was a nice combination of ZT sportiness and 75 comfort.
With a 2.5 V6 lump and an auto box it was a hoot to drive and chuckable into corners.

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by victorgte

The Contemporary was a nice combination of ZT sportiness and 75 comfort.
With a 2.5 V6 lump and an auto box it was a hoot to drive and chuckable into corners.

That is except for the Contemporary SE diesel, which took some winding up to speed. That is until the 160 mod came out, now it picks up its skirts and motors


The black leather, carpets and dash, make the cabin very dark at night. During a hot day when parked, the seats can become very hot when parked - the 'global open' mod for the windows and roof, are essential before you can get in.