The Lincoln Continental is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 4000 rpm and 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 2053 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3175 mm | 125 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5423 mm | 213.5 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2053 kg | 4526 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.9 litres | 16.3 [19.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lincoln | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 75° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4784 cc (291.938 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 95.25 mm
2.87 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 19.5 kW/litre 26.5 ps/litre 26.1 bhp/litre 0.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
62.29 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 782.8 kPa (113.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 15.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 21.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 22.9 s
@ 62 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.02 kg/kW 36.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 135861 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1947 Lincoln Continental added 2005-12-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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