The Continental is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front positioned engine, manufactured by Lincoln.
Its 3.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 292 N·m (215 lb·ft/29.8 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 185 km/h, or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2770 | 109.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1550 | 61 | |
| Longueur | 5210 | 205.1 | |
| Largeur | 1850 | 72.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1415 | 55.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.88 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1650 kg | 3638 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | 994 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) à 3800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAE net) |
292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) à 2200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
27.5 kW/litre 37.4 ps/litre 36.9 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE net) |
77.02 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | Ford fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.9 kPa (140.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.8 kg/kW 26.4 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TrailA.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/70 R 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/70 R 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 255 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.37 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 172689 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Lincoln Continental added 2008-04-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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