The Lincoln Continental is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Lincoln Continental is an overhead valve, 3.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) at 4000 rpm and 237 N·m (175 lb·ft/24.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic with overdrive transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1597 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 155 km/h (96 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2758 mm | 108.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5110 mm | 201.2 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1597 kg | 3521 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 87 litres | 19.1 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3797 cc (231.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 86 mm
3.81 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
22 kW/litre 29.9 ps/litre 29.5 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
62.42 Nm/litre
0.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.65:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 E1ZE 9155 AA carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 784.4 kPa (113.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 632.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.12 kg/kW 31.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.050 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ | ||
| Tyres front | P205/75 R 15 W/WSW | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/75 R 15 W/WSW | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2766 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21340 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Lincoln Continental added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-05-06. |
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