The Lincoln Continental is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its motor positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The Lincoln Continental's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.8 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 252 N·m (186 lb·ft/25.7 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic with overdrive gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1597 kg.
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 | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
23.2 kW/litre 31.5 ps/litre 31.1 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
66.37 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.65:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 D7ZE 9155 AB carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834 kPa (121 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 55.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 73.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.15 kg/kW 30.32 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 | 21428 | ||
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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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