This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 359 N·m (265 lb·ft/36.6 kgm) at 4750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1801 kg.
The Lincoln Continental is said to be able to manage a top speed of 193 km/h (120 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 | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 5240 mm | 206.3 inches | |
| Width | 1862 mm | 73.3 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1801 kg | 3971 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SEAnet) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SEAnet) |
359 Nm (265 ft·lb) (36.6 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SEAnet) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.3 ps/litre 56.5 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SEAnet) |
78.03 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 980.5 kPa (142.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 146.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.29 kg/kW 15.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.AirS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.AirS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21978 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Lincoln Continental added 1996-03-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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