The Lincoln Continental 3.7 V6 is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power through the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) at 6500 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbft/38.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1916 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2995 mm | 117.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5116 mm | 201.4 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1916 kg | 4224 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 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3726 cc (227.374 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 86.7 mm
3.76 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61 kW/litre 83 ps/litre 81.9 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.99 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1281.6 kPa (185.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621 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 161.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 118.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 159.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.42 kg/kW 14.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 352 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.16 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 515702 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Lincoln Continental 3.7 V6 (2017) added 2017-05-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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