This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Lincoln Continental is an overhead valve, 3.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 4400 rpm and 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1648 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 | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 5210 mm | 205.1 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1648 kg | 3633 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.5 litres | 15.5 [18.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| 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 (SAE net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
31.4 kW/litre 42.7 ps/litre 42.1 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
80.33 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-IV fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1009.4 kPa (146.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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 98.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.81 kg/kW 23.07 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.520 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.37 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 682770 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Lincoln Continental added 2020-06-24. Last modified 2020-06-24. |
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