This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) at 4600 rpm and 630 N·m (465 lb·ft/64.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a quoted 2324 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 | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5410 mm | 213 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2324 kg | 5124 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 89 litres | 19.6 [23.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lincoln | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7046 cc (429.973 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.22 × 94 mm
4.3 × 3.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
33.9 kW/litre 46 ps/litre 45.4 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.41 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123.6 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 880.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 139.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.74 kg/kW 16.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | 9.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 9.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 685498 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 53 A | ||
| RAC rating | 59.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Lincoln Continental added 2020-06-25. Last modified 2020-06-25. |
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