The Continental is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front mounted engine, sold by Lincoln.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 340 bhp (345 PS/254 kW) at 4600 rpm and 657 N·m (485 lb·ft/67 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 2350 kg.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5613 mm | 221 inches | |
| Width | 2024 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2350 kg | 5181 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96.5 litres | 21.2 [25.5] 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 | 7.6 litre 7565 cc (461.645 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 111.25 × 97.28 mm
4.38 × 3.83 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output (gross) |
345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) at 4600 rpm |
||
| maximum torque (gross) |
657 Nm (485 ft·lb) (67 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
||
| Specific output (gross) |
33.5 kW/litre 45.6 ps/litre 44.9 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque (gross) |
86.85 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1091.4 kPa (158.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 945.63 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 146.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.27 kg/kW 15.48 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 9.15 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 9.15 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.80 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 685586 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 61.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1968 Lincoln Continental added 2020-06-25. Last modified 2020-06-25. |
|||
