Lincoln Continental is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 5750 rpm and 373 N·m (275 lb·ft/38 kgm) at 4750 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
The Lincoln Continental weighs a claimed 1754 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| 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 | 5296 mm | 208.5 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1754 kg | 3867 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] 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 × 90.4 mm
3.54 × 3.56 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 (SAEnet) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
44.6 kW/litre 60.6 ps/litre 59.8 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
81.07 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.85:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1018.7 kPa (147.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.55 kg/kW 14.29 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.860 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| 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 | 2649 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80212 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Lincoln Continental added 2001-06-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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