This automobile has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 4000 rpm and 481 N·m (355 lb·ft/49 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
The Lincoln Continental Mark IV Hardtop weighs a quoted 2420 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3225 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5800 mm | 228.3 inches | |
| Width | 2030 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2420 kg | 5335 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] 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 | 7.5 litre 7536 cc (459.875 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.8 × 97.7 mm
4.36 × 3.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 481 Nm (355 ft·lb) (49 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 21.8 kW/litre 29.6 ps/litre 29.2 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
63.83 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Motorcraft carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 802.1 kPa (116.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 942 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 92.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.75 kg/kW 24.64 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin 235-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin 235-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62612 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Hardtop added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-03-11. |
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