The Lincoln Continental Town Car is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 4000 rpm and 475 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 2456 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h or 124 mph.
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 | 3231 mm | 127.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5908 mm | 232.6 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2456 kg | 5415 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7536 cc (459.875 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.74 × 97.8 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 (net) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
21.3 kW/litre 28.9 ps/litre 28.5 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
63.03 Nm/litre
0.76 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) | 792.1 kPa (114.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 942 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.32 kg/kW 25.59 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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 235-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/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 | 325743 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Lincoln Continental Town Car added 2013-03-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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