The LS V8 is a car from Lincoln, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) at 6000 rpm and 388 Nm (286 lbft/39.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The Lincoln LS V8 weighs a claimed 1709 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 | 2908 mm | 114.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4935 mm | 194.3 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 109 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1709 kg | 3768 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] 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 litre 3964 cc (241.898 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.1 × 85.1 mm
3.39 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
388 Nm (286 ft·lb) (39.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
52.7 kW/litre 71.6 ps/litre 70.6 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
97.88 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1230 kPa (178.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.5 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 166.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.84 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.19 kg/kW 13.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/50 VR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/50 VR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3148 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171919 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Lincoln LS V8 (2005) added 2008-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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