The Lincoln Town Car is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
The Lincoln Town Car's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 239 bhp (242 PS/178 kW) of power at 4900 rpm, and maximum torque of 389 N·m (287 lb·ft/39.7 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1971 kg.
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 | 2990 mm | 117.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1674 mm | 65.9 inches | |
| Length | 5491 mm | 216.2 inches | |
| Width | 1986 mm | 78.2 inches | |
| Height | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1971 kg | 4345 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] 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 | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 242 PS (239 bhp) (178 kW) at 4900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 389 Nm (287 ft·lb) (39.7 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.7 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 51.9 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.55 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.38:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1062.4 kPa (154.1 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 122.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.06 kg/kW 18.47 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/60 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225599 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Lincoln Town Car added 2010-12-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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