The Town Car Signature Series is an automobile from Lincoln, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The Lincoln Town Car Signature Series weighs a claimed 1830 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2982 mm | 117.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5560 mm | 218.9 inches | |
| Width | 1953 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1830 kg | 4034 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 (SAE net) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
34 kW/litre 46.3 ps/litre 45.6 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
79.55 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ford EEC-IV fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 999.6 kPa (145 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 116.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.69 kg/kW 19.52 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 ? | |||
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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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 683089 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series added 2020-06-24. Last modified 2020-06-24. |
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