2017 Lincoln Continental
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#32
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All I can say is build it just like that, and take my money. I am not a fan of chrome, usually, but in this case with the Continental heritage (my favorite car of all time is a 4 door 68 Conti Hardtop) it is appropriate.
I will take a good AWD over rear drive in this type of car all day long. A stout 3 liter ecoboost with around 400hp and 400tq, that works too!
I even like the over blinged interior, somehow with this car it just works. Keep the show car stance and wheels. A flagship should look like a flagship and might not be everyone's taste but it makes a statement. For a Lincoln, that has been on its death bed for years, this makes a statement.
I will take a good AWD over rear drive in this type of car all day long. A stout 3 liter ecoboost with around 400hp and 400tq, that works too!
I even like the over blinged interior, somehow with this car it just works. Keep the show car stance and wheels. A flagship should look like a flagship and might not be everyone's taste but it makes a statement. For a Lincoln, that has been on its death bed for years, this makes a statement.
#33
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Yep.....that's beautiful.
this is not the 1950s, and all that chrome just means a lot of glare when the sun hits it (also a problem with many older people), Of course, IMO, there is nothing wrong with chrome in general (I like it myself)....but this console clearly overdoes it.
BTW, great post, TangoRed.
this is not the 1950s, and all that chrome just means a lot of glare when the sun hits it (also a problem with many older people), Of course, IMO, there is nothing wrong with chrome in general (I like it myself)....but this console clearly overdoes it.
BTW, great post, TangoRed.
#34
I love how they dropped this to NY, new home of crappylac.
First the new Ford GT and now this. Go Ford Go.
Another super Positve sign that someone in the USccar industry is sick and tired of having sand kicked in their faces ( and deservedly so) and is bringing some real goods to market.
While I would have preferred to see a V8 included in the story board, the executive class rear seating details got my attention.
First the new Ford GT and now this. Go Ford Go.
Another super Positve sign that someone in the USccar industry is sick and tired of having sand kicked in their faces ( and deservedly so) and is bringing some real goods to market.
While I would have preferred to see a V8 included in the story board, the executive class rear seating details got my attention.
#35
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by S2000toIS350
Another super Positve sign that someone in the USccar industry is sick and tired of having sand kicked in their faces ( and deservedly so) and is bringing some real goods to market.
While I would have preferred to see a V8 included in the story board, the executive class rear seating details got my attention.
#36
Lexus Test Driver
You can blame gov't and rising fuel prices for the lack of a V8(which I also mourn).
My uncle had a mid-late 90's Continental with the 32V 4.6L V8. He really enjoyed it. It rode really nice, but like most Lincolns of that day, the air suspension was expensive and prone to failure. He eventually replaced it with a Mk VII.
This car excites me. Better not be FWD.
My uncle had a mid-late 90's Continental with the 32V 4.6L V8. He really enjoyed it. It rode really nice, but like most Lincolns of that day, the air suspension was expensive and prone to failure. He eventually replaced it with a Mk VII.
This car excites me. Better not be FWD.
#37
All I can say is build it just like that, and take my money. I am not a fan of chrome, usually, but in this case with the Continental heritage (my favorite car of all time is a 4 door 68 Conti Hardtop) it is appropriate.
I will take a good AWD over rear drive in this type of car all day long. A stout 3 liter ecoboost with around 400hp and 400tq, that works too!
I even like the over blinged interior, somehow with this car it just works. Keep the show car stance and wheels. A flagship should look like a flagship and might not be everyone's taste but it makes a statement. For a Lincoln, that has been on its death bed for years, this makes a statement.
I will take a good AWD over rear drive in this type of car all day long. A stout 3 liter ecoboost with around 400hp and 400tq, that works too!
I even like the over blinged interior, somehow with this car it just works. Keep the show car stance and wheels. A flagship should look like a flagship and might not be everyone's taste but it makes a statement. For a Lincoln, that has been on its death bed for years, this makes a statement.
#38
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by BrettJacks
You can blame gov't and rising fuel prices for the lack of a V8(which I also mourn).
My uncle had a mid-late 90's Continental with the 32V 4.6L V8. He really enjoyed it. It rode really nice, but like most Lincolns of that day, the air suspension was expensive and prone to failure. He eventually replaced it with a Mk VII.
Motorweek's Pat Goss, the show's Lead Technician, on his own call-in TV and radio shows, often gets this question from owners of older Lincolns, and is often addressing that problem and how to get the kit from Ford.
This car excites me. Better not be FWD.
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-30-15 at 06:35 PM.
#40
Lead Lap
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#42
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by TangoRed
This platform is natively FWD but the Continental will be AWD-only.
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-30-15 at 05:12 PM.
#44
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Here's the upcoming Taurus (also riding on the stretched Fusion platform), just for fun:
#45
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by TangoRed
Here's the upcoming Taurus (also riding on the stretched Fusion platform), just for fun: