it won't make any difference.

 

It's a little early to be making that kind of prediction, bit. That's like people saying Donald Trump would never get past the primaries LOL.

 

Interesting recall.

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/10/11/2...usauto00000016

 

Here's a review and part of an actual test-drive, though IMO not a very good test-drive. I do agree with the reviewer, though, that most of today's luxury cars are just not physically large enough.

This appears to be a private review/test/drive, though, not part of the formal auto press.

 

Here's another test-drive, but, again, IMO not a very good or accurate one. The guy sounds like he's being paid by the manufacturer to be a rolling billboard for the car. For one thing, he doesn't note the car's easily-audible engine/exhaust noise level on acceleration (by luxury-car standards).

 

Hardly a recall worth publishing. Auto blog should know better. They were a better publication a few years back.

 

Totally agree- I've actually been shocked at some of the trash they've put out in 2016.

 

+1. Their website used to be the best source of info. Best articles, best news, best reviews, best podcast, and best pictures. Can't say they are the best in anything anymore. Their whole podcast team seemed to change, and the layout of the website is not the greatest since their big overhaul. Oh well.

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2016/10/lin...al-models.html

 

A number of monthly magazines showed up today at my office. The new Annie Leibovitz ads are starting to appear. Gotta say, I like the marketing so far for this car.

 

I sat in one a couple days ago. The interior was really nice, had this dark, matte finish wood with cream leather, lots of chrome, IMO it was a really nice design. I thought the gauge cluster was a bit small if you compare it to those trick LCD displays Audi and Benz have in some of their cars now days.

As for the exterior, they finally fixed that ugly butterfly grill design Lincoln had been using. The front clip looks great, the rest of the car is rather ho-hum, looks like the same car Lincoln has been building for the past several years. It did have good visibility with big windows, but very slab sided doors/flanks. Reminds me a bit of a 1990's Mercedes S-class or an early 2000's Avalon when viewed from the side.

Perhaps my biggest disappointment with this car was its size. Its a Lincoln, its supposed to be a big, hulking car, I was hoping it would be substantially bigger than the other big luxury cars. But nope, there is no stretched wheelbase variant, the rear seat isn't as big as say a Benz S-class, an Audi A8, LS 460 LWB and its a good 6-8" shorter than those cars as well(and I think Audi and Benz only sell the LWB variants here in the states now days). Trunk is small too, smaller than the MKS which it replaces. I'm not advocating for something as big as a Town Car, but that would've been something Lincoln could've set themselves apart with, make it bigger than the competition.

 

I see your argument about the size. However the Continental from the 80s and 90s was always smaller than the Town Car. So, this new Continental hits that mark.

 

And the Continental from the 80's/90's were completely unremarkable, forgettable crap. You ask somebody to draw a Lincoln or if somebody mentions a Lincoln, guaranteed first thing that pops in their mind is the Town Car. That was what Lincoln was all about since the 1980's up until they killed it a few years ago. It was a unique dinosaur, mainly remembered for being really big and roomy. Wish they had channeled some of that into the new Continential.

 

Nope, first thing that pops into my mind and probably allot of others is the slab sided Continental of the 60's. IMHO this is the last truly great, world class, car Lincoln ever made.

 

The giant Continentals of the 1960s actually went on until 1979. It was among the last of the really big full-size American cars to downsize. In fact, a "Collector's Edition" was done that year especially for those who wanted to get one before they downsized probably forever.


Aron is generally correct. Though not necessarily junk, the last FWD Taurus-based Continental of the 90s was not considered a very impressive car by luxury standards, had a rather cheap interior, and, in most ways, was completely overshadowed by the Town Car. I agree that the new 2017 Continental could have been a little larger....but then, that argument can also be made for the Cadillac CT6, its closest competitor. And, while the new Continental is also a FWD Taurus-based platform, it not only offers the AWD that the old one didn't, but, most would agree, is far classier-styled inside and out....much more of a true luxury car.