Posted on 07/05/2017 12:19:10 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Comebacks are never easy — but they are doable.
Ask Cadillac.
Not so very long ago, GM’s luxury car division was on the mat, the count at seven or eight. Cadillac had lost its mojo, traded it for Metamucil. Its cars weren’t even gaudy anymore.
Just old.
Then an ether-fed cold start.
Over the course of about ten years, beginning in the late 1990s with the introduction of the Catera — the first Caddy in decades that zigged rather than shuffled — Cadillac redefined itself as the American luxury-sport brand.
So, it can be done.
Now Lincoln is in the process of trying to do it.
But, differently.
The emphasis is on luxury more than sport.
It is no accident that the new Continental — subject of this review — bears more than a passing resemblance to a Rolls Royce Phantom.
Well, except for the window sticker.
What It Is…
The Continental is Lincoln’s new flagship sedan.
It is cleverly positioned in between mid-sized (and mid-priced) luxury-sport sedans like the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E Class and the much pricier — and only slightly larger — full-sized BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class sedans.
The Connie is only about 5 inches shorter than an S550 (and 7.6 inches longer than an E300) and has more front seat legroom than both the 740i and the S500 — and the Rolls Royce Phantom, too.
It also has much more backseat legroom — and engine — than the mid-sized 5 Series and E-Class offer.
You can also get a Connie with AWD for less than any of them. Or not at all. The Rolls Phantom is rear-drive only.
Base price is $44,720 — topping out at $65,075 for a Black Label edition with Lincoln’s new 400 hp twin-turbo V6 under the hood...
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Don’t care for the wheels.
The Cadillac Catera was a rebadged Opel and not just a massive flop but a laughingstock, the ads were unintentionally hilarious featuring a rubber duckie. That did not begin Cadillac’s renaissance at all. What began it was the Art & Science styling with more of a sharp edged look and a strong concentration on the grille and Cadillac crest area.
This new Continental does not resemble the Rolls, it resembles a Bentley and the two are not all that similar anymore, being owned by different companies now.
That said, this new Continental looks quite nice. I’m a little disappointed that they went sort of derivative of an outside marque rather than relying upon their own impressive history as far as styling influences though.
Yep. I would trade out the wheels for something a little less loud.
I saw a silver one yesterday! Couldn’t figure out what it was. Very nice machine!
It’s a Continental - put in rear-hinged doors to be ultra cool.
It’s awful hard to justify buying a Lincoln when you could have a comparably equipped Ford Fusion for $15,000 less.
I’m glad to see the folks are Lincoln are returning to their senses.
If they would only return to a RWD sedan like the Town Car was - they would clean up.
They need to bring back the early 60’s suicide doors.
The wheels look quite nice in person, rollin’ down the road.
400hp V-6? Guess what a 400hp V-6 sounds like? A V-6.
Ford has started moving production to China. F Ford.
It’s a Continental - put in rear-hinged doors to be ultra cool.
And a fake spare hump in the trunk lid.
Puke. Government Motors.
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