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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With those wheels, it looks like the target market is pimps and rap stars. Doesn’t look like they want to target the white market.
That’s a fancy looking VW in your picture.
Nope - their designers still don’t get it.
I drove one for a week late February. Never been a Lincoln or Continental fan. I absolutely loved this car even though it’s too big and not quite tight enough a suspension. If they’d make this Fusion sized (MKZ?) I think it might be one of the best luxury sedans on the market.
Ok it looks like an audi. Nice if you like that style.
Cadilac Cimmaron was a rebadged chevy cavalier with extra chrome, and was a spectacular piece of crap.
Ditto.
Typical. Most sedans look the same anymore. There is very rarely originality in car design today.
Around here it’s usually the hoodrat type blacks, with limo dark windows and rims you could see from space, so...0bama’s crowd.
This model could find a big market. In China.
When I was a kid working in a filling station my boss had a 73 Olds 98. Finest car I ever drove. Can you imagine floating down the road at 70mph on your couch?
Kinda like a kid pretending - “VROOM!, VROOM!, eeeeek!, VROOM!”
I asked about that very thing when I bought my Mustang GT. The sales guy said, “Oh no - this one’s ALL ENGINE.” It sounds really sweet when I stomp it.
All kidding aside - real car guys often listen to the engine while driving to determine if something’s wrong. That artificial sound would really mess that up.
That reminds me of the 2011 movie "The Dilemma" (Kevin James and Vince Vaughn) which involves two guys at an auto design firm, whose dream project is creating an "environmentally friendly" car that SOUNDS like a muscle car.
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