As an American luxury car brand, Cadillac has occupied a place in domestic luxury cars, while Lincoln has a certain reputation in China, but because the previous models have a lot of Ford's shadows, and they have also spent a period of time without flagship models, there are basically no particularly representative models, and sales have not improved. Lincoln resurrected the Lincoln Continental in order to revive the memory of the Lincoln limousine.
 
Lincoln Continental continues the impression of American luxury in the past, the body design and sportiness have nothing to do with the sense of luxury, the appearance is to take the luxury route, the cigar-shaped body has a rounded silhouette, few folded lines, the side of the body even the waistline is looming, and the door handles are also integrated into the chrome strip on the lower edge of the window. Although it is not uncommon for the tail lights to be through-type, Lincoln's through-lights are highly recognizable.
 
The Lincoln Continental mid-gauge version has two sets of powertrains, namely 2.0T and 3.0T, and in China V, the 2.0T has a maximum power output of 261 horsepower, while in the 2019 model, in order to comply with China VI emissions, this engine has been reduced by 20 horsepower. The 3.0T model adopts Ecoboost V6 vortex engine, in line with the national V emission standard, with a maximum horsepower of 378 horsepower, which is less than the 400 horsepower of the overseas version, compared with the 2.0T model, the power is naturally greatly improved, a 2.1-ton car only takes 5.9 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100, and the daily driving power is very abundant.
 
GM and Ford have collaborated on the development of multi-speed transmissions, including the GM 9AT and the Ford 10AT, but when Lincoln Continental went public, GM's Hydra-matic 9-speed automatic transmission had not yet been installed, so it used a 6F55 six-speed automatic transmission. In today's view, GM 6AT is naturally inferior to their 9AT, although less gear can reduce the number of shifts, but the 3.0T engine with 6AT, high-speed driving will be maintained at high speed, large displacement will also lead to high fuel consumption, 100 kilometers of comprehensive fuel consumption of more than 12 liters, urban fuel consumption easily more than 14 liters.
 
Lincoln Continental positioning American luxury, and Ford Taurus use the same platform, but the suspension tuning is completely different, it is more like a traditional American car, the initial section is soft, the filtration of small potholes is very perfect, there will be ups and downs of floating when driving at high speeds, there will be more obvious roll in the corner, the middle and rear section of the support is strong, but the cushioning feeling is still very good.
 
The interior of Lincoln Continental also maintains the American style, the so-called American Three Treasures is "wood grain leather chrome parts", these three can be seen everywhere on Lincoln Continental, leather and solid wood trim can create a high-end interior atmosphere, but chrome parts in direct sunlight, there will be obvious reflections, affecting driving safety. In addition to American luxury, Lincoln Continental's Sync 3 system is not high-tech, and it will not provide a lot of technology except for daily use. In addition, Lincoln Continental is indeed more average in terms of interior workmanship, and there have been complaints about the center console being offset and the chrome parts peeling off the paint.
 
The seat is a worthwhile advantage of Lincoln Continental, the front seat is divided into two parts: the seat frame and the cushion, there are 30-way adjustments, it is difficult to find a sitting position that suits you, but this 30-way adjustment is enough to use 14 directions. The rear seats have no obvious disadvantages in two-person seating, but the central platform is too high, and the middle seat protrudes high, so that the middle passenger is easy to look up, and the rear row is more like a two-seater.
 
Lincoln Continental has no major problems in terms of reliability, the three major parts of the engine and gearbox chassis have adopted more mature technology, the parts that frequently fail are mainly interior decorations and electrical appliances, and the rigidity of the door seems to be suspected of insufficient strength, and there are complaints about door deformation.
 
As for safety, Lincoln Continental has been awarded the highest rated TSP by the IIHS for three consecutive years since its launch in 2017, and its safety is very guaranteed.
Lincoln Continental 3.0T test report