2002 Lincoln Continental
Body style(s): 4-door sedan

Trim levels:
base		 MSRP:
$38,185

Notes: The Continental entered its eight model year on the 1995 platform with virtually no change, save for the Collector's Edition package added midyear. Lincoln's big front-drive sedan was axed after the '02 model year, as parent Ford sought to streamline lineups, and Lincoln sought to switch entirely to rear-wheel drive platforms. Having no future in such a scheme, the Continental nameplate was retired. Its next incarnation was radically different, bearing no resemblance to the Taurus-derived Cadillac Seville-fighter.

Series: 1995-2002

DESIGN

Layout:
Seats:

Engine(s):		 transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, steel unibody
6, opt. 5

4.6L 32-valve dohc SFI V8
Bore x stroke: 91.4x91.4mm
Compression ratio: 9.9 to 1 (91-octane unleaded)
Horsepower (SAE net): 275bhp@5750rpm
Torque (SAE net): 275lb-ft@4750rpm
Transmission: 4-speed automatic (f.d. ratio 3.56:1)
EPA fuel economy (city/hwy, 1985 test): 17/25mpg

DIMENSIONS

EPA Class:
Wheelbase:
Length:
Width:
Height:
Track, F:
Track, R:
Clearance:		 LARGE CAR
109.0"
208.5"
73.6"
56.0"
63.0"
61.5"
5.9"
Curb weight: 3848lbs.
Interior volume:
Cargo volume:
Fuel tank:		 54/47 cu ft. (f/r)
18.4 cu ft.
20.0 gal.

TECHNICAL

Tires:
Suspension
(f/r):
Brakes (f/r):
Steering:
Active sys.:
Airbags:		 225/60-16
independent: MacPherson struts, lower A-arms, coil springs, tube shocks, ARB
independent: short/long A-arms, air springs, tube shocks, ARB
disc/disc, ABS (11.6" vented/10.1" solid)
rack-and-pinion, variable power-assisted, 2.9 turns-to-lock
traction control (std.)
dual front, dual front side

PERFORMANCE

Acceleration (zero to 60 mph):
Braking (60 to zero mph):
Roadholding (skidpad):
Slalom speed (100' intervals):
Turning circle:
Towing:



41.1ft.
1000lbs.


SEE ALSO: Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable
COMPETITORS: primarily Cadillac Seville

2002 Lincoln Continental sedan
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