Nov 07, 2016 10:38 AM
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The Continental competes with large front-wheel-drive based luxury sedans like the Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac XTS. It could conceivably also compete with Hyundai’s new Genesis G90, a rear-wheel-drive based large sedan that also hopes to crack the luxury market. Like the Continental, those cars offer all-wheel drive.
The engine produced plenty of power. It’s a heavy car, though. Lincoln only provides the curb weight of a base 3.7-liter front-wheel-drive model, but even that’s a few pounds heavier than Cadillac XTS with similar horsepower. The Continental accelerates well in a straight line, but its heft — and an aging architecture that dates back to when Ford owned Volvo — reveals itself in hard acceleration and quick maneuvers. Lincoln’s adjustable dampers reduce that, but the Continental doesn’t challenge the handling of leading contemporary luxury sedans.
Fuel economy is competitive. It's rated at 16 miles a gallon in the city, 24 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg overall using regular gasoline. The EPA estimates the Continental will cost less to fuel annually than the G90 and XTS, more than the less powerful LaCrosse.strong text
