Couple this with the fact that the Continental's power steering snaps the wheel back to center as soon as you let up any grip on the wheel and you've got a recipe for a car that needs constant steering attention." - Mike Magrath, Content Strategist There are different feedback and resistance levels throughout almost every input, and the actual amount it turns the wheels seems to change, too. Not because it matches what I like, but because it feels like it was done by someone with no practical experience tuning electric power steering systems. "The steering feedback/feel effectiveness in this car is bizarre. Here's how the car is doing so far.ĮPA mpg rating: 19 combined (16 city/24 highway) We filled our Lincoln Continental a total of six times this month and failed to hit the EPA combined number (let alone the highway number) for any of those tanks. The Lincoln spent some time in the city with Edmunds CEO Avi Steinlauf, while Content Strategist Josh Sadlier drove it to Palm Springs and deemed it "one of the quietest highway cars in recent memory." Additionally, the Continental got the star treatment from photographer Kurt Niebuhr, who shot the Long-Term Introduction on location in the San Fernando Valley. Despite arriving in the middle of the month, the Continental has already covered more than 2,000 miles. Our 2017 Lincoln Continental joined the long-term test fleet in January and quickly proved itself to be a comfortable cruiser. Is this Continental merely a really nice Ford? Or is it the kind of car that will make you second-guess the need for a European badge on your next luxury car? Follow along on our long-term road test page to get the latest updates and impressions of this all-American luxury sedan.Įdmunds purchased this vehicle for the purpose of evaluation.īy Michael Massey, Vehicle Testing Assistant Over the next 12 months, we'll get a very clear picture how far Lincoln has come. And given its sticker price, it should feel special. It has all the right pieces, but it needs to prove that they are put together in a way that makes it feel special. This is Lincoln's best chance to convince luxury shoppers that it deserves a place alongside not only Cadillac, but Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. After a little back and forth with Santa Monica Lincoln, we settled on a price of $70,432. We couldn't imagine staring at them for a year.Īll in, our car had a sticker price of $72,905. Why? The standard wheels on the Reserve trim make it look like a rental car. Finally, we insisted on the optional 20-inch wheels. Our car had both, along with the Climate package that adds heaters for the seats, a heated steering wheel, auto high beams and rain sensing wipers. The new "perfect position" seats, which adjust in 30 directions, are a stand-alone option as is a twin-panel moonroof. It's hard to send that much power through the front wheels without affecting the steering feel.įrom there we added the Luxury package, which is mainly a stereo and headlight upgrade, along with the Technology package that bundles together various safety features such as a 360-degree camera, pedestrian detection and lane departure warning. It requires a switch from front- to all-wheel drive, a change that makes sense given that the new engine develops 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. We also wanted to test the new 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine that's exclusive to Lincoln. We wanted to get a well-equipped model so we stepped up to the Reserve trim, which sits just below the top-shelf Black Label models. When it comes to the new Lincoln Continental, there's a broad price gap between the base model and the top-of-the-line Black Label versions. It has plenty of modern technology, too, all of which we intend to test over the next 12 months. The ride is forgiving, the cabin is quiet, and there's plenty of passenger room in every direction. It's a big, powerful sedan, but it's not trying to be a better BMW. More importantly, the Continental is the kind of car that Lincoln built its reputation on. It not only revives a classic name, it gets Lincoln back into the game of making its own unique cars again. The new 2017 Lincoln Continental doesn't follow that formula. Sure, the Lincolns had different names and a few unique features, but even the most casual shopper could tell that a Navigator was just a fancy Expedition or the MKZ was a Ford Fusion in different clothes. Over the last couple of decades, many of Lincoln's products have been modestly upgraded Fords.
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