They put it on the same platform as the Fusion and MKZ. This was the problem. If they really wanted to do it right they should've brought back the panther platform of something similar.
I drive a 1997 Lincoln Town Car and I am absolutely disgusted with what Lincoln has become. Lincoln actually used to denote luxury at one point, from the 60s well into the 90s. Nowadays they are just rebadged Fords. So sad what has happened to a great company, named after one of our greatest presidents.
This was the delusional post I was hoping for
>thinks the panther platform is luxury
>complains that lincoln is just rebadged fords
>drives a rebadged ford
>actually believes the panther platform should be revived
pre-1998 Lincoln Town Cars are luxurious. The ones after that look ugly and the interior degenerated to a more basic design.
Yes even the Town Car of the 90s was on the same platform as the Crown Victoria, but it was truly so much more. The frame itself was different, boxy, it commands attention. Ashtrays for every seat. Cupholders, armrests, large windows, a decently powerful V8 in the 95-97 years. AIRBAG SUSPENSION
Luxury cars do not need to be these sporty fast beasts that they have become. The primary purpose of a luxury vehicle is to provide maximum comfort for passengers and drivers. The Lincoln Town car fully achieved this. It is absolutely beautiful.
Ford didn't even have to change anything. They could make the same town car that they used to with modern electronics and it would sell like hot cakes. But they are too stupid to understand the market.
The new Continental should have been competing with Cadillac and Lexus instead of the Chrysler 300
Get in a new continental, or stop trying to convince me that a Town Car can compare to it. Making a new Town Car would have been financial suicide, and would be completely outclassed by the competition.
You're worse than a dagumi larper insisting that the AE86 was a fast car for the time.
I used to drive cleints in Town Cars. They are nothing special.
I don't doubt that the new Continental was a nice car. I liked the way it looked, but that being said, I liked the concept version of it MUCH better. The production Continental just didn't have the same bravado or imposition that the concept version had.
I think if they stuck with the concept styling it would have sold a lot better.
More than anything I am just upset at Lincoln and Ford Motor Company in general. They have the potential to produce great automobiles but they continually churn out crappy cars. Ford just recalled 1.4 million vehicles the other day, I can't imagine buying a modern one besides an F-150. And I say that as someone who was raised on Fords
Cadillac has had 400hp since 2004. In lighter cars. No forced induction as well.
based ls
>employ con artists boomers from 80s-10s
>run company into the dirt while execs get rich
>produce dogshit rental cars for 40 years
>introduce half-decent sedan
>oh no, nobody buys sedans, they want crossovers
Lincoln is run by fucking con artist moron boomers. That's what went wrong. Stop making cars, focus on SUVs and crossovers
So Cadillac has been underpowered since 2004? Is that really the best logic you can come up with?
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