2017 Lincoln Continental with Photographer Annie Leibovitz – Video
Like all other Lincolns, the new Continental starts as a jazzed-up Ford, but one that is less obviously so than the rest of the lineup. Whereas the MKS it replaces atop Lincoln’s hierarchy was built on Ford Taurus bones, the Continental rides on a stretched-and-widened Fusion architecture.
The 400-hp 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 is exclusive to Lincoln and available only with four-wheel drive. Were we in charge, it would be called the Continental GT, just to send the Brits into a tizzy. (After seeing the concept that became the production Continental, Bentley’s chief designer, Luc Donckerwolke, asked David Woodhouse, Lincoln’s head designer, via Facebook, “Do you want us to send the product tooling?”) Lesser Continentals get two other engines, the 2.7-liter turbo V-6—Lincoln is eschewing the “EcoBoost” name for its turbo powerplants—and Ford’s naturally aspirated 3.7-liter V-6. They are available with front- or four-wheel drive. All Continentals use a six-speed automatic transaxle.