Lincoln Town Car.

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1. If people are seeking practicality (ie. SUVs), why on earth do these concept sedans and real sedans on sale keep showing up with ever lowered rooflines. Sedans didn’t used to be so absolutely useless, or low to the ground.

2. Great point about low rooflines. This is a real issue for me. I just turned 67 and I can’t get into the back seat of my son’s Polestar. I’m not oversized in any way. I will say, however, that this rendering is absolutely awesome.

3. I’m glad you’re finally talking about Ford and Lincoln rather than all your talk about GM because I think you have secret stock and kickback from GM, haha, but the grill on this car for how large it is, is way too small. I also agree with the post above me, they have gotten smaller roof lines and they’re already hard to get in and out of at my prime age of 37. It hurts my back. That’s sort of why SUVs are winning.

4. Beautiful photos However american car makers sometimes shoot themselves in the foot. Gm is starting to see this with the different cadillac desig s.

5. I’m glad that somebody finally spoke that which CX SAID in the previous comment. Both the roof line being too low and the low ride height being of great significance. One of the main factors about the luxury cars before downsizing beginning in the USA, mid 1970’s was that they rode smooth which is still a main point of buying really expensive cars like a Rolls-Royce. An old Cadillac advertisement said, “you do not have to pamper a Cadillac it pampers you”. Cadillacs and Lincoln Town cars were not cars that had to be treated like they were made out of glass every time you came near a pothole. Nor were they so low in the front that you couldn’t pull up to the curb when you park. There were still some pretty good cars in the latter 1970s and ’80s but gradually the true American family car disappeared. There has to be some room for suspension travel. And while I’m speaking on the subject it is an interesting car shown in this article, it caught my eye. if it didn’t sit so low to the ground and if it had a hood ornament which is the thing that gives a feeling of grandeur such as a crown on the head of a person, especially as you look out the windshield. Almost every car company with exception of few make their so-called family sedans as sports sedans. Where is the comfort?
   And if the trunk is so small where do you put things? People are buying SUVs for the reason that they are no more true family cars. I am in Texas and people by pickup trucks who don’t even need pickup trucks because they like large vehicles that don’t sit right on the ground and they feel safer and when you can see the hood in front of you it gives a mental impression of your being safe instead of you going down the road as though your car ends at the base of the windshield and so now you have to have all of these sensors and cameras but people still seem to pull these hoods that cannot be seen from the driver’s seat out into the intersection in the way of an oncoming car sometimes. Surely I would like to have a really nice sports car but a really nice sports car is not practical for everyday use I would not drive a Ferrari sports car or a Corvette Stingray to pick up kids from school. In that I was the owner of The Cadillacs of the past and still currently have a Town car which does not ride a smooth as the older Cadillacs and Town cars, the thing that impressed people when they rode in my cars was the fact that they didn’t feel anything below the car it was more like a ride on the air without turbulence. No engine noise, no wind and noise, but power when you need it that you could lay a streak of rubber. Usually if under full throttle all you would hear was the sound of rubber ended was the sound of the four barrel carburetor and of course then came fuel injection on the 75 and a half Seville which was the first production car to use a computer to control fuel injection. There’s much more I could say in this comment and could have spoke to some issues with more specificity.

6. Your article got some historical details about Lincolns wrong. Lincoln Continentals offered an enclosed rear roof option for the 1959 and 1960 models only. That car cost $10,000.00 new back then. It was fabricated outside of Ford production lines. The “Town Car” designation came about in 1972 as a mid-year sales offer to boost lagging sales. However, it became so popular, it was added as an exclusive trim series through 1979. When the big downsize arrived in 1980, all Lincolns, with exception to the Mark VI Sedan, were now referred to as “Town Car”. The name “Continental” was dropped 8n 1981, because it would be applied to the new small, Fox-bodied Continental. The new-for-1980 body style lasted through 1989. 1990 brought a slightly larger, more aerodynamic Town Car that was built through 1997. The last generation Town Car was built 1998 through 2011, which was smaller and egg-shaped. It was very “un-Town Car” in appearance, but sold well.

   I am so sick and tired of these prick-tease, A. I. Generated images like the one above, that will NEVER be built. As a matter of fact, because of Lincoln division’s bad decisions as of late with all trucks, they are about to end the Lincoln brand altogether. They did it to themselves. Not everybody wants to drive a truck suv. There will never be another Lincoln sedan.

7. I’m glad that somebody finally spoke that which CX SAID in the previous comment. Both the roof line being too low and the low ride height being of great significance. One of the main factors about the luxury cars before downsizing beginning in the USA, mid 1970’s was that they rode smooth which is still a main point of buying really expensive cars like a Rolls-Royce. An old Cadillac advertisement said, “you do not have to pamper a Cadillac it pampers you”. Cadillacs and Lincoln Town cars were not cars that had to be treated like they were made out of glass every time you came near a pothole. Nor were they so low in the front that you couldn’t pull up to the curb when you park. There were still some pretty good cars in the latter 1970s and ’80s but gradually the true American family car disappeared. There has to be some room for suspension travel. And while I’m speaking on the subject it is an interesting car shown in this article, it caught my eye. if it didn’t sit so low to the ground and if it had a hood ornament which is the thing that gives a feeling of grandeur such as a crown on the head of a person, especially as you look out the windshield. Almost every car company with exception of few make their so-called family sedans as sports sedans. Where is the comfort?
   And if the trunk is so small where do you put things? People are buying SUVs for the reason that they are no more true family cars. I am in Texas and people by pickup trucks who don’t even need pickup trucks because they like large vehicles that don’t sit right on the ground and they feel safer and when you can see the hood in front of you it gives a mental impression of your being safe instead of you going down the road as though your car ends at the base of the windshield and so now you have to have all of these sensors and cameras but people still seem to pull these hoods that cannot be seen from the driver’s seat out into the intersection in the way of an oncoming car sometimes. Surely I would like to have a really nice sports car but a really nice sports car is not practical for everyday use I would not drive a Ferrari sports car or a Corvette Stingray to pick up kids from school. In that I was the owner of The Cadillacs of the past and still currently have a Town car which does not ride a smooth as the older Cadillacs and Town cars, the thing that impressed people when they rode in my cars was the fact that they didn’t feel anything below the car it was more like a ride on the air without turbulence. No engine noise, no wind and noise, but power when you need it that you could lay a streak of rubber. Usually if under full throttle all you would hear was the sound of rubber ended was the sound of the four barrel carburetor and of course then came fuel injection on the 75 and a half Seville which was the first production car to use a computer to control fuel injection. There’s much more I could say in this comment and could have spoke to some issues with more specificity.

8. Dear Lincoln (FORD) GIT OFF YOUR ASSES and bring back a FULL SIZE American made luxury sedan. Stop letting the likes of Cadillac,Chevrolet, Lexus,Genesis and the like have all the “spoils.” SUV’s are nice, but nothing compares to a sleek lined almost limousine style sedan coming down the street. One of those “make you look” type of car. We’re getting too far away from simple fashion and style and settling for cookie cutter copies in the SUV market. Come on, do better. Nothing rides (or compares) like a Lincoln.

9. Love it

10. 1990 Towncar Signature Series, 65546 miles, updated A/cond sys. Always garaged

11. Yes I agree 100% I have a 2012 MKZ and it hardly give me any problems I love Lincolns and yes please bring back the continental this cars were classy and luxurious cars that lasted ❤️

12. I own a 2017 Lincoln Black Label, and I wouldn’t trade it for any other car manufactured today. I still get compliments on it. I also have a 2013 Lincoln MKT that is a great utility vehicle that I wouldn’t trade for any other utility (SUV) vehicle. If Lincoln made the pictured vehicle, I’d buy it in a heartbeat, but not one made in China.

13. Honda in particular is p!xx!ng me off with what they’ve done to the Accord. I park my mid-20teens Civic that I bought out of grad school next to new Accords and its surprising how much lower the new car is in comparison. And LONG. This is why cars have all that rear seat leg room and ZERO headroom. They have to stretch the length to get a reasonable interior volume number and frankly I blame the automotive press. Dont send a 5’6” reviewer and tell me headroom is good for a 6 foot man. Toyota is the only one to buck the trend with the Crown, but they still made it cramped inside and looks like a two-toned trolls behind. And the coming Honda’s 0 series is going to be even lower? Do they think only 20 year olds buy cars? Forget them! Not everyone wants to drive an SUV. I’ll just keep my car well maintained, thanks.