Lincoln Town Car.
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The good old Lincoln Town Car died in 2011. And yet, why not imagine what a current big Lincoln sedan could look like?
Something a bit classier than the “Showbox with chrome” look of the current navigator to drive people around. And just like it used to be, something much cheaper than a larger Mercedes or BMW.
For decades, the Town Car was everywhere. And the Navigator, with only 17,500 sold last year, has never really been as popular.
The name was first used in 1959 and 1960 as a luxury trim for the Lincoln Continental. And then used again as an option package a few years later. But the one we all know started life in 1981. It was an option on the 1980 Continental and became its own model in 1981. It was quite popular with sales going up to over 201,000 units in 1988 alone!
A second generation was produced from 1990 to 1997. A third generation came out in late 1997, produced until 2011.
Meanwhile, Cadillac is pushing its EV transition with the new Ultium platform. And even working on 2 all-new sedans based on that platform. Lincoln does offer a sedan, but only in China. They seem so far behind that it’s almost sad. An all-SUV lineup in the US with a very timid approach to any form of electrification. At the same time, everyone else is pushing ahead.
Let’s hope the new Cadillac sedans are successful enough for GM that it inspires Lincoln to give us another Town Car. Or a Continental maybe.
Why not…
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.