by "cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
Published 01/24/2017 at 15:38
by "cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
Published 01/24/2017 at 15:38
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STARS: 4
But instead they played it safe
again
and made an okay car. It sounds like a Flex, drives like a Taurus and has very very nice seats. But at $80k it just isn’t enough for the money. Grow a pair, Lincoln. Give us RWD and suicide doors.
EDIT: Price is $80k CDN. Not sure about American pricing
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/24/2017 at 15:40, STARS: 1
Don’t they start at $44,000?
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
01/24/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
Shit, I had no idea they were that expensive.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/24/2017 at 15:42, STARS: 0
Si!
"Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans)
01/24/2017 at 15:42, STARS: 1
Well, if you get the Black Label with EVERY OPTION AVAILABLE, then you’ll hit that. They start at half of that, though, and the top-of-the-line Black Label starts at $63k.
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
01/24/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 0
Because that has worked so well for Cadillac...
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 15:44, STARS: 0
Canadian tho
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 0
Sorry, canadian money. I edited and clarified the post. We get boned on cars up here.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/24/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 0
Exhaust mods, AWD version, and aftermarket door hinges gets you *most* of the way there, at least.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
01/24/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 0
Forgot you were in Canada. At least you get TVRs.
"Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans)
01/24/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 0
I don’t get your point. This car starts at $44,000, which is entirely reasonable. No one will buy the $80,000 version except...well probably no one. That’s like saying a Camaro SS isn’t worth $65,000. Well maybe not, so don’t buy that one.
EDIT: Forgot you were Canadian. Still, $40,000 USD is $57,000 CAD. You’re telling me they’re $23,000 CAD more expensive up in Canadia?
"Speed" (raggedrides)
01/24/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
I just went and looked at one. The styling overall is nice and the interior rocks, but I’m disappointed with the price and, most of all, the execution of the door handles. Suicide doors would have been pretty bad ass and a real statement, but I didn’t expect that anyway.
What bothers is me is how cheap and plastic they feel. I expected some sort of heavy, metal handle. If you try them out you’ll see what I mean.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
And 15-year import rule.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 0
Yeah they have a little button with an annoying tiny delay to open. Not a great first contact point on a luxury car.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/24/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 5
Agreed. It’s good, but in a world where Cadillac, Volvo, and even Hyundai are dishing out fantastic executive sedans at reasonable prices, “good” isn’t anywhere near good enough.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
01/24/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 2
What could have been...
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 2
Nailed it. That money buys you so much now. Hyundai is killing it these days and the CT6 is also pretty good.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/24/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 5
It seems like what Lincoln has done is built themselves an Acura RLX.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
01/24/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 0
I have yet to see one in person. Although maybe I have, and I just haven’t noticed it. Not a good thing, Lincoln.
Speaking of American Luxury sedans, I did happen upon a base model ATS down the street the other day and couldn’t get over how generic and boring that car looked in its predictable silver color. I know not a direct comparison to this Lincoln, but man, I was disappointed in its boringness.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
01/24/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 2
Yup. And they can expect similar sales.
"Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger" (drbajones)
01/24/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 1
CTS owner here (my wife’s car, 3.6V6 AWD). I saw the CT6 PHEV at the NAIAS.
That car is NUTS! Weighs less than the CTS by about 400 pounds. 0-60 in 5.2 and 65 MPGe. 10/10 would drive before the Conti.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
01/24/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 0
I like it. It is on the short-list for Mrs’ Something-Clever-Here’s next car.
"arl" (arl1968)
01/24/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 0
Wow, that black Lincoln. Drool.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/24/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 0
Let’s call this like it is: the Continental’s closest competitor is the Cadillac XTS. Big comfy fwd American land yacht with available awd. Their starting prices are both around $45k US. Seems like a fair price for what it is. Whether it makes sense to get an optioned-up turbo one when there are other more performance-y luxury cars out there is another question.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/24/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 0
But they have available color matching interiors!