2017 Lincoln Continental: Everything You Need to Know

Here at Richmond Ford Lincoln we are proud to introduce you to the new

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Lincoln Continental. There is a lot of history to be had in bringing back the Continental name. Great automotive advancements in elegance, luxury and design have been associated with the Continental brand since its inception in 1939. Over the years, the Continental served as Lincoln's flagship and, at times, only sedan during the decades of 1960s and 1970s. Why bring it back now after fifteen years of absence from the market? Well, let's take a few moments to review what makes this car worthy of resurrection. Designed from the ground up, this all-new Lincoln flagship was built with no detail left untouched.

The car's design has a refreshed look with the bold new distinctive one-piece grille with star mesh and Lincoln logo front and center, which is sure to turn heads and turn heads. Highlighting that grille are Dynamic HID LED headlights that look more like crystals than headlights. These headlights are technologically advanced as they not only turn from side to side with the steering wheel, illuminating the road with each movement in the direction in which you turn, but they also have reflector elements that are activated and deactivated depending on the speed of the vehicle. Between 0 and 35 MPH, the reflectors widen the low beam pattern to help illuminate pedestrians or other objects on the road.

Walking down the side of the car, you may notice something about these door handles that are unlike anything else you find on the road today. These are not only elegantly integrated into the seams of the door. The innovative E-Latch handles house a small button that opens the door electronically, allowing it to be opened in one smooth motion. The same magic continues when you close the door, the electronic motor grabs the door and gently closes and locks it, creating grand entrances and exits with lots of style. Continuing the car's long, bold lines to the rear, the LED taillights are fully integrated into the boot lid, finishing off the smooth lines of the Continental styling.

An available panoramic roof is a two-pane all-glass retractable panel that opens to the outside world with perfect design and execution. Enjoying beauty from afar only increases the closer you get. The Continental features Lincoln Embrace, which upon detecting the key fob on your person, the car will wake up with a thoughtful sequence of activity. The headlights and taillights illuminate, as does a welcome mat with the Lincoln logo that illuminates under the doors. Your Lincoln

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s you and wants to greet you every time you're about to go for a walk. As beautiful as the exterior is the thought and attention to detail certainly did not go unnoticed on the interior.

Each design element was carefully considered and placed with comfort, ease and elegance in mind. The designers worked to eliminate and reduce the lines that traditionally divide an interior, giving way to a connected flow. Genuine woods were carefully selected to create a sumptuous, connected flow between the transition surfaces, each piece being unique from one vehicle to the next. The center console flows into the dashboard to the easy-to-navigate Sync 3 system along with the push-button shifter and available amenities like 360-degree cameras, active park assist, and auto hold. The door seat controls make it easy to adjust the seats to 30 ways—yes, the perfect 30-way position.

Speaking of the seats, the available Weir leather bridge wraps around you like a mother's comforting hug. Even your passengers enjoy heated and cooled rear seats, lumbar support, ample legroom, and even the ability to relax in a reclining experience. Delight in the sounds of the Revel Ultima 19 speaker audio system and bring every note to life. The configurable digital display is unique to the dash and is not interrupted by distracting trim. The driver can choose what information to display and where to place it. The steering wheel gives you full control. On the leather-wrapped, wood-inlaid steering wheel are intuitive controls for the digital display, Sync 3 and more.

While Lincoln is

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n for being synonymous with producing large luxury cars powered by massive V-8 engines, the Continental is the wave of the future. It features a powerful available 3.0L twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that produces 400 horsepower and that's combined with 400 pound-feet of torque through an all-wheel drive platform. Gone are the V8s of yesteryear. The 3.0 gets up to 24 miles per gallon and there's also a non-turbo 3.7 V6 that gets up to 26 mpg and a 2.7L V6 that gets up to 27 mpg. Available dynamic torque vectoring helps control the vehicle by transferring power to the appropriate wheel while cornering. This system improves cornering agility and aims to maintain ride comfort, resulting in a smooth and fluid ride.

The Continental also features advanced technology with many features to make your drive safer, more enjoyable and effortless. The 360-degree camera we talked about earlier allows you to maneuver in low-speed situations with a full view of your surroundings. An aerial view on your screen will allow you to see a large or small obstacle that you could possibly come into contact with. With 21st century safety in mind, the Lincoln Continental has adopted pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection and active braking function. This driver-assist technology uses cameras to scan the road for vehicles and pedestrians and warns the driver that something is in the road.

If the driver does not respond, the system pre-charges the brakes and even applies the brakes automatically. Additionally, another safety feature is adaptive cruise with stop and go. The same camera and radar system used in pre-collision assist also scans the road when using cruise control to detect the speed and distance of vehicles in front of you to adjust speed or even stop. completely if necessary and restart. once traffic starts moving again. In case you are stuck in a traffic jam, there is another feature called auto hold which, when activated, will keep the vehicle completely stopped without the

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for you to keep your foot on the brake.

Simply press the accelerator to resume movement and you'll be on the move again. Lincoln Drive Control uses technologies like adaptive steering to make steering nearly effortless and active noise control to cancel out road noise. Lincoln will make you feel almost like a passenger behind the wheel. The Continental is the new flagship of the Lincoln brand that really deserves it. And driving one will take you to a completely different level of driving experience, enjoyed in comfort and elegance. If the time has come to consider a replacement for your Town Car, or you are simply looking at one of the best luxury counterparts made here in America, you may want to head to Richmond Ford Lincoln and experience this exciting and refined automobile for yourself. yourself.

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