About damn time. Lets hope it ain’t too ugly.

I remember when I was a little kid hearing people yell “why can’t the stupid US automakers make FWD cars like the foreigners?!? It’s so logical, but they are too stupid! Blah blah blah.”
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Everything comes full circle.

I had forgotten about that Lincoln… That’s a real Lincoln.

Didn’t they sell a rear wheel drive until recently? Oh yeah, the LS. The car that had so much potential when it came out but Ford just let it rot by not improving it as needed. It’s no wonder Cadillac is kicking Lincoln’s ass.

So true, eam3. It had lots of potential. Imagine an LS with the Getrag 5 speed.

In the past 5 years we’ve seen a number of great looking Lincoln concepts. With the exception of maybe some grill work todays models have no resemblance to those great designs. Lets hope they don’t ‘cry wolf’ yet again…

I’m generally an optimistic guy. But I am sooooooooo tired of Ford being a day late and a (billion) dollar(s) short. This should have been out in 2002. How sad.

They should build this. And they should call it the Continental, not the MKQXWT whatever.

^^Great points.
It’s unfortunate the only American car manufacturer that is offering a sedan with RWD on a more than limited basis is Chrysler. I say it’s unfortunate because the Magnum, 300C, Charger, and soon to be Challenger are all 2 ton behemoths with outdated and underperforming engines. Why is there such a disconnect between luxury and core brands? Is it that much more expensive to manufacture a RWD versus FWD? Is it even more expensive period?? When the CEOs are held accountable for their decisions, the right products at the right price will hit the market. Until then, companies like Ford will continue to lose billions.

This might just be the beginning of the turnaround. People, get to the show and ENCOURAGE Ford down the rwd path…they’re going to be VERY interested in the response this beast gets.

looks alright i guess, rims look kinda big for the body and the rear bumper ends kind of early….and the door handles for the back doors seem to be right next to the handles on the front doors…suicide doors maybe?

Personally, I don’t care about manufacturing costs. I dislike front wheel drive and I’d like to never own a FWD car ever again. This includes any economy cars I might buy.

If ANY manufacturer wants my money, they’d better offer RWD or some pretty good version of AWD that does not have front wheel bias. It doesn’t have to be powerful, but it does have to turn the rear wheels most of the time.

Ford should invest in ways to package front engine, rear drive in nearly all of its cars or perhaps look into the mid-engine rear drive concepts that Honda occasionally uses for more interior room.

Man that Continental concept was sexy. I remember when Ford come out with a few RWD concepts, like the 427 and this Continental. Those where such big, beautiful designs with that American Presence that too many american cars today lack. I miss that about Ford, GM, and to an extent Chrysler. These kinds of designs dont even have to be sedans, they could be coupes as well (something that america used to kick ass at).

Looks like the 300C. Another BOLD MOVE by Ford.

At Vroom: that is a picture of a 2002 lincoln concept. Not very likely they could just copy the 300C is it??

Ford is also losing some of its bite on the law enforcement market. What ever they come up with might also include a model to try to recapture what they have lost/are losing there.

FINALLY!

For the last three years I’ve been saying Lincoln is missing a huge market with a new Continental. The 300 brought back the RWD Luxury car, and has been one of the biggest success stories of any automaker from Detroit.

A new Lincoln Continental with the rear suicide doors and 20’s (Although not my particular cup of tea.) would be a big success. All those folks who bought a Chrysler 300C when it was introduced may be looking to trade up by now.

Sweet weeping “you can have a car in any color you want as long as it’s black” it’s about time

I agree, it looks alot like a stretched 300C. But it does look good.

Captain Spadaro: right on!

guys, this concept was out before the 300.

and i hope that Lincoln gets some serious R&D money soon cause this is a great idea. They want to differentiate from Ford and Merc, so they take a Ford AU platform (a real solid one, too), Americanize it, and give it the Lincoln star.

Lincoln still exists?!

Maybe you “looks like 300″ people should learn how to read…
As everyone else said, this should have been made a production vehicle (with all the logical changes of course).

Hey Morons who posted that this looks like a 300 copycat: This car came out way before the new 300 did. Obviously the designer from chrysler stole this design…

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.phpimagenum=1&carnum=1174

This Lincoln concept toured the autoshow circuit back in 2002, way before the friggin’ new body 300 came out.

The pic above is of the Lincoln Continental concept which previewed at the LA Autoshow in 2002, along with the companion Lincoln MK Coupe. Development of the concept started in 2000.

If its got da ****ty plastics like other Lincolns it aint gonna be worth the time of day

LISTEN UP!!!

This Lincoln Concept was conceived and toured the auto show circuit WAY BEFORE THE CHRYSLER 300C!!! So, it is NOT a copycat! And it is also damn attractive as I saw it when it was making the rounds at the auto shows.

If Lincoln is smart they will REALLY consider and produce a car of this class and configuration as they are in NO position to be giving us “teaser” designs that they never put into production.

And BTW, I agree that is should not be called an “MK” whatever stupid letter designation… whose dumb idea was that anyway???

Whatever happened to the much touted MKS rear-drive sedan with a twin turbocharged V-6 engine?

That’s good news for local jobs, even though I like Holden more, still it’s good news.

Seems Lincoln are to late. Any thunder this car could have generated would have already been taken by the very similiar looking Chrysler 300C. What makes it even worser is that people are turning away from bigger cars for more fuel efficient cars lighter cars. Shame because it could have been a big hit.

Ford F-ed up doubly with the 2002 Continental concept.. had they built it right away they would have beat the Chrysler 300 to the punch, and they could have prevented Bentley from proliferating the Continental name across its own range. Now the concept looks slightly dated (but it’s still the right idea for a new flagship Lincoln) and it’s too late for Ford to use the Continental name (unless they want to fight VW for it).

GO FORD AUSTRALIA!!!

Tom Gorman > Mark Fields. How is such a simple equation so difficult for Ford to understand - dump Fields before it kills the company.

seriosly ford needs to grow some balls and do **** like this. The more you risk the higher the dividends will be. Oh and not everything needs to be rwd. while i like rwd and would love to drift and powerslide around i can imagine the average buyier doesnt want that.

I cant wait…If ford lets Lincolns Design Team do what they want then this car will be a hit….Lincoln always shows so much promise with their concepts and then Ford doesnt give them the means to get it done….300c better look out…!

Hey chuckles, when was the last time you took your F@##@%G medication.

v6=pits… for luxo cars… need that smooth rev and lots of low end torque… NO forced induction, and NO balancing shafts. turbo v6 is great for a noble, stupid for a lincoln. longitudinal big-cube v8 please….

ford 427 concept was great
lincoln continental concept (’02) was great… the new lincoln grille worked on the thunderbird-based lincoln MKX concept from ‘01 or ‘03… whatever happened to the 49? dammit ford

I don’t care who had the concept first, it still looks like a 300C. As a far as the power is concerned, I am encouraged that Ford may finally be getting the idea. It remains to be seen how their v6 twin turbo concept holds up in comparision to other twins like the 911 turbo. It also remains to be seen if there is any longevity to the engine. Meantime, cadillac is wiping the floor with ford. Like I (and others) have said—it is about time. By the way, I hate GM AND FORD

The only domestic RWD sedan is the Chrysler 300??? Here is a list of current domestic RWD sedans:
Ford Crown Victoria
Mercury Grand Marquis
Lincoln Town Car
Cadillac STS
Cadillac CTS
Chrysler 300
Dodge Charger

Even though it’s a Ford badged 300C, it has Galaxie 500 written all over it!