Yahoo Autos LIVE PHOTOS: 2017 Lincoln Continental
It's here, people. The production-ready 2017 Lincoln Continental was officially revealed at 12:01 AM today. And we've just had our chance to crawl all over it in person.
Seen in real life, the Continental is large, but not imposing. Lincoln CEO Kumar Galhotra told R&T that the Continental has "slightly better packaging" than the long-wheelbase BMW 5-series sold in China. The Continental definitely feels spacious, but it doesn't have the massive visual impression of, say, a Cadillac CTS. It comes across more airy, brighter.
As we mentioned early this morning, the Continental features some whiz-bang door handles. They're "handles" in the most literal sense-they're solidly mounted to the door, with no moving parts other than a small button hidden on the back side that activates the electronic latches. A button on the interior door panel pops the door open from inside, Corvette-style.
The Continental is powered by a 400-horsepower twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 that Galhotra says is unique to Lincoln. It features 30-way adjustable seats. It's got a subtle character line in the C-pillar that I think is pretty neat, and stepped rear fender flares that make it look low and wide.
Lincoln has not announced pricing yet, but says the Continental will hit dealerships this fall. For full specs and information, check out our official reveal post.
