Lincoln Continental specifications

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Generation 1 (1939–1940)

4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)

Generation 1 Facelift (1941–1941)

4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)

Generation 1 2nd facelift (1946–1948)

4.8 Manual RWD (125 hp)4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)4.8 Manual RWD (125 hp)4.8 Manual RWD (120 hp)

Generation 3 (Mark 5 generation) (1959–1960)

7.0 Automatic (319 hp)7.0 Automatic RWD (319 hp)7.0 Automatic RWD (319 hp)7.0 Automatic (319 hp)7.0 Automatic (355 hp)7.0 Automatic (319 hp)

Generation 4 (1961–1969)

7.6 Automatic RWD (345 hp)7.6 Automatic RWD (345 hp)7.6 Automatic (345 hp)7.6 Automatic (345 hp)

Generation 5 (1970–1979)

7.5 Automatic (365 hp)7.5 Automatic (202 hp)

Generation 6 (1980–1983)

4.9 Automatic (129 hp)5.8 Automatic (141 hp)4.9 Automatic (129 hp)4.9 Automatic RWD (141 hp)

Generation 7 (1982–1987)

2.4 Automatic (117 hp)3.8 Automatic (114 hp)4.9 Automatic (152 hp)4.9 Automatic (142 hp)4.9 Automatic (133 hp)4.9 Automatic (132 hp)3.8 Automatic (120 hp)

Generation 8 (1988–1994)

3.8 Automatic (140 hp)3.8 Automatic (155 hp)3.8 Automatic (160 hp)

Generation 9 (1995–2002)

4.6 Automatic (260 hp)4.6 Automatic (279 hp)

Generation 10 (2016–2020)

3.0 Automatic 4WD (400 hp)2.7 Automatic 4WD (335 hp)2.7 Automatic (335 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (378 hp)2.0 Automatic (261 hp)2.0 Automatic (241 hp)3.7 Automatic (305 hp)3.7 Automatic 4WD (305 hp)

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