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Lincoln's Making 80 Special Edition Continentals With Suicide Doors
That's what they've always been called, lack of sensitivity notwithstanding.
Lincoln's Making 80 Special Edition Continentals With Suicide Doors
Patrick George
Today 9:00am
{I got the image from Fox News. Jalopnik gives their images names that don't work at DU.}
Okay, so Lincoln is, for real, bringing suicide doors back to the fancy but unfortunately slow-selling Continental sedan. Just not very many of them, and those that do get snatched up by buyers are destined to become instant collector’s items.
Lincoln announced this morning that in celebration of the Continental’s 80th birthday, it’s putting out a limited run of 80 special edition models with the iconic center-opening doors that were first introduced on the 1961 Continental. ... This is corporate America, so of course they can’t call them “suicide doors.” Thus, this car is the Lincoln Continental 80th Anniversary Coach Door Edition. They’re not being done in-house, but rather by Cabot Coach Builders, as Car and Driver notes.
In addition to the doors, this Continental sports a six-inch longer wheelbase, a pass-through rear seat console with a stowable tray table and Lincoln Black Label personalization. It’ll be super nice, in other words. And power stays the same: 400 horses from a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6.
Pricing hasn’t been officially announced but The Detroit Free Press says they’ll retail for at least $100,000 each.
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Patrick George
Today 9:00am
{I got the image from Fox News. Jalopnik gives their images names that don't work at DU.}
Okay, so Lincoln is, for real, bringing suicide doors back to the fancy but unfortunately slow-selling Continental sedan. Just not very many of them, and those that do get snatched up by buyers are destined to become instant collector’s items.
Looks Like Lincoln Will Bring Back Suicide Doors After All
I was just lamenting about how Lincoln has teased us with reverse-opening suicide doors on concept…
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Lincoln announced this morning that in celebration of the Continental’s 80th birthday, it’s putting out a limited run of 80 special edition models with the iconic center-opening doors that were first introduced on the 1961 Continental. ... This is corporate America, so of course they can’t call them “suicide doors.” Thus, this car is the Lincoln Continental 80th Anniversary Coach Door Edition. They’re not being done in-house, but rather by Cabot Coach Builders, as Car and Driver notes.
In addition to the doors, this Continental sports a six-inch longer wheelbase, a pass-through rear seat console with a stowable tray table and Lincoln Black Label personalization. It’ll be super nice, in other words. And power stays the same: 400 horses from a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6.
Pricing hasn’t been officially announced but The Detroit Free Press says they’ll retail for at least $100,000 each.
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LINCOLNPublished 4 hours ago
Lincoln bringing back 'suicide doors' on 2019 Continental
By Gary Gastelu | Fox News
Lincoln brought back the Continental name two years ago and now it's resurrecting a feature that’s commonly known by a name it would prefer you don’t use.
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the model, Lincoln is offering a limited run of 80 Coach Door Edition Continentals for 2019 equipped with what are colloquially known as “suicide doors.”
The rear-hinged rear doors hearken back to the 1961-1969 heyday of the Continental, when it was at the height of fashion. They offer a stylish and arguably easier way to enter and exit the vehicle.
The cars start as top of the line Black Label trim Continentals and are modified by limousine specialist Cabot Coach of Haverhill, Mass., with a wheelbase stretched six inches that also improves rear legroom.
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Lincoln bringing back 'suicide doors' on 2019 Continental
By Gary Gastelu | Fox News
Lincoln brought back the Continental name two years ago and now it's resurrecting a feature that’s commonly known by a name it would prefer you don’t use.
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the model, Lincoln is offering a limited run of 80 Coach Door Edition Continentals for 2019 equipped with what are colloquially known as “suicide doors.”
The rear-hinged rear doors hearken back to the 1961-1969 heyday of the Continental, when it was at the height of fashion. They offer a stylish and arguably easier way to enter and exit the vehicle.
The cars start as top of the line Black Label trim Continentals and are modified by limousine specialist Cabot Coach of Haverhill, Mass., with a wheelbase stretched six inches that also improves rear legroom.
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Those 1961 Continentals were sooooooo handsome.
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All 80 special edition Lincoln Continentals with "suicide doors" sold out in 48 hours
Lincoln plans another run of vehicles next year, with some slight changes.
Every one of the 80 special edition Lincoln Continentals with "suicide doors" have already sold out, the company said Monday.
Ford's premium brand debuted the formally named 80th Anniversary Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition in mid-December. Within 48 hours of the car's debut, they were all gone.
The car was sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, in contrast with the more involved buying process for the Ford GT supercar, which required prospective buyers to fill out an application. But the prices were still high — north of $110,000 for each.
Lincoln said it will do another limited run next year, but the vehicles will be slightly different.
The coach doors, also known as "suicide doors," are a highlight of the car. The design, where the rear doors open toward the rear of the car, was once a common feature on Lincoln Continentals primarily in the 1960s.
The limited edition's wheelbase is longer than on the standard model by about 6 inches. Every car comes with Lincoln's Black Label trim, the highest trim level available across Lincoln's lineup.
Selling sedans is tough these days, to be sure. Customers tend to prefer SUVs, crossovers, and pickups. The Continental is one of only two sedans Lincoln still sells. The other is the mid-size MKZ, which comes in both standard internal combustion and hybrid versions. Lincoln sells four crossover and SUV models now, and will begin rolling out a fifth, the resurrected Aviator, later this year.
More: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/all-the-100000-lincoln-continental-cars-with-the-suicide-doors-have-already-sold-out.html
Source: Lincoln
The 80th Anniversary Lincoln Continental Limited Edition with coach doors
Lincoln plans another run of vehicles next year, with some slight changes.
Every one of the 80 special edition Lincoln Continentals with "suicide doors" have already sold out, the company said Monday.
Ford's premium brand debuted the formally named 80th Anniversary Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition in mid-December. Within 48 hours of the car's debut, they were all gone.
The car was sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, in contrast with the more involved buying process for the Ford GT supercar, which required prospective buyers to fill out an application. But the prices were still high — north of $110,000 for each.
Lincoln said it will do another limited run next year, but the vehicles will be slightly different.
The coach doors, also known as "suicide doors," are a highlight of the car. The design, where the rear doors open toward the rear of the car, was once a common feature on Lincoln Continentals primarily in the 1960s.
The limited edition's wheelbase is longer than on the standard model by about 6 inches. Every car comes with Lincoln's Black Label trim, the highest trim level available across Lincoln's lineup.
Selling sedans is tough these days, to be sure. Customers tend to prefer SUVs, crossovers, and pickups. The Continental is one of only two sedans Lincoln still sells. The other is the mid-size MKZ, which comes in both standard internal combustion and hybrid versions. Lincoln sells four crossover and SUV models now, and will begin rolling out a fifth, the resurrected Aviator, later this year.
More: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/all-the-100000-lincoln-continental-cars-with-the-suicide-doors-have-already-sold-out.html
Source: Lincoln
The 80th Anniversary Lincoln Continental Limited Edition with coach doors