2017 Lincoln Continental Presidential
Lincoln is bringing its new 2017
Continental to China, with the flagship saloon’s premiere to take place at the
Beijing Auto Show on April 25.
China’s Autohome got its lens on an
uncovered example of the Continental being prepped for the show, with the
pictures revealing no notable changes over the North American car revealed in
Detroit earlier this year, other than the clear turning lenses on the headlamps
and the ‘Presidential’ moniker at the back.
Speaking of which, the Presidential
badge likely signifies the trim and/or powertrain choice, which in the pictured car, was the
400-horsepower 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 engine paired to
standard all-wheel drive and an automatic transmission.
Further details on the lineup and
availability for the Chinese market should be released later in the month.
In North America, the
new Continental will launch later this year with three powertrains starting
with the US$ 45,485 (includes a US$ 925 destination and handling fee) base 300 hp
3.7-liter V6 FWD model, climbing to US$ 50,690 for the 2.7-liter turbo’d EcoBoost
V6 and around US$ 60,000 for the 400 hp 3.0L twin-turbo V6 AWD model.
