The 2019 Lincoln Continental ushers in a well-loved trait from the past with the addition of suicide doors, or “coach doors,” as Lincoln prefers to call them. In the process, the brand may have outdone Cadillac.
Lincoln will build just 80 examples of the Continental Coach Edition, which comes with a set of suicide doors that look, let’s face it, really damn good. The rear doors open 90 degrees for easier entry and exit, but it’s not a simple job. In fact, Lincoln isn’t even responsible for the final production.
After the sedan leaves the Flat Rock, Michigan, assembly plant, it heads to Cabot in Boston. There, the coachbuilder cuts the Continental at the B-pillar and adds another six inches to the sedan to give it a larger rear cabin and make room for the longer rear doors. Cabot also installs a unique flow-through center console with a tablet holder, wireless phone charger, and climate control system.
Under the hood sits the range-topping powertrain: a 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque that heads to all four wheels. And each car is a Black Label edition, which loads the sedan with numerous comforts for drivers and passengers.
Unfortunately, the stretched Continental won’t have any competition from rival Cadillac. GM’s luxury brand has killed the CT6 and XTS as part of a massive restructuring. And the only other vehicle currently in production to sport the slick coach doors is the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
The added amenities will cost over $100,000 when the Continental Coach Edition goes on sale next year. Lincoln said the car will return for another model year, but production will remain limited. It’s unclear if Lincoln has plans for a next-generation Continental, but if not, we can consider this the car’s swan song if it joins the CT6 and XTS in the automotive graveyard.
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400hp/400tq? The Blackwing CT6 will stomp this performance wise. Another reason to get mad at the CT6’s getting axed.
Heck Chevrolet ” Out – Lux Cadillac “.
Received “Another” letter for extended coverage on our ATS, and the dealer says GM will not pay.
OK I understand if the dealer doesn’t want to do the work for free if GM will not reimburse them. What I do not understand is WHY I keep getting letters from GM to take our Cadillac to the dealer and GM will pay for the repair, only to find out later that GM ” Will Not ” pay.
I’m not sure ANYONE at Cadillac knows what they are doing anymore.
Nice Fusion!!!!….. Lol Ford instead of using CD6 to make kickazz cars they make more mommymobile CUVs, strap egoboost to it and expect performance buyers to flood showrooms.
It’s extremely frustrating that both the Continental and CT6 are scheduled for cancellation.
On the bright side, neither company has confirmed that there won’t be a replacement in the future for these big sedans. I think there’s actually a strong possibility that the Hamtramck facility may actually stay open, which means that the CT6 may stay around beyond Dec 2019.
I prefer the CT6’s rear drive proportions and performance over the Continental, but the suicide doors are VERY cool looking. The late 1960s Continental is one of my favorite cars.
Nice continental indeed.
Another thing on a recent road trip to Chicago, many over-the-road sedans (outside of pick-ups/S-CUVs) were loaded MKZ, since Lincoln killed all thier cars, CT5 will mop-up those alienated customers.
You are still assuming GM-Cadillac is going to actually make the CT5? We will just continue to wait and wait and wait to see.
Maybe after the lack on the XT4 and the questionable interior appeal. Combined with the XT5 interior carried over to the XT6. GM-Cadillac went back to the drawing board again to try to come up with an interior that will have a more overall appeal.
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait. You wait it will be great, blah.
Enjoy your Escape..
I am a ATS, Denali HD, Canyon, Camaro, Corvette, owner thank you.
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, it will be an onslaught you just Wait. Stopped at the Volvo dealer last weekend to look at the XC40 and compare it to the XT4. Ha, Ha, Ha, what a joke. They can’t get enough Volvo XC40,s there was one on the lot that was sold we could look at, it was the lower end of there option list and had more options, was nicer, had more HP, and was less money than the XT4. I was wondering WHY I am seeing so many of them around lately.
You go Cadillac. I can’t hardly Wait, ” O ” Wait, I guess I will have to Wait. I forgot.
Spot on, lifelong GMowner, another one of those here–seven of those GM products have been Cadillacs. I have also gotten tired of Cadillac, or is it the Waitmobile? Killing the CT6 was the last straw. After some research, I today placed an order for a BMW M550iX, as a replacement for my 2017 Platinum CT6. I get my V8 and also a car that hasn’t been discontinued. Cadillac is finished, producing nothing but gussied up Chevys!
Marketing 101–you attempt to find a way to keep existing customers. Cadillac’s philosophy was, don’t need those old farts, we will make all types of conquests with our inferior products. See how that worked out!
The thing is I am only 50 years old . I like the new Cadillac stuff from 50 feet away. I remember when I was younger, we used to say, that’s a 50 foot paint job. Well Cadillac now days, exterior looks good, drives ok , interior less then average, options less than average, ABSOUTLY ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE , and the price is WELL ABOVE average. Put that in a pot and stir and you get exactly what they have now, people looking for better soup.
And what Ford got to replace the Continental?, fummpy Range Rover knock-offs?, thier customers are still waiting for an LS replacement. 20 years before Toyota replaced the Supra, that’s waiting. Yes I get GM is over the place if you look at my past post I don’t give them any slack but I’ll give them credit when it’s due. As was mentioned the CT6 is to close in size as CT5 and CT8. In a climate of “let’s kill cars-for-profit” at least there’s still an US V8-luxury option, even the 300s future don’t look good.
when you see both doors on one side open exposing the thick b-pillar, the cool factor evaporates and certainly not worth $100K.
The thing that I like most about the Escala concept is the absence of door frames between the windows of the front and rear doors. It gives the profile a stunning visual line. I would love to see this in a production Cadillac, but the camouflaged images of the CT5 have not been encouraging.
This also a “cut and shut” job by an aftermarket company, its cool that they are doing it, but its basically what Cadillac did for a almost 2 decades before, with the LWB aftermarket Fleetwood Limited, DTS-L, XTS-L etc.
I dunno about buying a new car someone has basically cut in half and stretched after if was complete……for $100G’s…….
I’m sure they’ll be able to sell 80 to retired Ford execs, the Ford family and the few wealthy Lincoln collectors.
The only thing this has going for it is the ultra-low volume. Good call, Ford.
Other than that, it looks like a hack job done by some unknown New Jersey ‘tuning house’ that specializes in lift kits and monster energy stickers. It would be much better if Ford did this in-house to show off their engineering expertise. Outsourcing is not acceptable.
Cadillac’s version of the suicide doors is undoubtedly at the Ren Center!
GM had the suicide ignition switch killing a bunch of last time customers.
Nice Ford fixed the one part that did not need fixed. The doors were fine and if you ever lived with doors like this they are a pain if you all try to get in at once.
Time to stop crying over the CT6 and time to gain understanding the CT5 and Escala are both coming rendering the odd size out CT6 useless.
The CY6 was a product of the between supervision of Mark Ruess and never fit in with a CTS just a few inches away.
Will GM get 5he new cars right…..? I don’t know but to sit and belly ache over them at this point is foolish an$ pointless till we really see them.
Hey I an eternal Browns fan and while I never though we would get that needed quarterback since Kosar we finally have one. There is a 50/50 chance they will get it right and I will wait to see just what is delivered.
I also know ev3n if the deliver a car better than a Bentley GT it is not going to mend their sales and reputation over night. Good and steady improvement is what needs to b3 done and only continued great products and time will earn them a better rep.
But gimmicks like this do nothing.
I was thinking a similar thing, the CT6 could have been shelved early to make way for the Escala, Cadillac wouldn’t need 2 big sedans at the same time.
Don’t be surprised when the escala gets cancelled if it isn’t already.
The projected sales per month will be a handfull at best, so it’s already on Barra’s hit list.
The ct5 will be overshadowed by the germans as all cadillac cars have been, and after 1 or 2 years it will live on in china next to the ct6.
Cadillac will become a CUV/SUV only brand in the us, with 2 extra cars in china.
And ofcourse non existing in the rest of the world, just as it is now.
Alex get a grip.
The CR5 and Escala both will reach market the question that is yet to be answered have the been properly done. No one knows that.
As for the CUV SUV models they will carry the volume to permit the sedansat lower volumes.
Time will tell how it works out.
GM canceled their “flagship” Cadillac Sedan – how in the actual #### can you say with a straight face that the CT5 is happening with any kind of certainty????? And the Escala? Are you high? {Actually… with all the typos or what not in that rant, yeah, you probably are}
I had a feeling it’ll be an aftermarket stretch job when I first saw the photos.
100k is a lot of money for this halfassed job. You can get an S560 for 101k or a 750Li for 96k. Both have V8s, drive better, look better & most importantly they’re proper luxury cars.
Personally, I don’t like it, but I have to give them credit for doing something to celebrate the Continental’s anniversary. All what Cadillac did to celebrate the Escalade’s anniversary is release a dang gif.
don’t forget the 2 new “colors” of grey the escalade is getting as part of the “product onslaught” at cadillac.
LOL
Looks like the Ford retard cult trying to invade here like the other GM site, trying to convince everyone in America to get an Failed150.
At this point maybe GM should just put Cadillac and Buick out of their misery. Then they can focus on de-contenting Chevys for another 7 years or so before they need to liquidate the company.