Lincoln Continental Mark VI
| Continental Mark VI | |
|---|---|
1980 Continental Mark VI Signature Series 4-door | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lincoln (Ford) |
| Model years | 1980–1983 |
| Assembly | United States: Wixom, Michigan (Wixom Assembly) |
| Designer | John Aiken (1976) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size personal luxury car |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout, body-on-frame |
| Platform | Ford Panther platform |
| Related | Lincoln Continental (1980) Lincoln Town Car (1981–1989) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 302 cu in (4.9 L) 5.0L V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 (1980 only) |
| Transmission | 4-speed AOD automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2-door: 114.4 in (2,910 mm) 4-door: 117.4 in (2,980 mm) |
| Length | 2-door: 216.0 in (5,490 mm) 4-door: 219.2 in (5,570 mm) |
| Width | 78.1 in (1,980 mm) |
| Height | 2-door: 55.1 in (1,400 mm) 4-door: 55.8 in (1,420 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3,892–4,219 lb (1,765–1,914 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Continental Mark V |
| Successor | Continental Mark VII |
The Continental Mark VI is a full-size luxury car manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1980 to 1983 and marketed by its Lincoln-Mercury division. As the fifth generation of the Mark series, the Continental Mark VI served as Ford's flagship.
The first complete redesign of the Mark series since 1972, the Mark VI was the first to undergo downsizing, no longer sharing its platform with the 1967–1976 Ford Thunderbird (its companion model since the inaugural 1969 Mark III) and now sharing its platform with the Lincoln Continental (renamed Lincoln Town Car for 1981). To distinguish itself from the Town Car, the Mark VI was fitted with model-exclusive features, including Designer Edition trims. Alongside the traditional two-door sedan bodystyle, the Mark VI introduced a four-door sedan to the model line (last offered in 1960).
The Continental Mark VI was manufactured alongside the Lincoln Continental and Town Car at the Ford Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, Michigan. In total, production reached 131,981. and for model year 1984, the Mark VI was replaced by the Continental Mark VII.