Used 2018 Lincoln Continental Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2018 Continental, so we've included reviews for other years of the Continental since its last redesign.
It is not a Town Car
Ted, 11/28/2017
2017 Lincoln Continental Black Label 4dr Sedan AWD (2.7L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
16 of 31 people found this review helpful
There is probably no suspension made that can smooth out low-profile tires. It rides like a sports car. My Town Car rode like a boat in smooth water. I can count the pavement strips with this car. It takes a lot of time and manual reading to learn all of the controls. Then when you find them and do not use them, they are not intuitive. For example opening the moon roof at night at 60mph. The controls to open the shade, the moon roof, the rear window shade, the interior lights and the rear head rest pop down ate all located in the upper center and are all slight indentations. You can barely feel them and then there is no way to know without looking, what indentation you ate in. The rearview mirrors are similar. You have to feel around to find them. Once you push the button for a mirror, then feeling for the directional control you are just as likely to push the door lock button or the button for the other mirror and now you are adjusting the wrong mirror. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER LINCOLN UNTIL THEY LEARN TO HAVE LEVERS LIKE THE TOWN CAR. The seats are very comfortable and easy to adjust. The heating/cooling controls and fan control are great. Can you believe it? My Town Car had a 5 CD changer. This car not only does not have a changer, it has no place to put CD's except to drop them in a pile under the player. Dimming the panel lights is again clumsy with flat buttons on either side of the light switch. Again you have to feel around. It only dims the panel lights and not the center console screen. You have to go through a menu system to do that. The car is peppy and handles extremely well, like a sports car. But I wanted a comfort sedan. I drive a lifted Jeep with 37" tires I drive to work, so I don't want to bounce in the car when my wife and I go out in the evening. Gas mileage with premium gas is about 20-25mpg. But who cares when you buy an upper scale car? Finally be prepared to learn a new language called "Lincoln.". If you give voice commands, you must say them precisely and to do so, you must go to the manual to learn them. There are 26 commands to control the climate. Say List of Commands and they will appear on the console. The automatic parking is a terror. I won't use it. It whips in so fast you had better have your foot ready on the brake to stop it. The car is very quiet at highway speeds. With the moon roof open, it is still very quiet. Maintenance - take the car in once a year or 10,000 miles - great! The self closing doors are nice. Interior lighting is great. The instrument panel is another aggravation. Trip 1 & trip 2 require you to go to the menu to change the panel. Tire pressure is a big picture showing the car and the pressure on each wheel. It takes up way too much room and you lose other panel instruments, so back to the menu. Once I had to make several turns merging onto a highway. It told me that I was drowsy on the instrument panel. It took 5 minutes of trying everything to make it go away until I found that you are supposed to touch the instrument panel where the warning is. ZZzzzzzz. I tried the lane activation with no traffic. If there had been a police car behind me I would have been pulled over. It waits until it is over the right lane line before it steers left and then shoooooots over to the left line and then back again like it is drunk The cruise control works nicely and I like the way you can adjust the following distance. I wish it had an "accelerate" like my Town Car, but you have to speed up and then press the reset button again. As a Ford car company owner since 1978, I love the keypad on the side. I have never carried my keys or fob.
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Incredibly QUIET, good power & a nice ride
Ted K, 03/10/2020
updated 09/13/2021
2017 Lincoln Continental Reserve 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 11 people found this review helpful
I have never driven a quieter highway car. Truly amazing - even at 70mph. Handles exceptionally well for a large sedan. Almost too many bells and whistles - like the odd lack of standard door handles - you push a button instead. Gee, what could go wrong with that idea? The car is nicely shaped and has a spacious interior - even the back seat. Addition of a sunroof takes away about 3 inches of headroom and most Continentals come through with the sunroof. The car is has a classy yet understated exterior except for the ridiculous 20 inch wheels. They are coarse and gaudy and spoil an otherwise elegant design. The oversize wheels with low profile tires also compromise the cushy ride on back streets and country roads. The big shiny wheels also shout "pimpmobile" 18 inch brushed wheels would be far more tasteful and the car would ride even better. Almost bought one but went for a fully loaded 2018 Subaru Outback 6 cylinder instead which cost as much as the used Continental of the same vintage. Main reasons for choosing the Outback - overall driver visibility and the tasteless ghetto wheels on the Lincoln.
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Beautiful Car But!
JD, 07/15/2021
2017 Lincoln Continental Select 4dr Sedan AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2017 Lincoln Continental Reserve used with 25k miles. At first it was an excellent car. One day I couldn’t open my door, after climbing in passenger side my door still would not open, including the inside latch. Now I have moisture in my reverse light and the parking light that is on the rear deck lid. Estimate from dealership is $2300 and of course not covered by my extended Premium warranty that I purchased from Lincoln. No more for me, back to Japanese! My car is a reserve model 3.0 AWD
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Never again !!!
PK, 02/19/2018
updated 08/21/2020
2017 Lincoln Continental Premiere 4dr Sedan (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
My previous problem with door guards has been resolved, a lot of headaches but they no longer exist. I now have 18,000 miles getting between 22-24 mpg combined. Have had sensor issues and dealership telling me my vehicle was hit causing problem, no my car was not hit faulty sensor more like it. Since having it repaired STILL having detection issues. Electrical issues more like it. The noise from engine compartment is still as bad as new, Very loud in cabin when accelerating. All in All, Never again is still my thought on this vehicle. This is my FIRST FORD product and will be my LAST FORD product. Hence my review title NEVER AGAIN. For the money, much better cars out there. I’ll be looking at saying good bye to My Lincoln sooner than later, for sure. 23000 mile update. Had Three recalls, seatbelt, airbag, door latch. Still have same feelings toward this car, although it does have good interior room. On a recent recall service, got a Cadillac for a rental and it quite noticeably quieter than the Lincoln, not as roomy and interior was no match for Lincoln. Cheap GM plastic.
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Bought new
Anthony Cicerella, 04/26/2019
updated 11/01/2021
2017 Lincoln Continental Premiere 4dr Sedan AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 14 people found this review helpful
The car is pretty to look at but not user friendly, as far as having to use a smartphone to access a lot of the features this vehicle has. I plan on having the dealership help me out on the next visit to figure out how to activate a lot of the bells and whistles. A little disappointed that I have to do that at all, I have owned several new cars and this is the first one that seems to need a smartphone to access it's features
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