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1997 Lincoln Town Car Review

Last of the traditionalists.
Interior
The Signature Series has almost everything you can get on a Town Car,

with room left on the option list for just a few more items. The Cartier

gets special wheels, larger tires, rear vanity mirrors, a JBL sound system,

leather seating, traction assist and heated seats, most of which our test

car had as options anyway.

If there is a single attribute that places the Town Car above the rest

of the cars in this class, it is sheer interior spaciousness. The Town

Car's interior is simply huge.

The instrument panel uses blue-green electronic digital readouts for

all of the instrumentation, which are somewhat incongruous in a car like

this, but they are large, easy to read and not cramped together. The main

display is recessed and hooded so that sunlight never obscures the information,

and some of the lenses have been changed to reduce reflection and glare

on 1997 models.

We should all be more concerned about automotive seats than we are,

and the Lincoln designers have addressed some of our concerns by giving

us orthopedic equipment masquerading as lounge chairs. While they don't

look even remotely sporty, and they won't hold you in place in a hard corner,

the Town Car seats have more adjustment techniques than a chiropractor,

with long tracks, front and rear tilt, and power recline, not to mention

a five-zone heating system. We found the seats enormously comfortable and

supportive, and we thank the designers for finally removing the embossed

Lincoln star from the seatback, where it was neither luxurious nor necessary.

Five-star seats coupled with generous head, hip, leg and shoulder room

make the Town Car interior ideal for two couples living together, and the

22.3 cubic-foot trunk leads the industry in width, depth, breadth and utility.

The electrically-operated trunk lid goes all the way down to bumper level,

and is easy to load and unload. Our only criticism here is the trunklid

itself, which should open a little more toward the vertical. Next Page



1997 Lincoln Town Car