Topic: 2017 Lincoln Continental Reserve

[OliverD]

Maybe, maybe not. They also had to extend the wheelbase to accomplish this.

[dirtyjeffer]

Maybe, maybe not. They also had to extend the wheelbase to accomplish this.

my point is, they've already spent the money...why not simply make it "standard" and spread those costs out over tens of thousands of units.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

The suicide door versions are, from the sounds of it, hand built. Production costs of hand build cars don't scale well.

[OliverD]

The suicide door versions are, from the sounds of it, hand built. Production costs of hand build cars don't scale well.

Especially ones that base for $45k USD.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I'd love to get a Continental as a used car. I think they look terrific.

[rrocket]

I'd love to get a Continental as a used car. I think they look terrific.

Me too! Interior is very good too!

[dirtyjeffer]

The suicide door versions are, from the sounds of it, hand built. Production costs of hand build cars don't scale well.

if it's hand built, it's because it's a one off...if the car was that way from the beginning, it would simply be built that way from the beginning, negating any "extra costs".

[tortoise]

They'd lose way more sales because of the suicide doors.  People don't really like "weird".

[dirtyjeffer]

They'd lose way more sales because of the suicide doors.  People don't really like "weird".

they aren't weird...they're cool. 

people like cool.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

The suicide door versions are, from the sounds of it, hand built. Production costs of hand build cars don't scale well.

if it's hand built, it's because it's a one off...if the car was that way from the beginning, it would simply be built that way from the beginning, negating any "extra costs".

The 80 they're building are hand built. They're distinct from the production line.

[dirtyjeffer]

The suicide door versions are, from the sounds of it, hand built. Production costs of hand build cars don't scale well.

if it's hand built, it's because it's a one off...if the car was that way from the beginning, it would simply be built that way from the beginning, negating any "extra costs".

The 80 they're building are hand built. They're distinct from the production line.

i know...my point is, if these hand built ones, were simply how they all would be, they'd all be "factory build", keeping the costs down and making the vehicle itself special, instead of just 80 of them special.