The ride and handling with factory gear was never in the same category as the German competition it was originally supposed to compete against, relegating the LS to also-ran status, and just another failure in the long list of those from Lincoln. The cars suffered everything from some fairly severe gasket issues, to failures in cooling system components, numerous ignition coil complaints, and some wanky issues with the car’s electronic systems. It was originally touted as a way for Lincoln to attract younger buyers, and was built on the Jaguar S-type platform. Plagued with quality issues, and mixed reviews, the LS never really took off for Lincoln. 2,331 of those models were powered by a 3.0 liter DOHC 24V V6 and were equipped with a Getrag 221 5-speed manual transmission, like the one Grassroots Motorsports forum user Strike_Zero owns. The production run for the LS was only for about six years, which produced around 263,000 cars in all. When one thinks of a Lincoln LS, the first thing that comes to mind is a small four door sedan that wasn’t around for very long.
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