Lincoln Sentinel
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| name = Lincoln Sentinel
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| manufacturer = Lincoln (Ford)
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| designer = Rick Wells, Paul Hudacek, Camillo Pardo, Tyler Blake, and Steve Eum
| class = Full-size car (E)
| body_style = 4-door luxury sedan
| layout = Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
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| engine = {{cvt|366|cuin|L|0|order=flip}} V12
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The Lincoln Sentinel is a 4-door luxury sedan concept car designed by Ford's Dearborn Advanced studio. It debuted at the 1996 North American International Auto Show.{{cite web|last=Appel |first=Tom |date=Jun 29, 2020 |title=Forgotten Concept: Lincoln Sentinel|url=https://blog.consumerguide.com/forgotten-concept-lincoln-sentinel/|work=blog.consumersguide.com}}
Design
Ford says the Sentinel aimed to blend their New Edge design language with classic Lincoln styling themes, with the design of the Sentinel taking inspiration from past Continental models. The grille resembles a modernized version of the grille on the original Continental, while the uncluttered bodysides and suicide doors are inspired by the 1961 Continental.{{Cite web |date=1996-04-02 |title=Lincoln Sentinel - Future Cars |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/lincoln-sentinal |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=MotorTrend |language=en}} The concept uses a gloss black paint and features tinted windows, and three-tier vertical headlights at the front and the rear. It rides on 20-inch wheels. Rear-view cameras are used in place of traditional mirrors, and in place of traditional door handles are flush door handles.{{cite web |last=Padesnu |first=Adrian |date=Jun 12, 2019 |title=1996 Lincoln Sentinel: Concept We Forgot
|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/354341/lincoln-sentinel-concept-we-forgot/|work=motor1.com}}
The interior was designed by Ghia.
The grille of the Sentinel concept inspired the grille on the Lincoln MKX.{{cite web |last=Jim |first=Farell |date=Mar 17, 2023 |title=Lincoln Sentinel |url=https://www.deansgarage.com/lincoln-sentinal/ |work=deansgarage.com}}
Powertrain
The Sentinel used a 6-liter V12 engine made by combining two 3.0 L Ford Duratec V6 engines. Official power figures were never released for the Sentinel, but in the Ford Indigo concept, which used the same engine, the V12 produces {{Convert|435|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} at 6100 rpm and {{Convert|405|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of torque at 5250 rpm.
References
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Category:Lincoln concept vehicles