1997 Lincoln Mark VIII Introduction Film

[dragonlordred63]

all you have to do is drive one of these cars once.....just once, and you WILL understand why we love our Mark VIII s, I have 2 of these beauties. The best car Lincoln EVER made! So ahead of there time, they could bring them back with little changes, and they would still be ahead of the rest

[AdamAus85]

The 90s were excellent years for automotive design the world over.

[vinayvis2008]

I wish Lincoln would make convertibles nowadays.

[joekiser]

God damn, where are the RWD luxury sport cars now, Lincoln?

[form109]

I Think Lincoln should Re-Introduce the Mark 8.....but don't change that pretty Exterior too much!

seriously...that's one Beautiful Car!

[IMediaCorp]

ok, I'm going to my nearest Lincoln dealer to purchase one--wait they sold out??!! ..oh, of course it's 2010! FoMoCo sure dished it out in that Mk8 LSC! I wish I had one, but fortunately I had one-on-one experience w/ that InTech 32 Valve V-8 in the Continental '98. You LSC Drivers out there have good reason to be proud owners!

[austin123457]

@IMediaCorp we do indead :)

[njf207]

I love the video and I love the car! I feel very honored to have owned one of these fine cars and wish that they would build another! A dream to drive and own

[WolfspringLV]

To clear up some of the misinformation in the comments for the Mark VIII: The curb weight is 3,765 pounds (it is NOT a 4,000+ lb. car). At least two comments mention a 7.9 sec 0-60 time which is completely bogus. MW timed the LSC at 7.0 sec, and Consumer Guide tested a '96 model at 6.8 sec 0-60, and in the Consumer Guide test the Mark VIII beats the Lexus SC400 by half a second 0-60.

[RoUgEStAtUs17]

7.9 0-60 not according to john davis on motor week

[GodlessMartyr666]

these ain't bad off the line @ 7.9 but I can pull off an even 8.0 in my 98 continental, Mind you it IS a front wheeler which helps it off the line, and I only carry 260 horses under the hood, *( when I'm not pushin an extra 20-30 with octane booster!!! heheheh )

[JMMoosey]

Lincoln hasn't made a car this beautiful since then.

[FCARTER2]

Lincoln needs to make a coupe like this again

[Yessong1]

ok - I'm sold - I'll get me two!

[MarkVIII97]

My Red 97 LSC still gets looks and comments.  The best car Lincoln has ever made.

[Megatone65]

I still love my pearl white lsc. It still on the road and it's been good to me.

It hard t o give it up!

Ahead of it's time in exterior/interior

Still love my 97 lsc

[pr129tbird3]

@Megatone65 I agree I have a 97 LSC and its the BEST car ive ever owned. Least problems, most fun to drive etc.. Mine has 217,000 miles original engine AND transmission not rebuilt yet and runs strong!  I still look forward to getting into my Mark VIII at the end of a long days work. Once the puddle lights come on, I get in and the easy entry returns the seat to my position and the steering wheel comes down and towards me I know I am in for a fun and comfortable ride home ! :) GREAT CAR!

[moparnorthstar1]

Wow it looks like an ugly ass version of the already ugly ass 97 buick riviera, and who the fuck wants to load there cd's in the fucking trunk

[quirpco]

The LAST truly great Lincoln! It broke my heart when this model was discontinued...and when I heard there would be no MK IX replacement, well, then I knew the end had come.

[tamaninja00]

LOL, "practically theft proof"...well damn

[scott9050]

0-60 was about .9 off of reality.

[Gregor325]

ya I'd love a 98 LSC i have 2 93 Mark VIIIs

the Mar VIII is my favorit car

[kev40ranger2010]

nice fuckin car. back then that was like a rich mans car.

[coandcaiv]

OUCH...280 v8...7.9 seconds...sad..very sad...any ricer can achieve those numbers with like 3 grand under the hood lol....nice car..but sad 0-60 times

[jsrambler]

The only "ricer" luxury coupe in the Mark VIII's class in 1997 was the Lexus SC400, it was 1 second faster to 60, but not nearly as cool as the Mark.

[coandcaiv]

i wouldnt say that .....ive been in the mark and drove it..its nice...but its nothing special really.

[pdennis93]

yeah but that car weighs 4000+ lbs. so 7.9 secs isn't bad for that heavy of a car

[despotism444]

Any ricer doesn't offer such comfort.

[dnehthend]

I just bought an $800 mark viii that runs just fine, good luck finding a faster or nicer $800 'ricer'

[coandcaiv]

horse shit resale value ....nice fail lol

[dnehthend]

so you are basically admitting that you paid too much for your car?

[coandcaiv]

nope, saying any value your mark viii held is no longer present

[austin123457]

@coandcaiv They severly, underestimated the 0-60 speeds, it's a good 6.7-6.9 then the lsc had atleast 6.5-6.7

[taledarkside]

@coandcaiv

So you have to modify your POS car to catch up with a "stock" domestic. ROFL

[RomanJockMCO]

@coandcaiv ford greatly understated its actual 0-60 times. contemporary road magazines got to 60 in the mid 6 second range. quite good for its day and still no slouch.

[ValentinoRomaUno]

This car is beautiful! I cant believe it is a 1997!!!! I want one so bad, but you can hardly find any of them in good condition! (and the only ones you do find are the ugly Forest Green Ones!)

[ccraw87]

@ValentinoRomaUno I have one of the tri-beige pearl ones that is in mint condition although I have a 1998 Mark VIII...have it supercharged and tuned to push 400 Horse to the tires...thing is a beast when tuned right...and you are right the only ones usually in mint condition are the ugly forest green ones lol

[deloreanman14]

Oh my god...I ordered this video when this car came out. Thanks for bringing back the memories....

[streetvan1]

wow... 4 thumbs down. That's too bad, cuz you're absoloutely right. The mark VIII was a beautiful car, but ford made some serious oversights building them, the quality control wasn't nearly as good as it should have been, and the repairs were horribly expensive.

[buddie169]

i am pretty sure the last mark 8 was 1997. are you sure you aren't thinking of something else? the 97 is flawless other than the fact the air suspension dies around 90,000 miles.

[XB70Playboy]

The body style was changed for the last time in '97, but the car's last build year was '98.

[vaguy78]

The refreshed Mark VIII and the last generation Acura Legend are two great examples of cars that still look good today. (although you see less and less of them)

[skyheavenair]

where i can find the adds with Salma Hayek???!

[zo0yoRk69]

kinda makes me want one. maybe if i can find one in good shape..

[PHOOBEAR22]

I always like the Lincolns interiors.they always seemed to "out-do" Cadillac on the inside of their cabin.the horrible air-suspension can be replaced with a set of coil springs.the "intech V8" is'nt as powerful as the NORTHSTAR,but it's an easy engine to mod up,considering its big brother the Cobra shares all the hop-up parts with it.

[njf207]

Awsome post as much as you can. If you can't work on your own car you shouldn't have it.

[ghaleon64]

Oh and I should add that the air suspension going out on you is the most COMMON and guaranteed problem you'll have. Air suspension is a horribly unreliable idea...

[djbruce26]

No, only Mark VII and Mark VIII Air suspension was bad... the air suspension used on Crown Vic/Grand Marquis was superb and lasted 200-300K miles....

[streetvan1]

Superb????? HMMMMM.

[ghaleon64]

Well, I hate to burst everyone's bubble, but I own a 97 Mark VIII... and while I enjoy the car and the power and handling it has I have to say that even 10 years later this car is only for the SUPER RICH! It is a wallet draining experience to fix ANY problem this car has... I just blew $800 to have the catalytic converters replaced... You know, those things that should last the life of the car? Yeah. And god help you if the air suspension ever goes out... Way too expensive to maintain...

[skaterdudey77]

You do realize that catalyic converters can go after a while, and the whole concept is that they are filled with specific precious (meaning expensive) metals that cost a lot. So $800 for catalyic converters isn't that much, and replacing them on a 10 year old car isn't that unexpected.

[DeLorean4]

This is more of a 2007 than 1997 kind of car... I want one.

[1969MustangMACH1]

i agree this car is way ahead of its time

[DeLorean4]

And it was American too. Nowadays it seems that Mercedes and Infiniti are in the high-tech car business.

[skaterdudey77]

Have you seen the new MKS or any other Ford/Lincoln for that matter? BLIS w/ cross traffic alert, active motion seats, radar-based park assist (unlike Lexuses 50% effective camera based one), EcoBoost, Sirius Travel Link, and SYNC are just a few examples of all the tech and luxury options you can get from Ford/Lincoln that the competition can't match, let alone beat.

[DeLorean4]

If you haven't driven a Volvo lately, look again :)

[DeLorean4]

Although I do admit that Lincoln has its share of advanced gadgetry, I'll always have a bias for European vehicles.

[mogness]

my dad just bought this car..

good as!

[bnet504]

Wow, I didn't know they had cars with HID headlamps 10 years ago.

[Tightjeanswearer]

Again Lincolns just Rule!!!!!...great Commercial!

[thewillofthe313]

I wanted one of these to be my first car, but I could not find a nice one that had not been put through the ringer

[7miledog]

i have a mark7 with 302 love it to death cant wait to get my hands on a mark8 hope i can find one that a little old lady had and sells it ford was at its prime then now its the mkz mks mk lt no mark no merc cougar no marauder those new cats at ford need to be fired and let me run it i'll bring back the cat....

[IrocZCamaro88]

That car looks like it should have been made in 2007. The styling was waaaaaaaay ahead of it's time.

[Megatone65]

I love mine, pearl white. dont know what to do if i ever had to get another car, since they dont make the mark vii anymore. last one made was the 98 model :(

[guneycan]

For 1997, this car was really be a dream !!!

[KodaSX]

Work hard, play hard isn't that the truth

Love driving a Lincoln

[danlboi01]

Awesome!

[OLDS98]

I have this video!! Thank you for posting it here! I added this to my favorites.

[thebigguy1]

Great car, great video....thanks!