Lincoln Premiere: which version to buy and why
If you are choosing a Lincoln Premiere, the catalogue has one generation (1955–1960), one body (Cabrio), and two named versions: 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT. There is no later generation to “step up” into, no restyling listed as a separate generation, and no third powertrain.
If you are choosing a Lincoln Premiere, the catalogue has one generation (1955–1960), one body (Cabrio), and two named versions: 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT. There is no later generation to “step up” into, no restyling listed as a separate generation, and no third powertrain. The buying question is therefore a two-way comparison on the numbers we have: 285 hp versus 375 hp, 6000 versus 7000 cc, and a long list of fields that are not measured for both cars.
Which Lincoln Premiere version to buy
Buy 6.0 AT if you want the smaller-displacement Lincoln Premiere Cabrio of this generation: 285 hp (210 kW), 6000 cc Gasoline V-shaped 8, no boost, Carburetor, Automatic 3, RWD.
Buy 7.0 AT if you want the higher-output Lincoln Premiere Cabrio of the same years and the same body: 375 hp (276 kW), 7000 cc, same fuel, same cylinder count and layout, same Automatic 3, same RWD.
The extra 1000 cc on 7.0 AT is the entire displacement step in this catalogue. It comes with 90 hp more than 6.0 AT (375 − 285) and 66 kW more (276 − 210). That is about 32% more horsepower (90 / 285) and about 31% more kilowatts (66 / 210) for a displacement increase of 17% (1000 / 6000). Specific output is also higher on 7.0 AT: 375 / 7.0 ≈ 53.6 hp per litre versus 285 / 6.0 = 47.5 hp per litre on 6.0 AT (about 6.1 hp/L more). In kW: 276 / 7.0 ≈ 39.4 kW/L versus 210 / 6.0 = 35.0 kW/L.
What you do not get by stepping from 6.0 AT to 7.0 AT, on this data: a different gearbox type, extra gears, a different drive, boost, a different fuel type, a different cylinder layout, a different injection system, a later generation, or a different body. Both are Cabrio. Both run 1955-01-01 to 1960-12-31. Rear suspension, rear brakes, torque, 0–100, top speed, mpg-style consumption, tank, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, and wheels are not measured on either version, so they cannot decide the purchase.
Lincoln Premiere generations compared (there is only one)
This model has 1 generation. You cannot pick “the later Premiere” or “the first-gen versus second-gen” because pokoleniy is 1.
1 generation (keys in data: generation 3022): 1955-01-01–1960-12-31, body Cabrio, 2 versions (6.0 AT, 7.0 AT). No restyling is listed as its own generation. Both modifications share the same start and stop dates as the generation. A generation-to-generation arithmetic comparison (what “the next gen changed”) is not available: there is no next gen in the data.
For a buyer that means: generation does not split the market. Version does.
Engine and specs: 6.0 AT vs 7.0 AT
Exact catalogue names — use these, not nicknames:
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement (cc) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 AT | 285 | 210 | not measured | 6000 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | No | Automatic | 3 | RWD |
| 7.0 AT | 375 | 276 | not measured | 7000 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | No | Automatic | 3 | RWD |
Shared engine architecture on both 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT: 2 valves per cylinder (8 × 2 = 16 valves in total on each), Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, No boost. Compression ratio, bore and stroke, and fuel grade are not measured on both.
Torque (Nm) is not measured for 6.0 AT and not measured for 7.0 AT. You cannot rank them on pulling power from this table; you can only rank them on hp, kW, and displacement.
Power step versus displacement step: 90 hp for 1000 cc extra is 90 hp per extra litre of catalogue displacement. That is a denser power gain than the base 6.0 AT specific output of 47.5 hp/L, which is why 7.0 AT also wins on hp/L, not only on raw hp.
Gearbox and drive do not differentiate the buy: both 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT are Automatic 3 and RWD. There is no manual, no 4-speed, no AWD, and no FWD in this model’s data.
Front chassis items that are measured and identical: front suspension Independent, torsion; front brakes Drum. Rear suspension and rear brakes are not measured on both, so they are not a reason to pick one version over the other.
Performance, mpg, and economy
0–100, top speed, city consumption, highway consumption, combined consumption, CO2, and eco class are not measured for 6.0 AT and not measured for 7.0 AT.
A buyer looking up “Lincoln Premiere 0-60”, “top speed”, or “mpg” will not find those figures in this catalogue. Do not treat the missing cells as “this car has no such parameters”; they are simply not measured.
What you can infer without inventing a test: 7.0 AT has 90 hp and 66 kW more than 6.0 AT at 1000 cc more displacement, still with No boost and still Carburetor. That is a power and size difference, not a timed acceleration or a fuel-use difference. Economy ranking between 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT is not measured.
Tank volume is not measured for both versions, so range cannot be calculated.
Dimensions, weight, and ground clearance
Kerb weight is not measured for 6.0 AT and not measured for 7.0 AT. Gross weight is not measured for both. Ground clearance is not measured for both. Wheel sizes are not measured for both. Tank is not measured for both.
Weight per horsepower therefore cannot be computed for either version. You cannot say which Cabrio is the “lighter per hp” Lincoln Premiere on this data. Dimension-led buying (clearance, wheel fitment, payload) is also blocked until those fields are measured.
Body type does not split the choice: both versions are Cabrio.
Reliability and problems (what the data does and does not show)
This catalogue does not list fault rates, recalls, or “common problems” for Lincoln Premiere 6.0 AT or 7.0 AT. Reliability is not measured here. Do not treat that as a clean bill of health or as a known defect list.
What is specified and identical — so it is not a reliability difference between versions — is the same generation window (1955–1960), the same Cabrio body, the same Automatic 3, the same RWD, the same Front, longitudinal Gasoline V-shaped 8 with 2 valves per cylinder, No boost, Carburetor, front Independent, torsion, front Drum.
If a workshop concern is “more litres, more of the same architecture,” 7.0 AT is the 7000 cc car and 6.0 AT is the 6000 cc car. That is a size difference, not a measured failure-rate difference.
What the extra displacement buys (arithmetic only)
There is no price in the data, so “extra money” cannot be quoted. The mechanical extra on 7.0 AT versus 6.0 AT is:
- +1000 cc (7000 − 6000)
- +90 hp (375 − 285)
- +66 kW (276 − 210)
- +6.1 hp/L approximate specific output (53.6 − 47.5)
- +4.4 kW/L approximate (39.4 − 35.0)
What it does not buy, according to the same rows: extra gears (still 3), a different gearbox (still Automatic), a different drive (still RWD), boost (still No), a different feed (still Carburetor), a different cylinder count or V-shaped layout, a different valve count per cylinder (still 2), a different engine position (still Front, longitudinal), a different body, or a different production window.
Nm stays not measured on both, so you are not buying a documented torque figure.
Practical pick
Choose 6.0 AT when the Lincoln Premiere you want is the 6000 cc, 285 hp / 210 kW Cabrio Automatic 3 RWD of 1 generation (1955–1960). It is the lower-output of the two catalogue versions.
Choose 7.0 AT when you want the same generation, same Cabrio, same Automatic 3 RWD layout, but the 7000 cc, 375 hp / 276 kW engine. On measured fields, that is the only step up this model offers.
If your decision needed 0–100, mpg, kerb weight, clearance, tank, or wheels, those figures are not measured for 6.0 AT and not measured for 7.0 AT. The version names to keep as anchors are exactly 6.0 AT and 7.0 AT.