Considering the dearth of American luxury sedans, that really doesn't say much. It's debatable whether the LS can even be considered "American" when its platform and powertrain were co-developed by Jaguar.

Why would it when it was no longer even in production?

They were literally the exact same size, 197.8 inches long.

 

The Lincoln Continental was also still sold then

 

Probably wasn't worthy of the name. You and I both know it was a redone Taurus. Most of the reviews I've read of it (plus my own test-drive) weren't very favorable. Although it didn't sell because of Lincoln's own SUVs, the next, more recent, Continental, was a far better attempt, head and shoulders better inside and out, but, still, in several ways, was related to the Taurus.

 

It had been a redone Taurus since 1989…and the more recent Continental was the same thing.

 

Still, IMHO, no real comparison between the two. Despite the Taurus-based platforms, Lincoln spent the time and money on the more recent Continental that it should have spent on the earlier one, and didn't. The one unfortunate difference is that, with the earlier one, the public was in a mood to buy large upmarket sedans, and, with the newer one, it wasn't. One of the sad fates of the auto-market......along wth the VW Phaeton, the most-recent Lacrosse, and the Cadillac CT6.

 

I never compared the two, I just replied to him that they were also still selling the Continental when they began selling the Lincoln LS.

VW Phaeton was gone long before sedan sales fell off a cliff.

 

Not sure if the Continental is still being made, but I had an Uber ride in one a few years back, it was extremely comfortable.

Seemed to have been well made inside, but the engine was a bit rough.

 

Yes, the interior materials were were among the car's best features.......head and shoulders above the 90s-vintage Conti.

 

Huh, I thought that model was discontinued before 2000 but it seems it went until 2002.

 

The materials were fine, but more importantly the rear seat was super comfortable.

 

......which is perhaps not surprising, considering that, like the Town Car, it was designed with Chauffers and Limo-Firms in mind.

 

They make them but dont sell them here, only in China.

Yup, I looked at one when I was shopping for my ES300 in 2003.

 

I’m not confused tho

 

Which LS interior did you have, though...dark or light color; with or without the wood-tone? As in the images I posted, there were noticeable differences between them. The camel-color with the wood-tone, IMO, was head and shoulders above the dark monochrome with the silver-paint trim. And, even then, there are several different ways to measure interior quality....some by looks; some by comfort, some by wear-reisitance.

 

The materials are the same, the color doesn't change them lol