Rear: Control arms, coil springs, shock absorbers, antiroll barįuel delivery:Sequential electronic fuel injection The sport-tuned LS we tested back in ’99 turned 0.81 g and ran the slalom at only 40.5 mph.įront: Control arms, coil springs, shock absorbers, antiroll bar For comparison purposes, in a recent test BMW’s M3 (about 350 pounds lighter) pulled 0.87 g and ran the same slalom course at 46 mph. On the skidpad, the Thunderbird pulled a respectable 0.83 g and wheeled through our slalom course at 44.1 mph. Thunderbird turns in this performance despite odd gearing in which first runs to 43 mph while second is good for only a 14-mph range, shifting to third at 57 mph.Īlthough the chassis suffers from the usual convertible shakes, the car corners ably, offering a mild amount of understeer that is easily managed via throttle modulation. Compared to its LS sibling, Thunder-bird is downright quick: The LS’s 0-to-60-mph time is 8.37 seconds its quarter-mile, 16.19 seconds at 88.9 mph (AW, Nov. That’s almost as quick as a Honda Civic Si in 0-to-60-mph time, and nearly half a second faster than the V8-powered Oldsmobile Aurora in the quarter-mile. Producing 252 horsepower at 6100 rpm and 267 lb-ft of torque at 4300 rpm, Thunderbird does 0 to 60 mph in 7.25 seconds and hits the quarter-mile in 15.39 seconds at 91.3 mph. Built on the same rear-wheel-drive chassis as the Lincoln LS, Thunderbird also comes with the same drivetrain: a premium-fueled 3.9-liter V8 mated to a five-speed automatic.
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