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NRCan fuel consumption ratings

Where the 1997 Lincoln Continental ranks

A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.

Your vehicle

It is on your insurance slip, your registration, and the driver-side dashboard.
Against every 1997 vehicle rated in Canada

38%more efficient than

Thirstier than most. The 1997 Lincoln Continental uses 13.2 L/100 km combined, ranking 395 of 658.

Within Full-size

19%

More efficient than 19% of the 32 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 1997.

Best in class
10.8
Class median
12.7
This vehicle
13.2
Worst in class
17.4

Tailpipe emissions

304 g/km

Cleaner than 38% of 1997 vehicles.

Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.

How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.

Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.