factory lowering suspension 1993
 

"After the success of the Mark VII, Lincoln responded with its most advanced car ever, the 1993 Mark VIII. Longer and wider yet lighter than the Mark VII, the Mark VIII featured a more aerodynamic, modern design. An air suspension aided handling and lowered the car at highway speeds to improve fuel economy. It was equipped with Ford's 4.6-liter DOHC V8 engine that developed an impressive 280 horsepower and launched the car from zero to 60 mph in less than seven seconds.
16 City 18 Combined 23 Highway

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I was not aware of this.
Had heard that Jaguar did this also.....

after doing some more reading.....the 1991 had 22mpg on the highway AND weighed more AND was not as aerodynamic.....

I call bs on marketing hype!!

It may have increased the mileage vs not having the air suspension.;)

Its funny that you can get a new truck that has more power than those old land barges and the truck will still get the same mileage.

And the new truck also has factory lowering suspension for fuel economy. :)

Everything old is....

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ion-24177.html

Hey, my first car was a 97 Mark VIII.

It was a tank. Got around 30 mpg on the highway. A lot less in town.

Brucey I had the mark vii lsc. Very nice ride. Had very nice seats w bolsters that pumped up That was way before my mpg days!

Lord and I posted that thread too!!!!
I'm getting old!

Had a couple VIII's in the family. They handled well for being bigger. Though they aren't "full size" big. They're based on the Thunderbird of the same era, just like the VII before it. They WERE heavier than the VII. Around 3800lb curb if I remember. The base model had a 3.08 diff ratio and the LSC had a 3.27, and didn't have much problem hitting the speed limiter, 130 in the base and slightly lower in the LSC, due to driveshaft issues. You would think a $40k car (early 90's $ at that) wouldn't need speed limited due to such a thing...

30 mpg highway wasn't too difficult.