1998-2002 Lincoln Town Car: Year-to-Year Changes

Updated: 11/23/08

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1998-2002 Lincoln Town Car 

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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1998-2002 Lincoln Town Car. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1998-2002 Lincoln Town Car.

Year to Year Changes


1999 Lincoln Town Car: Front side airbags went into the 1999 Town Car, as standard equipment. Front-seat power controls moved from the seat side to the door panels.
2000 Lincoln Town Car: Safety enhancements arrived for the 2000 models, including an emergency escape release inside the trunk, rear child-seat anchors, and Belt Minder (a chime and warning light to encourage buckling-up). Those changes also went into other Ford products.
2001 Lincoln Town Car: All Lincolns got free regularly scheduled maintenance for the first three years/36,000 miles starting in 2001. Town Car also gained 25 horsepower and power-adjustable pedals.
2002 Lincoln Town Car: The biggest '02 change was to treat option packages as separate models. Versions included the base Executive, regular Signature, Signature Touring, Premium, Premium Touring, Cartier, Cartier Premium, and Cartier L. An in-dash CD changer was newly standard.

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