Since Cadillac stopped offering rear-drive cars several years ago, Lincoln has claimed an 85 percent share of the livery market.
Modern features include a refined suspension system and a stability control that keeps the rear-drive car from spinning out.
"If I want to have fun, I'll jump into a rear-drive car."
Powerful rear-drive cars from the sixties often had a primitive form of traction control called a limited slip rear differential.
The rear-drive car has a 6-liter V-12 and a six-speed automatic transmission.
This new technology can give a rear-drive car the ability to perform on par with a front-drive car in the snow and rain.
It was a rear-drive car and the transmission hump made it an uncomfortable location.
Often, that only works with a rear-drive car, however, and if you do apply the brake, don't forget to release it when you've reached the top.
Both will be built on a new platform called Kappa, for rear-drive small cars.
The reaction was so positive that G.M. developed a new vehicle platform suitable for such a small rear-drive car.