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- Lincoln MKT Concept
Lincoln announced the MKT, a new luxury utility concept, at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. “The MKT demonstrates how else we could grow the Lincoln lineup,” explains Mark Fields, Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company; President, the Americas. It takes the dramatic design language of the MKR concept vehicle and recently-announced MKS sedan and translates it into a more spacious vehicle.
The design of this concept features the dramatic double-wing chrome grill and full-width LED tail lamps that Lincoln-watchers now find familiar. Winged doors and a single-piece, transparent windshield/roof provide the bolder cues expected of a concept vehicle. Going inside the luxury tourer, Lincoln’s theme of responsible luxury is brought to life with the hand-knotted banana silk rug and chromium-free leather captain’s chairs.
Taking this theme one step further, the concept is powered by a 3.5-liter engine utilizing Ford’s new EcoBoost engine technology. The technology is a combination of direct injection and turbocharging that offers sustainability on a mass-market scale. In the MKT, this translates into the concept’s V6 engine delivering 415 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque that would otherwise require a 6.0-liter V8.
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Now, do not dumb the concept down, do not try and cram a third row of seating. Do not underpower this thing. Get serious about competing in the luxury crossover market with this thing. That means, a V6 with close to 400hp and even an optional small block V8. Set your sights on the 2009 Infiniti FX. Make sure the Zero-to-60 is no less than 7 seconds for a sport version with 21-inch wheels. Paddle shifters, AWD, big brakes. Don't hold back. If you build it , people will come and they will gladly pay.
Also, please do not put some small motor in this thing and then say a bigger motor will come in year two. Do it right the first time. People who want to buy luxury vehicles want power and luxury. Let the secretaries buy the MKX.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental
http://www.killerridez.com/1969_lincoln.htm
http://autoshows.ford.com/204/2008/01/13/lincoln-mkt-concept/
Hey By,
Thanks for the link to this site. I like the old Lincoln's. 61 is my favorite though I never have seen one modified that looked better than the original. Guess its time to roll up my sleeves and have at it.
The newer Lincoln attempts leave me a bit cool. I don't see the elegant, masterful persona these cars use to exude.
That show car, although new, looks like it was done back in the early 90s with a interior nod towards Italian design . .and the front end.....sorry, but its so over bearing it just doesn't give the rest of the car to catch up stylistically....nice tail lights though. Last but not least why does FMC insist that Lincoln compete in this so called utility vehicle market....interestingly this car is called a concept utility vehicle, but I'll be darned it I know where the utility is. Perhaps is a game and we have been chosen to find it.
Later, Lav
This vehicle would be proof, that Lincoln does and can build vehicles that are seductive and therefore prove to the automotive industry and the public for that matter that Lincoln is back...