Its alright, i guess i was expecting more from lincoln....

I always thought they should bring back the continental, i so aspire to own the ones i see on the road today.

 

A Ford, not a Lincoln.

 

Personally, I would have MUCH preferred the development funds spent on the MKT to have been used for a proper D3-based Town Car successor.

That, alas, didn't happen.

I think the MKT is probably best understood as the de facto Navigator replacement.

I have yet to hear of any program to replace or update for the Navigator, perhaps unsurprisingly, given the economic collapse, unstable energy prices and the drastic new CAFE standards.

 

Personally, I would have MUCH preferred the development funds spent on the MKT to have been used for a proper D3-based Town Car successor.

That, alas, didn't happen...

I expect it still will happen -- kind of see the MKT as preparing the way for it in fact

 

It would have been better if Lincoln made a Mustang-based luxury coupe than a giant wagon thing.

 

I agree. Lincoln needs a Mark IX. Or whatever they would call a luxury coupe with the new 3 letter thing they have going on. MIX?

Mercury should get a Cougar based off the Mustang as well. That would actually give me a reason to visit a Mercury showroom.

 

This thing does not look like a wagon, it looks like a beached whale. It's a modern-day styling interpretation of the Edsel, or even worse. Perhaps a Maltabus?

 

I can only wish for a quick, painless, and premature death for this as Lincoln did with the Aviator. I think the design wouldv'e been better executed if it were more SUV like instead of a tall awkward looking wagon.

 

Jeez, I liked the Aviator too. This place is weird tonight.

 

I've liked the MKT's design since it was first shown a while back. I believe the car will mirror the first gen SRX... That is, it will be loved by the press, but will ultimately fail in the marketplace because it's far too "wagon like" to succeed.

 

Wow, lots of BS being flung around in this thread.

Personally, I like it more as time has passed. It's not the best big crossover EVAR, but it's got lots of great tech., something GM needs to catch up on now.

 

I don't think this is ugly... odd proportions yes. I do think that it's a little too wagon-like for it to really compete with other competitors in it's class. Kudos to Ford for making an SUV really stick out of the crowd but looks clearly isn't enough anymore. I have a feeling that it won't be around for more than one generation.

 

I wouldn't use this thing to hall my dogs scat!

 

LOL, it's actually one of my favorite Lincolns. Maybe if it was a Hyundai it would get more respect around here. Some different wheels... a different color outside... some color inside... and it's not half bad. I'm afraid 22 MPG is nothing to brag about though.

 

Why do all fords look like toyota's now? Are their designers in bed with each other? Seems like they copied the Vensa! Next,they'll come out with a prius clone and call it the Pius!

 

Talk about UGLY! :barf: Probably the ugliest design I've seen from Ford lately.

 

not bad..just too much nostrals. theres almost no sheet metal..i mean body colored plasic bumper, on the front end, its all grill and openings. I like this better then the flex, better then the new Accord Crosstour, and Venza. What I dont understand is, why does it seem so hard for someone to design a nice looking front end for these cars? Besides the Flex, which is just a box, this car and the Venxa have very nice profiles and 3/4 views, but when you stare it in the face, its a disappointment in my eye.

Almost like seeing a gorgeous girl up ahead and trying your hardest to catch up and check behind you like your looking for someone, only to see she has no teeth and a mustache.

 

Hideous and gross doesn't begin to describe this Flex clone! Who the h$ll beat it with an ugly stick? On a side note,doesn't it look like a Vensa?

 

I think it looks WAY better in person than in pictures, although I'm still not wild about the front end. I wish Lincoln well.

 

Well it looks hot to me. I really really like it and would choose it over anything else Lincoln makes. I would go so far as to say I would take it over a CTS Wagon outside but the CTS takes the cake with its interior.

 

It does look much better in the flesh, the interior is remarkable however. Nobody in Detroit has an interior as sumptuous as the MKT, especially for the rear passengers.

But I also tend to prefer a design like the Flex, especially when fully trimmed it looks more fashionable and sophisticated. But put the MKT in black and I'll take it The design is a bit better than the Buick Enclave, which I find to be a insipid amorphous looking blob of a design...this is also a little too curvy for the sake of being curvy.

My Aunt and Uncle have already ordered their MKT, trading in their MKX. They have the money, but I think they'll be a bit shocked by the lease rate on it

If anybody is interested, I snapped some photos with my iPhone here and at the Autoshow here.

 

Wow, what a different color will do for a vehicle. this looks so much better than the silver photos, or red we've seen before. I still say the grille is a bit much, but it will grow on all of us, I think...just like the Chrysler 300's HUGE grille.

 

So this is the future of the Escalade?

 

The next Lambda Escalade can't get here fast enough. The Enclave is a great contender to this (I own one, so a little bias...but just the same), however it can't compete completely with some of these features. If there were an Enclave Super, that might work against this MKT head to head, but eventhough 288 H.P. on the Enclave is pretty great, my opinion, it needs more to go up against this beast.

As for the previous comment about the Enclave's style, to each their own. These two are different in a lot of ways, the Lincoln is more of a wagon, where the Enclave sits up higher, so it's trying to look more SUV'ish

 

GM doesn't have anything that comes close? What's the Enclave, then?

 

56 lbs heavier with 67 hp less kick . . .

A credible alternative to the Q7, what is wrong with you? Do you work for Ford marketing? did you come up with the commerical for the SHO showing it passing an Audi? You must make the folks at Audi smile.

Ecoboost eh? This is not new technology, GM and other manufacturers have been doing it for years and Ford goes and puts a name on it? Seriously sounds kinda like Ecotec doesn't it?

Ford is in trouble, a boring lineup and balance sheet full of debt all add up to a steaming pile of bankruptcy and man does it smell like !!!

Burnout Czar = 14 y/o Rotorocket

 

Wow.

Looks worse than the RL. Didn't think that was possible. Maybe someday Lincoln will become relevant.

Have to second some of the other posters - if this is the future of Ford design, a drink from the goverment teet is inevitable.

 

How about Ford's other designs like the Fusion, Fiesta, Taurus, MKS, MKZ, Milan, Mustang, Edge?

 

Alternative to the Q7. Please don't make me laugh too hard.

Anyways, that photo looks good. Because you don't see the front where the grill eats little children. Or the back that is just a train wreck.

 

:lmao:

Wow.

Looks worse than the RL. Didn't think that was possible. Maybe someday Lincoln will become relevant.

Have to second some of the other posters - if this is the future of Ford design, a drink from the goverment teet is inevitable.

:lmao: Thank you! You can only build so many duds and then you go bankrupt.

WOW, a groupie.

You are just jealous GM has nothing that comes close. This is a credible domestic alternative to the Q7 . . .

looking forward to the full test.

Ecoboost, Ecoboost, Ecoboost . . . :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

A credible alternative to the Q7, what is wrong with you? Do you work for Ford marketing? did you come up with the commerical for the SHO showing it passing an Audi? You must make the folks at Audi smile.

Ecoboost eh? This is not new technology, GM and other manufacturers have been doing it for years and Ford goes and puts a name on it? Seriously sounds kinda like Ecotec doesn't it?

Ford is in trouble, a boring lineup and balance sheet full of debt all add up to a steaming pile of bankruptcy and man does it smell like $hit!!!

 

I live 10 minutes from the Oakville assembly plant so I see these all the time out for test drives. . . Just a complete disaster. I don't know what Ford is thinking with this thing, it's just not helping Lincoln's image.

 

i love watching lincoln try to keep up with caddy, and they just cant! they get beat to the punch time and time again!

 

I think it looks pretty good.

 

I hope to God you never make any decisions that affect people in life.