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Lincoln MKT by gregg_vw
Jan 14, 2008 (8:55 am)
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Ok, here it is. Any comments on this car?
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Re: Lincoln MKT [gregg_vw] by jeyhoe
Jan 14, 2008 (8:56 am)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Jan 14, 2008 8:55 am)

Where are the pictures?
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Re: Lincoln MKT [jeyhoe] by brucelinc
Jan 14, 2008 (9:44 am)
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Replying to: jeyhoe (Jan 14, 2008 8:56 am)

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=27500&make_id=93
 
Autoblog and Left Lane News has more pics but here is Ford's media release. This is a strange looking beast but at least it looks nothing like a Flex. This type of vehicle is not my cup of tea but I hope it sells like hotcakes so Lincoln can regain some of the prestige and importance that it has lost for the past few years.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [brucelinc] by akirby
Jan 14, 2008 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: brucelinc (Jan 14, 2008 9:44 am)

at least it looks nothing like a Flex.
 
That should make gregg_vw happy........
 
Remember this is a concept, not a pre-production vehicle.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [brucelinc] by jeyhoe
Jan 14, 2008 (10:14 am)
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Replying to: brucelinc (Jan 14, 2008 9:44 am)

Oooh boy, that's a wierd one, eh? First off, that cow-catcher grille is just a bit too much for me. THe toned-down version on the mks is more realistic. This is just a concept after all. Which begs the question - what have they actually been working on all this time? I mean the Flex is about to be released and since day one the rumor has been that Lincoln will get one, yet here they are showing a concept? That the real mkt will look much like this inside or out is doubtful. It's just a concept. See "Continental" concept. See "Mark 9" concept.
 
Last - who is the target market for this? The Hilton family? I mean, who's gonna buy an expensive as heck Flex and put the 2 kiddos in those back seats? I just dont see it. Further, this aint no 7 passenger as someone said. Unless the 3 folks in the back are headless.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [akirby] by gregg_vw
Jan 14, 2008 (10:16 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Jan 14, 2008 9:55 am)

So are you suggesting that rather than issue a production vehicle similar to this concept (like the MKS is similar to the MKS concept), that they might instead pull a "no one will notice that the MKX is not the Aviator concept so why bother with all the differentiation"?
 
Kidding aside, I think Ford has learned its lesson on cookie cutter divisional design, even if you personally don't see what all the fuss it about.
 
Yes, they will probably dumb down the design somewhat for production, but I think we are essentially looking at the Lincoln Flex. And if we are not, then fools are calling the shots on that program.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [jeyhoe] by gregg_vw
Jan 14, 2008 (10:28 am)
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Replying to: jeyhoe (Jan 14, 2008 10:14 am)

To each his or her own. BMW has just such a design in the wings. And it's no weirder (once they tone down the grill, add a third position to the second seat, and other such modifications for production) than things like the Infiniti FX, which has sold rather well for a fastback SUV. Some people really go for whatever stands out the most, utility be damned. Witness the emergence of "four door coupes."
 
BTW, I love the cow catcher grill, but Ford is too timid to take such a radical move. The MKS production version is namby pamby by comparison, but the plainer look will likely not hurt sales, and will help with folks like yourself who can't stand the in-yer-face cowcatcher look. Big grills are in now, and bigger ones are coming. Those who don't like that need only wait a few years, as fashions always change. No sense to any of it.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [gregg_vw] by akirby
Jan 14, 2008 (10:43 am)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Jan 14, 2008 10:16 am)

So are you suggesting that rather than issue a production vehicle similar to this concept (like the MKS is similar to the MKS concept), that they might instead pull a "no one will notice that the MKX is not the Aviator concept so why bother with all the differentiation"?
 
Not at all. I think the exterior will be spot on except maybe the bumpers. I was referring mostly to the interior.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [akirby] by akirby
Jan 14, 2008 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Jan 14, 2008 10:43 am)

HERE is a video of the live reveal of the MKT. Horbury confirms the production version will seat up to 7. Not sure what that means for the rear glass.
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Re: Lincoln MKT [akirby] by tourguide
Jan 14, 2008 (11:04 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Jan 14, 2008 10:50 am)

It's just a concept everyone. Nothing to get too excited about. In anything close to the current form it will start as a base model clearing 60 big ones and go up from there.
 
Cripes, the inflation of prices is driving me nuts.

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