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Cadillac Forums: I sat in the Lincoln MKS yesterday
Well, seeing those pics, it almost makes me think of a Jaguar XF for the layperson. Sort of how the LS was to the Jaguar S Type in it's day.
Now obviously they are completely different platforms, but the sizes will be similar, as well as the slopy shapes. I have no doubt more than a few buyers will cross-shop these cars despite the driven wheel difference as well.
I give them props for really jazzing up that interior with MINIMAL use of the Ford parts bin and that cheap POS radio they stick in everything else. I also give them kudos for the full stitched leather dash components. Otherwise though, it is quite a snooze. On a more direct comparison, this thing is going to have a HARD time competing with the Hyundai Genesis, ESPECIALLY with its available V8.
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On a more direct comparison, this thing is going to have a HARD time competing with the Hyundai Genesis, ESPECIALLY with its available V8.
I dunno. I don't think too many people will be cross shopping the two but we shall see. The TT version of the MKS will pwn the V8 version of the Genesis but it should be interesting to see as to the future of the Genesis sedan seeing that the Tau V8 was made for N/A applications as well as F/I applications as well as "future technologies" whatever that means. I guess Hyundai is the first company ready to go for when Flux capacitors make their way into cars lol
The Cimmaron was from the 80's and to compare the Cimmaron to anything Lincoln has ever made is the ultimate slap in the face. The Cimmaron was nothing more then a rebadged Cavalier, I can't think of one Lincoln that was as blatant of a rebadge then the Cimmaron was. But are the MKS's even out yet?
EDIT: According to Lincoln the MKS isn't out until summer of '08
I realize you are too young to remember such Lincoln rebadging of Ford models such as the wonderful Lincoln Versailles ('77-'79) a rebadged Ford Granada ('77'-'79). Or for that matter, the many Thunderbirds that were re-skinned as Continentals. It's misjudgements of the buying public like this that has lead to Detroits woes in the marketplace!
I realize you are too young to remember such Lincoln rebadging of Ford models such as the wonderful Lincoln Versailles ('77-'79) a rebadged Ford Granada ('77'-'79). Or for that matter, the many Thunderbirds that were re-skinned as Continentals. It's misjudgements of the buying public like this that has lead to Detroits woes in the marketplace!
Oh I agree with you 110%. Every car company at some point has rebadged their cars to make them into something else. Hell the best and most recent example I can think of would have to be when GM and Toyota teamed up for a little while and they gave birth to this abortion, the Toyota Cavalier
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I was wrong, I've never seen that model before, the Lincoln I saw was something different with big rectangular lights in the back and so forth. I may have seen this model on the streets but it looks so much like a Japanese car that I wouldn't be able to distinguish it as a Lincoln unless I saw the badging. Its not that bad looking I guess.
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I was wrong, I've never seen that model before, the Lincoln I saw was something different with big rectangular lights in the back and so forth. I may have seen this model on the streets but it looks so much like a Japanese car that I wouldn't be able to distinguish it as a Lincoln unless I saw the badging. Its not that bad looking I guess.
