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Cadillac Forums: I sat in the Lincoln MKS yesterday
Even though it's basically a Taurus, it's quite nice. It will Definitely have road presence. The interior and exterior is very nice. The leather is soft - like the leather in all Lincoln vehicles. It's a unique type of leather. Not of Lexus quality, but close. The only thing I found less than desirable was the center stack - it's boring. Otherwise, it's a very comfortable, VERY good looking vehicle with comfortable interior dimensions.
I'm sure the twin turbo v6 version of this car is going to be popular. I'll post the pictures I took soon..
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MKS....is that the one based off the Five Hundred...oops I mean Taurus or the one that's debuting in '09?
The "new" new Taurus will have the same platform & guts of the current Five Hundred/Taurus.
The MKS uses that same Volvo-derived platform as well, and just the 3.7L version of the 3.5L to start with. It's not at all just a reskinned Taurus/Sable, but shares guts like the Lexus ES does with the Camry...forgive the example, but it gives an idea. Looks nothing like a Taurus/Sable, though, especially in proportions and lines--or even, for that matter, the new-new Taurus in the spy pic.
LOTS of cool features too, like the keypad entry that "appears" on the pillar outside when you touch, and isn't just a button pod stuck on, as well as their latest in Sync, push button start, and other things. Should be a cool car, and the platform is great already...I'd be happy with the 3.7L, even with the Turbo version a year later.
Last edited by caddycruiser : 04-20-08 at 06:36 PM.
I dont like the styling of that Lincoln. As a matter of fact, I dont like the styling of ANY Lincoln since the Mark series that ended in '98. Had one of those the MKZ behind me today, front is ok, back end is ugly as sin. Anyway thats just my opinion. I really dont like the direction almost all car companies are going with nowadays (from a styling perspective) period but I gotta admit I'm strangley attracted to the Buick Enclave and I normally hate Buicks and never owned one.
I dont like the styling of that Lincoln. As a matter of fact, I dont like the styling of ANY Lincoln since the Mark series that ended in '98. Had one of those the MKZ behind me today, front is ok, back end is ugly as sin. Anyway thats just my opinion. I really dont like the direction almost all car companies are going with nowadays (from a styling perspective) period but I gotta admit I'm strangley attracted to the Buick Enclave and I normally hate Buicks and never owned one.
You're not alone on Lincoln. Most people still consider them the "lost sheep" when it comes to styling and just figuring out what the heck they want their products to be. Cadillac decided on Art & Science, stuck to it, and had the engineering and parts to back the looks up, and look at them now. Lincoln? Lots of re-fascia'd Fords, with no real difference in mechanicals, or even the overall driving dynamics, but some kind of (again...no firm theme or shape) grille and the Lincoln interior.
The MKS certainly doesn't help a huge amount, especially in terms of being any kind of a breakout design, but at least it's probably the cleanest and most fresh and universally accepted Lincoln, offers the features expected in the class, and should have the dynamics to back it up. No big engine, at least to start, but whoopy doo, seeing such things even in luxury cars will soon be history again because of things like the upcoming DI Turbo V6 they'll use.
So, it's not a standout--at least not in the way the CTS was for Cadillac and completely turned them around--but it's another pleasant step. Well, if anything, that is. Nothing huge. Could stand to be bolder, but for a brand that has no clue about an identity, walking this line isn't terrible...maybe.
--Automobile Magazine, May 2004
