Lincoln MKT News
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Lincoln’s Town Car sedan, long the favorite choice of car services and limo companies across the United States, has been put to pasture. Filling its shoes is the 2013 Lincoln MKT Town Car, a crossover-ish pseudo-wagon that comes in either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive variants. Consumers can buy the MKT with either a 3.7-liter V-6, rated at 268 horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque, or with the optional 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, which produces 355 horsepower and 350 pound feet of torque. With the base engine in front-wheel drive, the EPA says to expect 17 mpg city and 24 mpg...
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2013 Lincoln MKT: 2011 Los Angeles Auto ShowLincoln’s full-size MKT crossover hasn’t sold in the quantities the automaker would like to see, so the model gets a fairly substantial refresh for the 2013 model year. Most apparent, even to casual onlookers, is the refined exterior styling, starting with a less-pronounced waterfall...
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Lincoln MKT Town Car Is Your Next Limo
With production of the Lincoln Town Car--and its Panther platform stablemates--coming to an end, Ford is now in need of a replacement for its popular limousine. That replacement could potentially be this new Lincoln MKT Town Car Livery package, which was revealed this week at the 2011 Limousine...
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So Who Is Buying the 2010 Lincoln MKT? And Why? We Ask, Lincoln Answers.
The question is a good one, and the answers are englightening.
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2010 Lincoln MKT: The Self-parking, Turbo-charged, Luxury Crossover
Lincoln Makes Steps In the Right Direction
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IIHS awards 2010 Lincoln MKT with Top Safety Pick
Last year Ford topped the list of automakers with the highest number of Top Safety Pick awards, with no less than 16 titles to its name.
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The EcoBoost four-cylinder made news today with its impressive 240hp output from a small 2.0L displacement, raising hopes for enthusiasts everywhere that the engine might see use in a small and sporty hatch or sedan - or possibly even an SVO-type Mustang. But that's not the only thing Ford has in store over the coming years, and today the company took the time to detail some of its plans for the near future. The 355hp-365hp 3.5L EcoBoost engine already in the Ford Taurus SHO and Flex and the Lincoln MKS and MKT will begin its full production rollout this summer, featuring advanced...
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Lincoln reveals pricing for MKS with 355hp EcoBoost V6
The Lincoln MKS has been a sales success for Ford, with the regular V6 version launched last year racking up thousands of sales and regaining market share lost mainly to Cadillac in the recent past. Lincoln is now expanding the MKS range to make even more flexible with the sales launch of the new...
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Ford reopens Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 for EcoBoost production
After shutting down its storied Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 back in 2007, Ford has kicked the site back into life with production of its brand new EcoBoost engines starting today. The plant is the first manufacturing site in the world to build the EcoBoost engine and the first examples are...
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Lincoln reveals MKT crossover pricing
After first showing the MKT in concept form at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, Lincoln unveiled the 2010 production model of the striking crossover at this year’s event. The three-row MKT is larger than the current two-row MKX crossover and joins the recently revealed MKZ sedan as part...
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Ford reveals full details for EcoBoost engine, confirms launch in Lincoln MKS, MKT, and Ford Flex models
The first in a wave of new EcoBoost engines makes its debut in the Lincoln MKS, MKT and Ford Flex later this year as part of Ford’s global initiative to provide powertrains that deliver high output but low consumption and emissions. The first engine will be a 3.5L petrol V6 with...
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Ford unveils automated parking system for Lincoln MKS and MKT
The 2010 Lincoln MKT crossover has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Ford is introducing an automatic parking system in the flagship Lincoln MKS sedan, as well as the upcoming Lincoln MKT seven-seat luxury crossover, to help drivers...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The 2010 Lincoln MKT crossover has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Ford surprised show goers at last January’s Detroit Auto Show with the unveiling of the new Lincoln MKT concept vehicle, which back then officials described as a possible preview of a new flagship for Ford’s premium division. Last month Ford finally confirmed production plans for the MKT and now the Blue Oval’s president of the Americas Mark Fields has revealed that it will go on sale soon after its public debut at next year’s Detroit...
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Ford confirms 2010 Lincoln MKT production plans
The 2010 Lincoln MKT crossover has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Following through on its promise to deliver more attractive, efficient and yet still powerful vehicles as it pushes to rejuvenate its once-stagnant Lincoln brand...
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Lincoln MKT Concept previews new flagship
The 2010 Lincoln MKT crossover has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Lincoln surprised show goers at the NAIAS with the unveiling today of the new MKT sedan concept, showcasing the brand's new design language on a spacious luxury...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
