Lincoln MKT concept – 2008 Detroit Auto Show
January 15, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Lincoln MKT concept – 2008 Detroit Auto Show – Day 2
Ford America might be struggling in every sense of the word, but the blue oval is hard at work showcasing its intention to build a large luxury crossover with the Lincoln MKT concept.
Although the fancy and expensive interior will not see the light of day in a production vehicle, the car’s exterior design has a good chance of making the cut.
“It’s as realistic as any,” says Peter Horbury, Ford’s North American design director.
Although Ford executives are tight-lipped about a production version, Ford had already announced back in early 2007 that it would build a seven-passenger Lincoln crossover.
The MKT is based on the 2009 Ford Flex crossover and could go into production in 2009.
The MKT concept would be a great competitor to the recently released Mazda CX-9. The car is powered by a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 engine using Ford’s new EcoBoost technology. It produces 309kW and 542 Nm of torque
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If you can get over the bling there are some interesting features.
New post 2010 Typhoon engine anyone?
(non consructive+))
Alein vs Predator rolled into one.
(but hey i love car design, so i dont mind it)
I like it. Its a very Battlestar-Galactica-Cylon looking thing. But yes, I like it a lot.
Gm r thinking of building a DOHC 6.2ltr Gen V V8. Go to http://www.future of the union.com/docs/delphi/ n then go down to the document named
Gm r thinking of building a DOHC 6.2ltr Gen V V8. Go to http://www.futureoftheunion.com/docs/delphi/ n then go down to the document named Ex1toproposedorder14. Go down to page 46 and scroll down a couple of pages n you will see where they start to list some of there engines for what i think is to be the next pick-up.
It on pages 48 to 50 ( after the first bit of the document). Sorry bout the first post, i stuffed up. Like the look of the new Lincoln MXT concept.Share your thoughts on the document i found if you have had a look at it. Pretty interesting. Will holden n hsv import this new engine? I am a ford man through n through but when holden blokes say that our current DOHC V8 engines r shit, it is obvily where the gm product wants to take there next step, i wounder what the holden fans wil say to this.
Slab sided big flat surfaces make this look fat. I do like the interior and that motor should be a cracker.
Big front grill looks ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Beautiful, fantastic exterior, interior needs to be more realistic.
Please don’t use the corny two toned interiors anymore.
Make the seats very comfortable, both sides power, to take a long ride with and use Bose sound and make it roomy like the Outlook. Make the moon roof an option, it’s not really needed in the North, less costly and more sound proof ride.
The guages area looks way over done but use soft dash lighting colors on guages and as airplaneish instrument style as possible. The ride should be like a 57 Buick Special. Gas mileage should be 24 to 30 mpg. Can’t wait to see the final product. How bout cherry/mahogony wood in the interior work?
Ugly, and overdone. Clearly Ford attempting to make up for dropping the ball with the edge by not making it a 7 passenger, without looking like they copied the CX9
I bet a CX9 will still outrun and outhandle it, because it’s a typical ‘Lincoln’ pig.