Why it's one of our most significant: The front of this car has a giant grin on it for a reason: it's proud to be a big, in-your-face American muscle sedan. The exterior is what the upcoming MKS could have looked like had Peter Horbury taken charge of Lincoln design earlier, and the inside is pure understated elegance. The Twin Force twin-turbo V-6 under the hood will see action in production models in the next few years. Read our full story below.
Seriously. Where are the Lincolns like this? Why are we continually forced to accept gussied-up Fords and outdated luxo-barges? Well, those days may be behind us. According to Ford, the plan is for future Lincolns to receive distinct sheetmetal from the rest of FoMoCo's offerings--and we hope that means the MKR will reach production.
Sitting on a revised Mustang platform, the rear-wheel-drive MKR has, rather than the 'Stang's live-axle, an independent setup out back. Bigger news, however, lies behind the two-wing grille--the new corporate face for Lincoln--where Ford's new TwinForce V-6 sits. Its a twin-turbo version of the 3.5-liter unit that's now making its way through the company's lineup, and here it makes 415 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque.
Great details are everywhere. There's the Lincoln star formed by the roof glass, the black oak slapped all over the cabin, and the hidden buttons in the chrome door trim, to name but a few. Even the engine compartment is decked out, with both turbos and the accompanying plumbing buffed to the shiniest of shines. (We're not kidding; its like staring into the sun.)
We could gush for days, but we'd rather get to the point: Build this thing, Lincoln.