Joeychgo
March 27th, 2008, 04:12 AM
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/trucks/), Crossovers/CUVs (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Lincoln (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/lincoln/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/0004lincolnmkt_opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-lincoln-mkt-concept-live-reveal/582079/)
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lincoln MKT Concept
When Ford previewed the 2009 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/) ahead of the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/), it was non-committal when asked how the new top shelf Platinum edition would affect the Lincoln Mark LT (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/14/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-lincoln-mark-lt/) luxury pickup. While the Mark LT proved to be more commercially successful than the previous Blackwood, the concept of a Lincoln-branded luxury pickup appears destined for the scrap heap once again. Ford's premium brand will instead expand its crossover lineup by adding the Lincoln MKT (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/14/detroit-2008-lincoln-mkt-concept-bold-and-bedazzled/) that debuted as a concept in Detroit. The full-size MKT is based on the same platform as the Ford Flex, but features all of Lincoln's new design language from the split grille to the belt-line chamfer. While the concept had a four-seat layout, the production version will almost certainly have a third row, as well. Ford is currently finalizing the design with consumer clinics and Job 1 should happen sometime in spring 2009.
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[Source: Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/AUTO01/803170342/1148/rss25)]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/0004lincolnmkt_opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-lincoln-mkt-concept-live-reveal/582079/)
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lincoln MKT Concept
When Ford previewed the 2009 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-2009-ford-f-150-looks-to-keep-its-crown/) ahead of the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/), it was non-committal when asked how the new top shelf Platinum edition would affect the Lincoln Mark LT (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/14/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-lincoln-mark-lt/) luxury pickup. While the Mark LT proved to be more commercially successful than the previous Blackwood, the concept of a Lincoln-branded luxury pickup appears destined for the scrap heap once again. Ford's premium brand will instead expand its crossover lineup by adding the Lincoln MKT (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/14/detroit-2008-lincoln-mkt-concept-bold-and-bedazzled/) that debuted as a concept in Detroit. The full-size MKT is based on the same platform as the Ford Flex, but features all of Lincoln's new design language from the split grille to the belt-line chamfer. While the concept had a four-seat layout, the production version will almost certainly have a third row, as well. Ford is currently finalizing the design with consumer clinics and Job 1 should happen sometime in spring 2009.
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[Source: Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/AUTO01/803170342/1148/rss25)]
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