Picked up the car on Saturday. It's a beaty! I love (almost) everything about it. At first I thought I wouldn't like the silver-color dash accents, but in combination with the real woodgrain and black interior, it is sexy as well as elegant. Now the 02 LS interior looks a little plain to me.
I don't like the feel of the throttle at any speed. The 02 just seems so much more responsive to the driver than this one, which is of course, drive-by-wire. Maybe it is simply different, and I need to get used to it. I don't like how it will not downshift when accelerating, unless you punch it far enough to cause a 5 - 3 downshift. I like the exhause note better on the 06. It growls. I can't comment on power; the car is new and still being broken in, so I am intentionally not asking much of the engine yet.
There are also little things I've noticed. In Canada, all cars have daytime driving lights. On the 02, the daytime driving lights would turn off if the shifter was put into N. With this one, they remain on. I like that because I often shift into N if stopped at a long red light (engine idles more easily, burning less fuel). I also like that the headlights are activated automatically when the wipers are turned on. That makes a lot of sense and all cars should do it, IMHO. I really miss the rain-sensing wipers though. I have driven over 600 km (400 mi) since picking up the car, 100% of it in rain. I didn't like having to fiddle with the controls all the time. Shame on Lincoln for discontinuing this great luxury feature.
I had a remote start installed by the dealer, and I am sure that I will really appreciate having it when the cold weather comes around again. For now it is just another toy.
Does anyone know, which years have the high-mounted LED brakelight? Only the 06? I have never noticed it before on any LS's on the road, and I tend to notice things.
Like I said, it has been raining non-stop here all weekend, so no pics yet.
