JoeyLincolnMK8
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saw the video...... got kinda bored looking at the lights flashing. lincoln better leave the lines on the car alone, and add maybe add alil more chrome.
Yeah, the blinkenlightzen are neat for the first little while, but the most interesting thing (to me) was the different camera angles. The one decent picture (shown above) isn't, IMHO, the car's most flattering angle.JoeyLincolnMK8 said:
JoeyLincolnMK8
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SoonerLS said:
yeah i totally hate the fact that lincoln used and abused the mark nameplate by putting it on a fricking truck. lincoln should of named it the LINCOLN LT-150!
LikeNew02
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interesting news...
but damm that thing is UGLY!
reminds me of a shark "jabba jaws". it has a sh*t eating grin with big teeth, and evil eyes
but damm that thing is UGLY!
reminds me of a shark "jabba jaws". it has a sh*t eating grin with big teeth, and evil eyes
napoleon1072
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SOLD! I'll take one in silver 
2001LS8Sport
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NickLS said:
And you also probably think you have a ghost's chance in hell in the Cotton Bowl.....
The car looks like it was designed by Chris Bangle. It appears that the engine layout will be a Transeverse AWD system with a 4.4 derivitive of the Yamaha engine in the XC90, which itself started life in the Taurus SHO.
I have several issues with transverse engines. Note, Audi's AWD are Longitudinal. I am not talking here specifically about RWD vs FWD vs AWD, I am talking about engine orientation.
I owned an Escort GT and 3 Taurus SHO's (2 V6, 1 V8) over a 10 year span so I have a little "hands on" experience with transverse FWD. I did not know how good Longitudinal RWD was in comparison until I got my first LS (it had been so many years since I had one).
1. Transverse are terribly hard to work on (usually the rear set of plugs are a bear)
2. It is hard to tune exhaust as one bank of cylinders will always have a longer distance to the rear of the car. Where do you place the X or H pipe? Routing the exhaust from the front bank is tough to. It usually goes under the engine somewhere which has an impact on ground clearance.
3. Weight distribution is usually heavily biased toward the front. In most cases the transvers engine is sitting in front of or directly over the front wheels. Definitely was improved with the LS after owning SHO's.
4. The width of the engine and the transaxle and CV's all conspire to make the turning radius horrible. My LS can turn circles inside the SHO or any other Taurus. All of the FWD low end rental cars I get on the road have a terrible turning radius.
5. Tourque Steer. Nuff Said.
It will be interesting to me to see how Lincoln's next LS if it is Transverse AWD Unibody as I have heard will compare to our current LS. Seems like a slide backward to me all in the name of platform sharing and saving a buck. That car should be coming along around the time I am deciding to replace my LS (unless I hit the lotto or something ) So I will be paying attention to how the drive train is executed.
Give me a longitudinal V8 RWD car like CTS/STS V's, the 300 SRT8, Audi 6, BMW 5's, Mercedes E. Jaguar. Lincoln is obviously targeting Buick and Acura with this new car. Unfortunatly for them that's not what I want when I replace my beloved LS.
I have several issues with transverse engines. Note, Audi's AWD are Longitudinal. I am not talking here specifically about RWD vs FWD vs AWD, I am talking about engine orientation.
I owned an Escort GT and 3 Taurus SHO's (2 V6, 1 V8) over a 10 year span so I have a little "hands on" experience with transverse FWD. I did not know how good Longitudinal RWD was in comparison until I got my first LS (it had been so many years since I had one).
1. Transverse are terribly hard to work on (usually the rear set of plugs are a bear)
2. It is hard to tune exhaust as one bank of cylinders will always have a longer distance to the rear of the car. Where do you place the X or H pipe? Routing the exhaust from the front bank is tough to. It usually goes under the engine somewhere which has an impact on ground clearance.
3. Weight distribution is usually heavily biased toward the front. In most cases the transvers engine is sitting in front of or directly over the front wheels. Definitely was improved with the LS after owning SHO's.
4. The width of the engine and the transaxle and CV's all conspire to make the turning radius horrible. My LS can turn circles inside the SHO or any other Taurus. All of the FWD low end rental cars I get on the road have a terrible turning radius.
5. Tourque Steer. Nuff Said.
It will be interesting to me to see how Lincoln's next LS if it is Transverse AWD Unibody as I have heard will compare to our current LS. Seems like a slide backward to me all in the name of platform sharing and saving a buck. That car should be coming along around the time I am deciding to replace my LS (unless I hit the lotto or something ) So I will be paying attention to how the drive train is executed.
Give me a longitudinal V8 RWD car like CTS/STS V's, the 300 SRT8, Audi 6, BMW 5's, Mercedes E. Jaguar. Lincoln is obviously targeting Buick and Acura with this new car. Unfortunatly for them that's not what I want when I replace my beloved LS.
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pepperman said::I it should be called a Continental
If you look back at the history of the current Town Car, it was once called Continental. The Town Car moniker was actually a trim package on a Continental back in the 1970s. The package proved very popular, so the name of the car was changed to Town Car, but the historical roots of the Town Car go back to the big Continentals that competed with the Cadillac DeVilles. The more recent Continentals have no lineage to the Continentals in Lincoln's past.
Most of Lincolns cars have no lineage to their past. Now they are talking about numerical name designations istead of using Continental, Town Car, Mark, etc. What a wonderful move Lincoln. That will surely get them in the showrooms.
lincoln mustang?
i know many people in various levels of ford, from factory floor to engineers, and i have been hearing a lot about a "Lincoln Mustang" that intends to compete with big car beasts like the charger. i don't know if that is what this will end up, but it fits the profile. though i would expect something a little bit sportier.
a good friend test drives cars for fmc and has confirmed they will start test driving the Lincoln mustang "soon". it is apparently inevitable and so far it is said to be called the "Lincoln Mustang". FYI he says his favorite car to drive is the LS for obvious reasons
i will have to go down to the auto show and check this one out i guess
i know many people in various levels of ford, from factory floor to engineers, and i have been hearing a lot about a "Lincoln Mustang" that intends to compete with big car beasts like the charger. i don't know if that is what this will end up, but it fits the profile. though i would expect something a little bit sportier.
a good friend test drives cars for fmc and has confirmed they will start test driving the Lincoln mustang "soon". it is apparently inevitable and so far it is said to be called the "Lincoln Mustang". FYI he says his favorite car to drive is the LS for obvious reasons
i will have to go down to the auto show and check this one out i guess
The Lincoln version of the new Mustang was in the automotive press a few months ago. Try going to http://www.autoweek.com/ and searching there.
SoonerLS said:
i checked the autoweek site and didnt find any pics, just the same article that they are "considering" a lincoln mustang. maybe i missed the pic i dont know, but im anxious to see what this would look like.
is there a pic on the autoweek site? has anyone seen the lincoln mustang even if its a concept or concept art even. anything?
hmmm... lincoln mustang would be quite interesting. kinda like the 350z/G35. As long as they keep the price under control.
on this new sedan ... i'm quite skeptical. I think, based on the one good pic, it looks great. But I'm certainly not keen on a transverse V8/AWD setup.
on this new sedan ... i'm quite skeptical. I think, based on the one good pic, it looks great. But I'm certainly not keen on a transverse V8/AWD setup.
02LSE96LSC91SE84TC
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The whole tall car thing is kinda weird, but it seems that car companies are all doing it. Pretty soon there won't be any sports cars, suvs, trucks, there just going to roll them all into one. The term cross-over vehicle comes to mind. First glance I knew it was a Lincoln 500. Seemed logical with the Zephyr and all. The next Mark better be a 2-door, the LS is the first 4-door I've had, not including a winter beater $200 escort wagon I had when I was 18 and parked my Mustang for the winter. I hated that car.
ToddG
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pantsman said:
I don't know how a Lincoln Mustang would go over. However, I think it would be awesome if Mercury would resurrect the Cougar on the Mustang platform, like in the old days. Just think, it would be a more luxurious Mustang!