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Lincoln MKS EcoBoost earns second place in 6versus8.com showdown, should we care?

Car magazines do crazy things for money these days. Case in point: Automobile Magazine (and co-testers from sister mag Motor Trend) got roped into an interesting comparison test that you will not be reading in the latest issue. Why? The whole thing lives at 6versus8.com, a domain set up just to host this single comparison test that highlights the result of Lincoln's bet that its V6-powered MKS EcoBoost can beat some of the best naturally aspirated V8-powered sedans from Europe. The test pits the 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost against the Jaguar ... Read more →

Review: 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost offers big American luxury with straight line speed Chris Shunk

For more years than we care to remember, Lincoln has soldiered on without a competitive large car. Ford's luxury marque finally gave its high-end roster some love for the 2009 model year with the ...

Racing a Lincoln MKS EcoBoost at Milan Dragway [w/VIDEO] Chris Shunk

When the 2009 Lincoln MKS entered production, it arrived to market with a 273 horsepower, 3.7-liter V6. This made the new luxurious Lincoln a large, loaded, heavy vehicle with the power of a ...

First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost Sam Abuelsamid

For the last year and a half, Ford has repeatedly discussed EcoBoost as its high volume, mainstream technology for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While Ford is putting a lot of ...

New 2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost to start at $47,760* Chris Paukert

We hope to have our very first driving impressions of Ford's new EcoBoost powertrain technology for you later today, but in the meantime, the Blue Oval has just announced that the first vehicle ...

Spy Shots: Lincoln MKS already under the knife 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Lincoln MKS is about a year old, but Ford's luxury division has already been caught testing a slightly refreshed version that may debut for the 2011 model year or shortly thereaftter. The spy shot shows a heavily camouflaged prototype with its front and rear end covered. Despite the aversion ...

Detroit 2009: Ford demos Park Assist system 10 months ago on Autoblog

var embed_140 = '' Lexus introduced the first parallel parking system in a production vehicle when it launched the 2007 Lexus LS460. Ford will be second to the game with its new Park Assist system, though the Blue Oval would argue that their system is easier to operate. To use Park Assist, all you ...

CNET announces nominees for Tech Car of the Year 11 months ago on Autoblog

About this time last year, Cadillac's CTS added CNET's Tech Car of the Year to its increasingly crowded trophy case. Its entertainment system's recording capability was one of the things that impressed us, and, presumably, the voters. This year, CNET asks its readers to choose between three ...

Review: 2009 Lincoln MKS 1 year ago on Autoblog

The 2009 Lincoln MKS may be the marque's last chance at establishing a distinct image after two decades of struggling to find its identity. At one time Lincoln, like its counterparts at Cadillac, stood apart from lesser vehicles with unique styling, powertrains and features that clearly ...

VIDEO: Autoblog talks design with Ford Director Peter Horbury 1 year ago on Autoblog

Autoblog talks design with Ford Design Director Peter Horbury. Ford has seen its ups and downs when it comes to vehicle styling, but with immense competition around the world and in North America specifically, design disasters will hurt an automaker now more than ever before. Ford design director ...

Lincoln returning to RWD, too 1 year ago on Autoblog

Not that they ever left, but Lincoln's not going to pull what Cadillac tried in the '90s, switching its entire lineup to FF chassis. Derrick Kuzak, Ford's Lutz, has intimated to Car & Driver that rear wheel drive remains part of Lincoln's plans, and that there's a new FR car under development. ...

LA 2007: Autoblog picks the top 5 world debuts (VIDEO) 1 year ago on Autoblog

The 2007 LA Auto Show has come and passed, and the show acted as a North American catch-up for all the world-wide unveilings from Frankfurt in September. We saw the production F430 Scuderia, the Reventon, the Up!, and many other vehicles that first caught the public eye in Germany two months ...

LA 2007: 2009 Lincoln MKS revealed live [VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image to view new high-res live shots of the 2009 Lincoln MKS With the momentum of 13 straight months of increased sales, the latest Lincoln bid to keep that trend going is the launch of the 2009 Lincoln MKS. The full-sized sedan will be initially launched with FWD, but will offer AWD ...

LA 2007: 2009 Lincoln MKS brings new look to American luxury 1 year ago on Autoblog

UPDATE 2: Video of MKS in motion added after the jump UPDATE: Many more high-res pics added to gallery click above image to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Lincoln MKS var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/2009_Lincoln_MKS_unveiled_new_look_for_American_luxury_pics'; For the past ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Lincoln MKS spotted filming again 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more new pics of the 2009 Lincoln MKS The 2009 Lincoln MKS will make its official debut at the LA Auto Show in mid-November, but this luxury sedan-turned-Hollywood actor has already been spotted on the set of the new Batman movie in Chicago once before. A sharp-eyed ...

Spy Shots: Lincoln MKS in the buff on the set of Batman 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Turns out we were tipped on the MKS spy shots, as well. Thanks to Jarrett A. for sending in the pics! A friend who's friends with our friends over at Jalopnik sent in spy shots of the new Lincoln MKS while it was on set apparently making a cameo appearance in the new Batman movie. These ...

Reader Spy: 2009 Lincoln MKS 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of other MKS spy photos Michigan-based reader Alan Adilman spotted something on his daily drive this week that caught his eye, and he thoughtfully snapped the pic you see above and sent it our way. Alan was unsure of what the disguised prototype was, but we're able to ...

Ford's "Twin-Force" powering towards production 2 years ago on Autoblog

At Ford's 2008 model year introduction event, group vice president for global product development Derek Kuzak mentioned that the same Twin-Force technology the Blue Oval unveiled at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show in the MKR concept will soon be available on production models. Even better, Kuzak says ...

Spy Shots: Interior of the 2009 Lincoln MKS 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more spy pics of the 2009 Lincoln MKS The spy photographers from KGP have been scoping out Lincoln MKS prototypes for a while, but this is the first time they've gotten close enough to get a clear view of the interior. The first thing we noticed is that the production ...

A Deeper Look Into the Lincoln Brand: Reviving or Dying? 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Lincoln MKR may be a key ingredient to reviving Lincoln A night at the Ford theater: The Lincoln brand has been on a streak that 's been seldom duplicated over the last 10 years. Of course, we all know that the streak has been a bad one. Terrible, in fact. Sales have gone from well over 200k ...

RETRACTED - Lincoln MKS to get a V8 after all! 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE 1 - Commenter Jon (#23) weighs in with the following: " I work at a dealer. The info on the MKS Ford sent us online is all dated March/April 2006. I assumed it was old info, and wondered why it was sent out..." So now the question is this: Was there really a change of heart, where the V8 ...

Lincoln MKS to get new engine 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yes, it's true that Lincoln's new flagship, the MKS, will not be available with a V8 (at least initially). But there's a ray of sunshine for the Lincoln faithful - according to Ford Motor's VP of Marketing, Sales and Service, speaking Wednesday to the Midwest Automotive Media Association in ...

R.I.P.: Lincoln V8 3 years ago on Autoblog

Amidst a series of recent shake-ups in Ford's production, a new casualty has fallen prey to the "way forward." The Yamaha derived 4.8-liter V8, currently found in the Volvo XC90, sought a new home within the Lincoln MKS in 2008. That possibility has been squashed, mainly due to the low volume of ...

Lincoln's Detroit concept breaks cover 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yesterday Ford hosted a video of its new Adaptive Lighting technology on its media website, the main star of which was Lincoln’s concept sedan for the Detroit auto show that wasn't supposed to show up until for another week or so. We’ve already told you about the special wheels the ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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