OMG, what is WRONG with these guys?! What bad move after the other. Anyway, it was nice knowing you Lincoln. Bold move Ford, bold move.

OMG LOL sorry I can’t contain myself. A Lincoln Van!?!? It’s like watching a shipreck. This is too funny. Can someone please reasure me that this is a joke?

i’m sure everyone said the same thing when the navigator was launched.

well…i know that this won’t probably mean something and that if , and i hope not, this car hits production won’t be much more like it, but when i saw that fairlane’s interior in Sao Paulo Auto Show i tought it was pretty good…it looked clean too

but jordan, the navigator wasn’t a response for the then successful escalade (which everyone thought it would fail as well) just like mustang/camaro thing? correct me if i’m wrong i really don’t know that!

Lincoln needs new CARS not another crossover. The town car can barely compete with the 300C Avalon and Lucerne. The redesigned 300C and the Zeta Invicta and maybe even DTS will crush it by the end of the decade. Lincoln doesn’t even have a midsized RWD competitor.

I think the people running Lincoln must take the special, short navigator to work.

I think that this is more evidence that proves ford is going to axe mercury. A lincoln recplaceing a merucry minivan. my two cents

I predict the success of this Lincoln van will be that of the Lincoln Blackwood.

Its NOT a Lincoln van!! Geez. Fairlane doesnt have sliding doors. Its an alternative to the 5-passengers Ford Edge for more seating. I think they are dropping the Freestyle since they dont need two 7-pass crossovers.

any way I welcome this upcoming Lincoln crossover!!

Lincoln is supposed to have three cars by 2010: MKZ (updated in late-2008), MKS (debuting in mid-2008) and MKR (debuting mid-2009). I think that’s a decent car line-up if their design cues and features are similar to what has been shown on the car show circuit.

The MKX will also be there (updated in 2009) (and probably the Navigator, although, hopefully with a nicer nose and a different engine). Then you will have this crossover, probably similar in size to an Explorer and half way between the egg shape of the CX-9 and the box of the Fairlane concept, maybe similar to the Mercedes GL?

Yes, I think this could be a good crossover if pulled off well and differentiated significantly from the Ford.

Thank you S-60, this is not a van, and the Fairlane isn’t even complete. For all we know this vehicle could turn out to be something totally differant from what we have seen in the Fairlane.

Christ, why is Ford making so many stupid decisions with Lincoln’s strategy? It’s like they WANT that division to fail. Damn, it’s their most troubled brand so far and yet nothing they’ve announced so far will do *anything* to help. Sigh…

It’s more of an Aviator replacement than anything. Them boys at Lincoln better keep it sharp if they intend to gain market share. Where is the flagship competitor for the XLR Caddy? Where’s the competent 3 series fighter? I don’t see them… Lincoln got lazy building blingy SUV’s, and nursing along elderly platforms for geriatric buyers. Time to step up, or step out.

Ford Fairlane turned into an SUV….might as well make a Ferrari limo.

Once again I ask this question, What exactly is Ford trying to do?

Syrax — the Navigator was NOT a reaction to Cadillac’s Escalade, it was introduced in 1998 around the same time as GMC’s Yukon Denali, and the Cadillac version of the Denali followed in 2000.

——>smileatdeath11, that’s a SERIOUSLY GOOD point about putting the axe on mercury, i aint even thought about that, you gotta point……………..

—–>Syrax don’t know whut he talkin bout, the cadillac version of the Yukon came out in like 1997, it was a mere rebadge. The cadillac got DIFFERENTIATED FROM the Yukon in the year 2000 with its first redesign. So, the Navigator was a reaction to Cadillac’s Escalade…………..

—->lol i meant autonutt………srry syrax…

Yeah, Mercury should be looking nervous… It’s life could end in the next 3-5 years. It won’t be cut tomorrow, but that division is asleep at the wheel. Adding chrome to Ford’s scraps is no way to run a division.

Kendall Richardson….. Lincoln Navigator came out in 1998 and Cadillac came out with the ‘Slade in 1999 to compete with the Lincoln SUV and the ‘Slade got a redesign in 2002.

this better be some sort of new camouflage technology. I think Bangle should go do some damage at Lincoln and see what he comes up with.

It still isnt going to sell

This is a Range Rover rip off, right? I can understand why Ford wants to step into the relatively lucrative Range Rover-ish segment, but with a Lincoln??? What is Ford trying to do? It’s a bit like Michael Jackson attempting a come-back…

And stop beating on Chris Bangle.
Even though I didn’t allways agree with him on his decisions, he’s taken automotive design up a step or two, placing emphasis on the designer, leaving room for e.g Adrian Van Hooydonk or Anders Warming of BMW.

thanks everyone…I’ll try to mix the different angles with google search and sort that out…thanks anyway

All those complaining about the demise of Mercury should consider what Ford my have up their sleeves. Namely, importing Ford of Europe cars and rebadging (Opel -> Saturn). If that was the case, then there would be no room for a large family hauler if Merc bcomes the Euro niche player. It actually makes some sense to have Ford be the All-American basic, Lincoln be the All-American luxury, and Mercury be the Euro-design division. What other direction can you take Mercury, especially not in Lincoln’s direction, since most Mercury dealers also sell Lincolns.

Those of you who remember the Merkur debacle do not need to respond to this post. You forget that nobody could pronounce the name of the freakin’ company, and the XR4ti surely gets the award for goofiest car with the goofiest name. Mercury could make this work, so bring on the Mondeo already!

this thing looks like crap! elament kinda crap!

Great…a Lincoln van, how about giving Lincoln more of it’s own models, rather than poorly re-badged garbage like the Mark LT. God I hate when Ford pulls **** like this

me to, ford u suck!

Hey Kendall.. you don’t know “whut you talkin bout”, and you should really get your facts straight before you slander someone else. Thanks deantj for the FACTUAL information.

Hehe I love the quote that Lincoln actually considered just slapping a Lincoln grill on a Ford again.. it truly shows the mentality of the idiots running the division.

Oh and thanks to S-60 also for confirming the information about the Escalade. There’s nothing funnier than some idiot saying “you don’t know whut you talkin bout” then proceeds to say that something comes out in “like 1997″ without any factual basis whatsoever. Kendall is a moron.

HEY DIP****S, WAKE UP, FOR THE LAST TIME IT IS NOT A VAN, NEVER WAS A VAN NEVER WILL BE A VAN. FORD IS KILLING THE VAN. THEIR IS NOLONGER A MARKET FOR THEM, UNLESS YOUR DODGE.
Now for those who can differentiate a van from a crossover. This is going to be the 3rd seater from the MKX. For those who try to make their 2 seaters into 3 without changing the vehicle, it doesn’t work. Has anyone looked at the 3rd row in the small crossover/suvs. Their is absolutly no room.
Their are way to many retarded kids on this websit. I feel like I’m getting on my sons case all the time.

I actually like the design of this. For what it is. Basically a non-boring van. It would do better under the ford badge I think. This doesnt even fit the so called new direction of the lincoln design with the mk concepts ect.

I figured out what it reminds me of, a gigantic version of the mini cooper. Boxy retro looks. I kinda dig it.

mujician, if you don’t like it, then leave

S-60-driver is right about the Escalade/Navigator discussion earlier. Everyone else seems to be way off

Maybe Lincoln can redesign this one enough that it has some of the Aviator concept cues that they foolishly omitted when they copied the Ford Edge bodyshell for the production MKX. The concept Zephyr and Aviator were styled far better than the production garbage they foisted on us.. hopefully the production MKS, MKR and this thing have a more uniquely Lincoln look.