Comments on: Quick Spin: 2009 Lincoln MKS AWD [Review]

By: 06 impala man

06 impala man — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:47:26 +0000

sal500

QUESTION:
The S is an awesome car and hard to beat for under 50K. For all the people complaining about 270hp…stop your whining! Its plenty of power for everyday driving. Essshh…Get a Shelby if youre looking for sheer hp. How many times do you use all the avilable power in any car?! Do you take off from all stops at full throttle, and enter highways as fast as you can?!

06 impala man

ANSWER:
YES!!!

By: 06 impala man

06 impala man — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:15:24 +0000

You old Bastards that like the LS or the Continental over this car are the reason Lincoln struggled in the first place. I am 33 and make ok money as an Engineer. 40 grand and I get all this. I was at the lincolon dealershipp earlier this week and looked at it. It is sexy. Yeah I am going to get the AWD version because i hate FWD even though i drive one now. Can’t beat the interior for the money spent. And everyone at the Job has stop and looked either at the Broschure at my cubicle or the wallpaper on my desktop. They have also targeted the right age group as well. 20 year olds don’t usually make the money for it, if they do they are to busy blowing it all on women and booz (loved my 20s) and 40 year olds are trying to save money for their retirement. I am mad I did not know it was out until last month. Lincoln step your marketing up!

By: sal500

sal500 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:53:27 +0000

The S is an awesome car and hard to beat for under 50K. For all the people complaining about 270hp…stop your whining! Its plenty of power for everyday driving. Essshh…Get a Shelby if youre looking for sheer hp. How many times do you use all the avilable power in any car?! Do you take off from all stops at full throttle, and enter highways as fast as you can?!

By: bigp

bigp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:14:22 +0000

i love this car.. the ecoboost should be the base prowertrain.. but overall ford has an hit on there hands keep it up..

By: psiclone

psiclone — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:22:57 +0000

johnnycanuck
“…because you’re passing the same 5 or 6 guys every day?”

LOL… classic

tyler_is_aero_tt, you are so right.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:39:55 +0000

Lincoln should have never discontinued the LS. I’ve seen a few MKS’s on the road and they look nice and all, but it looks just like any other import on the road. The LS was like it’s own kind of car and wasn’t trying to be a Lexus or Acura copy and had a really nice V8. It had very comfortable seats. They should have just given the LS a redesign instead of discontinuing it and having two cars to replace it.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:43:17 +0000

Hmm, rear parking sensors dont work? And it knocked down a concrete pole, yet still looks good enough to be in a photo shoot! – Nice one!

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:30:28 +0000

My biggest concern with the MKS is that it’s Front wheel drive. I’ve seen them in person plenty, and they really are great looking cars. They’re big but not as huge as some of you make them out to be. Classy looking, high quality and unmistakable is what I’d describe the MKS as. But not fun to drive, peppy or hot blooded.

They should have made it Rear wheel drive standard and came out with the car around now, when Ecoboost was a reality. Languishing for two years with no more power than 270 has tarnished it’s image imo.

By: Borat

Borat — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:22:20 +0000

Melias, ever seen maher in any Lincoln? That alone would dilute the title.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:50:08 +0000

I didn’t really mention one of the best aspects of the LS – it’s super freakin’ cheap used. I looked at a V-8 one a couple years ago and I could buy it for less than $20K – this was even when they still had new ones that were the same exact thing stickering for near $50k. I was all set to buy one, then I moved and ended up with something else that could handle the snow. I wish I would have still bought the LS though.

By: KarLoveBoy88

KarLoveBoy88 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:19:43 +0000

The LS was the greatest car Lincoln ever built but this car is a great follow up car. its beautiful. Just be greatful it doesn’t have the large and menacing grill like the upcoming MKT has.

By: Dwide Schrude

Dwide Schrude — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:45:59 +0000

I agree with anyone who says they loved the LS. It was definitely a great looking vehicle and hella fun to drive/drag/donut/burnout. As for this MKS, this car is tits.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:12:05 +0000

Modern paint technology is an amazing thing!

By: gizmo2

gizmo2 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:02:48 +0000

Surprising how the cars change color over night Jonny

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:14:59 +0000

…because you’re passing the same 5 or 6 guys every day?

By: gizmo2

gizmo2 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:12:17 +0000

I just love all the negativity????? Tell me why I pass 5 or 6 of these very day on a 12 miles drive to work. Not every car need to target younger buyers. Middle age mature and older people do buy cars too and they are normally the one who car afford it.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:48:25 +0000

man you gotta start writing shorter posts dude

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:59:46 +0000

Admittedly LINCOLN needs to be more daring. The LS was easily one of the best production cars FORD ever deployed and was proof having JAGUAR in their keeping was a benefit to the Company.

One argument was that the LS failed because of poor marketing. Another says it was too “mature”, this is not a code word for “old people”, a car. LINCOLN has had the lean that they skew toward older or more mature buyers. The LS was every bit as good as the Gen1 CTS (Gen2 Catera) but skewed more mature as so the younger buyers LINCOLN and FORD were hoping for never materialized in large enough numbers. Of Course, FORD was of the opinion that they could sell a $50K for only $40 or less. Asking so little for such a great car shows a lack of confidence in their own product and the customer goes looking else where. The argument could be made that if you want t top tier luxury car buy a LINCOLN and if you just want a comfortable car buy a MERCURY. Of course, a special edition FORD will do just as well… and cost about as much as a LINCOLN.

That was more due to the lacking power, only 250Hp for a 4.0L V8. Makes for a super reliable engine but a car of this caliber needs at LEAST 300hp base. FORD should have also opted to race this car against the CTS.

There is no rule saying LINCOLN has to be exactly like CADILLAC to compete against the Europeans. LINOCLN could have been America’s variation of MERCEDES-BENZ, comfort and maturity combined with a high level of technical ability and potential, While CADILLAC is America’s BMW, hot blooded and more sporting.

FORD dropped the ball on the LS. LINCOLN needs to steep up and be that more mature, like that guy that wears business casual even when not at work, brand of AMERICAN Luxury. But “more mature” is not code for “old”. It means you like to button you shirt up to the collar and wear well tailored suits, but you also like to have fun and cut those corners and lay some rubber.

As much as I applaud the MKS, though the ECO-Boost and AWD should have shipped with the car from day one, and that I hope LINCOLN tries to make the MKZ their performance model (I know but what to they have right now?), LIONCOLN needs to be more proactively positioned as a proper top drawer luxury mark. The FALCON has been waiting. That would have been a perfect car to debut as a LINCOLN.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:53:15 +0000

…i dont even think the new taurus is on the road yet?

By: ricky_b

ricky_b — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:22:23 +0000

This car seems irrelevant WITH ecoboost. I’ve seen MKS and “new” Taurus on the road. They’re HUGE. If you’re looking for a whale of a car, look no further. Problem is, I think they only lowered the age demographic be a few years when they needed to lower it by a couple of decades. I at least give Cadillac credit for designing cars that younger people might consider. This only belong along the streets of Boca.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:19:05 +0000

C’mon Mark, just admit it. The fact that you even devoted a paragraph to the Town Car speaks volumes towards your affection for it. It’s OK. I share your devotion. In fact if you gave me the choice I would not hesitate to take that old relic over this MKS. The Town Car has character, rear wheel drive, a silky V8 and makes no pretensions about being something it’s not. That’s where the MKS loses its grip. Is it actually heavier than the Town Car? It must be close as must its footprint. And I guarantee you that 10 years from now I’ll be in a parking lot somewhere and happen upon some old fart’s Executive series and I’ll say to myself ‘nice Town Car’. Given the same situation and an MKS I’d more likely be overheard muttering ‘learn how to park that tank’.

By: Dr. Lincoln

Dr. Lincoln — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:14:53 +0000

This is the perscription for the American people. Bay a MKS and call ne in the morning…I am the Doctor.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:03:57 +0000

Poor Lincoln LS never got the love it deserved – from both customers and Ford. Why did it fail where the first gen CTS suceeded? Honestly, I don’t know – I always liked the LS better.

Now for this MKS, it’s simply just a new Continental. What was the Continental? A rebodied Taurus with a bunch of stuff on it. What is this? A rebodied Taurus with a bunch of stuff on it. Funny how history repeats itself.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:02:23 +0000

This car seems irrelevant without the Ecoboost.