Comments on: Review: 2010 Lincoln MKZ

By: SoCalFiveO

SoCalFiveO — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:17:17 +0000

these cars are very slick i like em alot

By: Bankruptcy2009

Bankruptcy2009 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:43:44 +0000

Actually I like it. It looks MUCH better than the model it replaced

By: cor1977

cor1977 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:58:15 +0000

Still looks cheap inside and the rear bumper with its ‘underbite’….. one day Lincoln, one day.

By: calamar

calamar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:42:50 +0000

Lincoln’s lost it. It is by no means what it was before

By: Jax

Jax — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:16:27 +0000

HAHA!! Plastic-covered brake handle and a hood prop instead of struts.
They don’t get it!
Embarrassing!!

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:27:39 +0000

Faux-Luxury rebadges are an international thing.

But this, like the “TL” and unlike the “ES” is based on a pretty good commuter coffin

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:13:18 +0000

Stupid plastic handbrake – I was straight up offended by it in the MKZ I had rented last year. Really? You can’t spend the freakin’ 5 dollars to have it wrapped in leather? Simply stunning what a small, but non insignifigant miss that is. For it’s looks, eh, I liked the old MKZ rear little better, but I saw one on the road and the front really wasn’t bad.

By: key4wheels

key4wheels — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:53:01 +0000

the new Fusion looks much better than this…

By: ricky_b

ricky_b — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:50 +0000

They finally made the interior more youthful. Not bad looking. Exterior is generally nice, but that grille/snout????? At least it’s not as ugly a nose as all new Acuras (former Acura owner here)

By: Pauly

Pauly — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:24:09 +0000

This article is so biased from the beginning. The Fusion was no rental car. It was as good as any of the Japanese midsize cars.

By: wrathofkwon

wrathofkwon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:36:57 +0000

What is with American car design??? Why does the oversized grille have to look like a potato wedge slicer? The taillights are also far too large for the car. They occupy far too much of the rear of the car. This is just another example of poor design and overwrought elements… American excess gone wrong.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:58:50 +0000

Ok Borat, but speaking alphanumerically if I were to say “LLN is a POS” would you really say WTF?

By: Borat

Borat — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:49:32 +0000

MRN, granted I have a slight hangover, but it was nice and easy to say “this Lumina is such a piece of sh!t”, it is much more tiring to remember that it is SX7 is piece of sh!t, but SX4 is OK. MK in Continental was a tribute to British designation of “mark” of release/evolution version. Like Enfield Mk.2 was the second version of Enfield rifle, the theme was carried into auto world (I believe between Big wars). And to contradict myslef I do recall Continental Mk V was being great and Mk VII piece of sh!t.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:30:46 +0000

Why do people hyper-obsess about the alphanumeric naming conventions? I can understand how they confuse, but according to Lambchops the MK scheme is the “worst.” Why the worst?

I personally like the Continental name but I always thought the MK thing was derived from it. Didn’t Lincoln used to have a Continental Mark 7 or Mark 8 or something? And it was a big seller also, I think. MK is a spinoff of Mark, that’s all.

Now, while real words like Continental are nice, you end up with crappy made-up words like Camry or Corolla or Tercel or Atenza, or fruity sounding crap like Honda City or VW Up, and let’s face it – nothing is more sleep-inducing than the names Buick Lucerne or Chevy Lumina, or that old classic the Chevy Citation.

Let’s face it – all naming conventions, be they language or numbers based, produce their share of lame BS.

By: muttonchops

muttonchops — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:05:58 +0000

Notice the competition mentioned in the main post. ALL of them had goofy alphanumeric names. It comes from trying to sell people on a brand instead of it’s individual models. But I will agree that the Lincoln “MK” scheme is the worst and most confusing of the lot.

And people seem to forget so quickly that Ford has come out and said that no future Lincolns will be badge engineered. Share same platforms yes, but Lincolns from here on out get totallly unique sheetmetal. This one is just a refresh so there wasn’t much they could do, but when the all-new Fusion and MKZ debut there will be no question that they are completely different cars. At least the interiors on these are completely different, which you can’t say about past badge engineered products.

By: CanadaCraig

CanadaCraig — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:39:04 +0000

IF I was working for Lincoln – I’d be thrilled to hear that some people LOVE the updated look of the MKZ and that some people HATE it. That’s exactly what Lincoln needs. In fact – it’s the love/hate thing that makes for an interesting car. And it stirs up emotions. You hope for more LOVE than HATE – of course – but either way – at least people are talking about your car. It’s not being ignored by all. Which is the death of any car. That same love/hate thing was there for the Chrysler 300C – when it first came out. More people loved it than hated it – which is why is was such a HUGE success for Chrysler. On the other hand – I don’t remember ANYONE saying that they loved the Aztec. lol ME? I really like [Can't quite say love] the new Lincoln look. I think both the MKZ and the MKS are very nice looking cars. That said – I would prefer they were called the Zephyr and Continental. [Or dare I say it? Versailles?!] Silly Lincoln though – insists that they’re NOT called ‘Mark Z’ or ‘Mark S’, etc. Even THAT would be better than ‘MKZ and MKS. Craig!! )

By: Luftzon

Luftzon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:04:58 +0000

Just compare the looks of this to a 3 series or a new A4. Now laugh or at least smile. If you cant, you are too old. I cant imagine someone under 50 buying this car.

By: F50

F50 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:08:53 +0000

johnnycanuck: They had a similar looking design, in 60’s or 70’s I think.

I hate that grille, makes the car look fat, taillights are way too high and remind me of the old Integra(I like that car btw).

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:55:43 +0000

Didn’t Oldsmobile front ends look like this at some point or am I in the same shape as Borat?

You know I’m too old to give a sh*t anymore so here it goes: of all the cars built in North America for North Americans this is the ugliest one there is. Sorry, but it is simply hideous.

By: Borat

Borat — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:20:03 +0000

LLL3, I cant agree more. Every time I see someone driving one (frankly I saw maybe 3) they looked like former pissed off Buick clients. I know I am mean, I am getting in age there myslef, but heck gates of heaven are closed for me. I listen to Johnny and drunk to much.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:28:49 +0000

Just like with Acura, Lincoln creates a hideous face and throws it on every car and truck and thinks they have created style. Totally laughable style yes, especially on that new crossover thingy.

The older front end like what was on the Navigator before it got chromed to death a few years ago was classically handsome and continues to look good today.

By: Dr. Lincoln

Dr. Lincoln — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:07:32 +0000

Compare the MKZ to the Fusion Sport the differance is amazing, especially when it comes to insulation. The difference in road noise is significant. Yes, Ford could do more to seperate their luxury nameplate from Ford. The real proof is in the MKS which is much more fun to drive, has more advanced electronics and just makes the Lincoln badge shine. Stepping up to a Lincoln gives the consumer a lot more than a badge. Extra warranty coverage and much better treatment at Lincoln dealers where you don’t have to step around Focus and F-150 owners to get your car serviced. The Lincoln badge is really making some progress, just wait for Eco Boost. That will be a real kick in the pants.

By: impulsive facts

impulsive facts — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:55:01 +0000

i’m with you, A4 – the old grille / front end was much nicer (this one is too mks – no distinction)

as for the interior, while the new may be less eccentric, it’s also not a hell of a lot different from the fusion/milan

this would be a nice used car (let somebody else soak up the depreciation)

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:43:34 +0000

Given that the last Fusion was below 20% fleet for its life and below 15% for the last 18 months of its life, I’d hardly call it a rental queen. If you were to apply such a title, what would that make the Toyota Corolla (18%), Chevy Malibu (28%), Chrysler’s infamous Sebring (43%) or the Impala (54%)?

And yes, Ford, you need to make your luxury brand different in substantial ways – not just a grille, a name and some fancy leather. Although, I could make the same complaint of Toyota and their hack job with the ES.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:30:24 +0000

What the hell is Bridge Of Weird leather?

Is that what you get when you wipe the stains off Tunnel Of Love leather?

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:14:14 +0000

The grille is cool and striking, however its not very sympathetic to the rest of the car. It does seem a little ‘oh we designed a car!….oh its a lincoln?…we’d better put on the corporate face grille’

By: Pazzo Canguri

Pazzo Canguri — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:06:05 +0000

I like the front..but the ass end looks like a bus, sure they put big enough lights on it…they almost touch each other end on end…

Their is no way this is better than the Pontiac G8…..no way……

go figure…

By: Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3

Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:48:32 +0000

This automobile is doing well in retirement communities that I have seen, and that’s a compliment. The bloody thing is selling! Not a bad automobile nor price point.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:41:32 +0000

I would hope that a full redesign of the MKZ will yield a car vastly different from the Fusion and Milan. Speaking of, what is going to really happen with MERCURY?

By: aggie531

aggie531 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:24:29 +0000

i think the grille is just hideous

By: Yomama Sophat

Yomama Sophat — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:17:18 +0000

@A4:

Ditto here.

By: Dwide Schrude

Dwide Schrude — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:58 +0000

I’m actually quite taken with this one. She’s got a pretty mouth and a nice ass-end. Works for me.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:24:10 +0000

I gotta say I like the old grille (and the Zephyr name) better.