Comments on: Renamed Zephyr will be pricier http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:08:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael Karesh http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17459 Michael Karesh Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:14:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17459 Base prices provide only a rough indication of how prices compare. My site, http://www.truedelta.com, provides the only thorough, feature-adjusted price comparisons on the Internet. Adjusted for features, the 2007 could be a better value than the 2006. AWD alone is worth at least $1,500. I suspect that stability control will also be added to the MKZ, and that it's not available this year because it's strongly integrated with the engine and the 3.0 would only be around for a year. Base prices provide only a rough indication of how prices compare. My site, http://www.truedelta.com, provides the only thorough, feature-adjusted price comparisons on the Internet.

Adjusted for features, the 2007 could be a better value than the 2006. AWD alone is worth at least $1,500.

I suspect that stability control will also be added to the MKZ, and that it’s not available this year because it’s strongly integrated with the engine and the 3.0 would only be around for a year.

]]> By: Greg H http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17382 Greg H Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:37:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17382 Nicely priced at 29K? That's just 3K or so shy of an Acura TL, which has this beat hands-down. I own the Mazda6 cousin which was a steal at 22K. 29K + the new MKV increase pushes this car smack dab into territory with seriously well-made competitors who don't have the dubious interior and rear styling of this car. Nicely priced at 29K? That’s just 3K or so shy of an Acura TL, which has this beat hands-down. I own the Mazda6 cousin which was a steal at 22K.

29K + the new MKV increase pushes this car smack dab into territory with seriously well-made competitors who don’t have the dubious interior and rear styling of this car.

]]> By: Joel A http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17373 Joel A Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:21:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17373 I don't think the increase is that significant for those buying in that segment. The current Zephyr's nicely priced. I personally can't wait for Ford to add the hybrid option like the company's doin' for the upcoming Fusion and Milan models. I don’t think the increase is that significant for those buying in that segment. The current Zephyr’s nicely priced.

I personally can’t wait for Ford to add the hybrid option like the company’s doin’ for the upcoming Fusion and Milan models.

]]> By: Michael Spadaro http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17370 Michael Spadaro Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:12:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17370 Will the transmission have a manumatic mode? Will the transmission have a manumatic mode?

]]> By: Rick M http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17359 Rick M Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:55:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17359 Lincoln's new naming scheme makes no sense. If your name needs a pronunciation key, you are on the wrong path. And if they do have some rationale behind it, why not explain it to the media and customers, e.g. "All Lincoln products will be a 'Mark', with 'A' the most premium and 'Z' the most compact" or at least some reasoning. Audi, BMW, and Infiniti, among others, use Alpahnumerics, but within the context of a logical system, not a random marketing manager that decides 'Ooohhh, I like how MKV looks on the trunk' (by the way, is that Mark-Vee, or Marx Five? who knows...) Lincoln’s new naming scheme makes no sense. If your name needs a pronunciation key, you are on the wrong path. And if they do have some rationale behind it, why not explain it to the media and customers, e.g. “All Lincoln products will be a ‘Mark’, with ‘A’ the most premium and ‘Z’ the most compact” or at least some reasoning. Audi, BMW, and Infiniti, among others, use Alpahnumerics, but within the context of a logical system, not a random marketing manager that decides ‘Ooohhh, I like how MKV looks on the trunk’ (by the way, is that Mark-Vee, or Marx Five? who knows…)

]]> By: gsh http://www.leftlanenews.com/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier.html/comment-page-1#comment-17330 gsh Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:16:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/25/renamed-zephyr-will-be-pricier/#comment-17330 a 3.5L engine with AWD is a start.. a 3.5L engine with AWD is a start..

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