Introducing the Lincoln Motor Company

[Flannigan]

I would likely prefer to see Lincoln left out to pasture and concentrate on just Ford. Very few manufacturers have successfully run multi platforms with truly unique and different models.

Honda/Acura
Nissan/Infiniti
Toyota/Lexus
VW/Audi/Bently

[vegas911gts]

Honda/Acura
Nissan/Infiniti
Toyota/Lexus
VW/Audi/Bently

Acura currently has a terrible lineup and isn't as popular as they once were. Maybe it's because most of the styling got worse and for the same amount of money you can get a bmw or lexus.
Infiniti was on the verge of being canned until the G35 came out and basically saved them. The rest of their lineup excluding the G is extremely weak imho.

[derek0609]

Whenever I think of Lincoln, I start to fall asle.....zzzzzzzzzzz

I will take this with a 2.2-liter twin-turbo Skyactiv Diesel and a 6 speed please....173 hp at 4500 rpm, 310 lb-ft at 2000 rpm

[richy]

Whenever I think of Lincoln, I start to fall asle.....zzzzzzzzzzz

I will take this with a 2.2-liter twin-turbo Skyactiv Diesel and a 6 speed please....173 hp at 4500 rpm, 310 lb-ft at 2000 rpm

I know the Skyactiv engines were/are gas. Is a diesel something new with them? It must be by the specs you're quoting. Impressive numbers!

[Lean69]

I know the Skyactiv engines were/are gas. Is a diesel something new with them? It must be by the specs you're quoting. Impressive numbers!

No diesel is not new to Mazda, however it is new to US market. They just recently started producing diesel engines and they seem very promissing on the sheet. 2.2 L twin turbo great numbers, aluminum block and components wtih 14:1 compression, starts like a gas engine (no warming up in cold) and not noisy like conventional engines. Mazda claims its as smooth as a rotary, which if you ever drove or owned you know when you drive a rotary you feel like your flying not driving.

If new 6 comes diesel, 6 speed manual and AWD I will get one hands down. The car looks sexy as heck too.


Now back on subject. When i hear lincon i think of an old mans car, a brand that claims to be luxury, but does not come even close to foreighn luxy brands such as Audi, bmw, infiniti, lexus and so on. IMO their styling approch is too extreme to my liking and I would never drive a fancy toaster. New Fords on the other hand are very nice!

[derek0609]

I know the Skyactiv engines were/are gas. Is a diesel something new with them? It must be by the specs you're quoting. Impressive numbers!

No diesel is not new to Mazda, however it is new to US market. They just recently started producing diesel engines and they seem very promissing on the sheet. 2.2 L twin turbo great numbers, aluminum block and components wtih 14:1 compression, starts like a gas engine (no warming up in cold) and not noisy like conventional engines. Mazda claims its as smooth as a rotary, which if you ever drove or owned you know when you drive a rotary you feel like your flying not driving.

If new 6 comes diesel, 6 speed manual and AWD I will get one hands down. The car looks sexy as heck too.

Yep, it's new here to the US, they offer it already in the CX-5 overseas. It won't be an option in the car till the second half of 2013 though. I don't think they are offering AWD but that doesn't matter to me, even being in Michigan!

Now back on subject. When i hear lincon i think of an old mans car, a brand that claims to be luxury, but does not come even close to foreighn luxy brands such as Audi, bmw, infiniti, lexus and so on. IMO their styling approch is too extreme to my liking and I would never drive a fancy toaster. New Fords on the other hand are very nice!

I couldn't agree more, old man car and I am 41 years old! Lincoln not only doesn't come close to the foreign lux brands but I think Buick maybe starting to pull away from it! I'll take the new Cadillac ATS all day long against the new MKZ.

I can't stand the new design, especially from this view....butt ugly!

[Driven Auto Detail]

The new 300 has received some really good reviews from the industry and consumers. I drove a 12 300 srt8 and loved it.

That is the beauty of leasing...

There's nothing beautiful about leasing. It's the most expensive way to operate a vehicle, period. But, that's another topic for another thread.

[Meticulous-Detail]

There's nothing beautiful about leasing. It's the most expensive way to operate a vehicle, period. But, that's another topic for another thread.

When your friend owns 10 dealerships, it's a beautiful thing.

[Lean69]

There's nothing beautiful about leasing. It's the most expensive way to operate a vehicle, period. But, that's another topic for another thread.

It can go both ways. Personally I get sick of cars after 2-3 years, so if I would finance and keep the car for that long I would lose much more $$$ then leasing.

Yep, it's new here to the US, they offer it already in the CX-5 overseas. It won't be an option in the car till the second half of 2013 though. I don't think they are offering AWD but that doesn't matter to me, even being in Michigan!

over 300 tq is too much for a FWD car, hello wheel hop. Also prefer the cornering grip of a AWD car, or maybe I just miss my mazdaspeed 6 :/

When your friend owns 10 dealerships, it's a beautiful thing.

Must be nice!

[ChrisJ]

I currently drive a ford.

I hear they will try and compete with the S class....not going to happen!

Yea competing with German engineering and quality is not something I think Lincoln can do