2013 Lincoln MKZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

GH05T · 02-04-2013, 06:58 PM

I watched the Superbowl ad and can't help but notice this car. Amazing commercial, and the car looks promising. Seems like Lincoln's heading in the right direction. What do you guys think?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vw9w9vevI"]Official 2013 Lincoln MKZ "Phoenix" Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

track_warrior · 02-04-2013, 07:57 PM

Meh...

MVJ1975 · 02-04-2013, 07:58 PM

Needs more Continental and less pre-WWII British nomenclature.

fatoni · 02-04-2013, 08:00 PM

i think its cool that you can buy a hybrid at the same base price. the problem is that its like 35k for a 2.0l luxury car. also ugly imo

M-17 · 02-06-2013, 03:40 PM

I thought at first, when I saw this car on paper, it showed some promise. Just as much promise on how Ford is making better strides for better cars as well. I wouldn't say the exterior of the MKZ is flashy or edgy, which is good in my opinion. since its suppose to be fall in the category of luxuriant. When I did get the chance to check out the MKZ, I found that the features in the car are what I would have expected in any other luxury car, but I was thrown off when there was no shifter. I had forgot about how they removed it and replaced that space for more middle console/seating comfort. So to engage from park to drive or reverse it all came down to a simple buttons near the left side of the middle dash. I haven't driven it yet, but I get the feeling if I could buy one of these, I wouldn't regret it for its sole purpose of driving easy.

whaap · 02-06-2013, 03:59 PM

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So to engage from park to drive or reverse it all came down to a simple buttons near the left side of the middle dash.

LOL. I reminds me of a '63 Dodge city car I drove half a century ago. On a positive note, I will never want an American made luxury car but if I was forced to I probably would go with the Lincoln.

M-17 · 02-06-2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by whaap

LOL. I reminds me of a '63 Dodge city car I drove half a century ago. On a positive note, I will never want an American made luxury car but if I was forced to I probably would go with the Lincoln.

Wow, I never knew that a 63' Dodge would have that.

And I still prefer Cadillac, but Lincoln is not as bad or I should say is that they're going in the right direction, imo.

Dadhawk · 02-06-2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by whaap

LOL. I reminds me of a '63 Dodge city car I drove half a century ago. ...

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Originally Posted by M-17

Wow, I never knew that a 63' Dodge would have that.

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Hah, blast from the past! This was my very first car, Dodge Polara with a push-button transmission. It was on the dash on the left side of the steering wheel. The "park" was a slide lever underneath the buttons.

I paid $300 for the car, and it was a tank! Drove it for 18 months, and sold it for $400.

Loved it. (Not mine below, but it looked exactly like this)

Orthow · 02-06-2013, 04:40 PM

Old man car. Am I still on the FRS/BRZ forum? lol

The target market for the Twins would want nothing to do with a 4dr Lincoln.

n2oinferno · 02-06-2013, 11:11 PM

I think it's neat, but if I were in the market for something like that I'd surely end up in an ATS instead. Hopefully this will help to revive the brand though.

Mandy · 02-06-2013, 11:47 PM

I still think it's a hideous car. They were working on some Mustang platformed Lincoln that looked very boxy/muscle style, but I believe it never went into production because they were afraid it would pull from Mustang sales.

I still think that grill is too hideous to put on any car.

Dadhawk · 02-07-2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandy

...I still think that grill is too hideous to put on any car.

I agree. I think it would look better with a more retro grill, but that thing just looks like a blue whale sucking up plankton.

jimmillion · 02-07-2013, 11:57 PM

People will buy it. no people that I know, but I'm sure there are some out there that plan on it.

Asterisked Accolade · 02-08-2013, 12:14 AM

Luxury cars don't make it onto my radar, really. Typically a car over 3,100lbs wont make it onto my radar. [Not to imply that my 'radar' is some bastion of exclusivity.]

02-04-2013, 06:58 PM	#1
GH05T Undercover Batman Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 567 Thanks: 120 Thanked 219 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2013 Lincoln MKZ I watched the Superbowl ad and can't help but notice this car. Amazing commercial, and the car looks promising. Seems like Lincoln's heading in the right direction. What do you guys think? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vw9w9vevI"]Official 2013 Lincoln MKZ "Phoenix" Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

02-04-2013, 07:57 PM	#2
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Meh... __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

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Mandy I came from a motorbike Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Firestorm 2013 FR-S 6MT Location: FL, US Posts: 447 Thanks: 243 Thanked 390 Times in 124 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I still think it's a hideous car. They were working on some Mustang platformed Lincoln that looked very boxy/muscle style, but I believe it never went into production because they were afraid it would pull from Mustang sales. I still think that grill is too hideous to put on any car.

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