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  • 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V

    Since we've had a real shortage of Ford products in this series lately (the Tempo Diesel we saw last week was just a start), it's time we "honor" the Lincoln division's contributions to the world of you-gotta-be-sick-to-want-this-thing cars. The Continental Mark V, built for the 1977-79 model years, may look like an unutterably horrible, overwrought, self-parodying standard-bearer for an automotive era most of us would like to pretend never happened, but… well, actually, it is just that. But what puts this two-and-a-half-ton, blinged-out monstrosity into Guilty Pleasure territory is...

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    2013 Lincoln MKT: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Lincoln’s full-size MKT crossover hasn’t sold in the quantities the automaker would like to see, so the model gets a fairly substantial refresh for the 2013 model year. Most apparent, even to casual onlookers, is the refined exterior styling, starting with a less-pronounced waterfall...

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    2013 Lincoln MKS Teased Ahead Of 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is now just a couple of days away and in the lead up to the annual event Lincoln has released new teaser images via its Facebook page of one of its new attractions planned. The teasers are for the facelifted 2013 MKS sedan that’s set to debut in L.A. alongside a...

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    Lincoln C-Segment Vehicle Still Coming, Reports Of Cancellation False

    Yesterday, a report emerged at FordInsideNews that Lincoln's plan to build a luxury C-segment vehicle rivaling the likes of the Audi A3 had been canceled. Today, we have official word from Lincoln communications manager Christian Bokich that that is not the case. In fact, Lincoln remains committed...

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    Lincoln Cancels Plans For Compact Audi A3 Rival: Report

    Fearing that a compact offering may negatively impact sales of the midsize MkZ, Lincoln has reportedly scrapped plans for a Ford Focus-based luxury car.

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    Lincoln Looking To China, Losing Waterfall Grille

    Putting a luxury face on an automaker in a region where it's known more for affordable commuters than superb sedans is a tough endeavor. Lexus and Cadillac, and more recently Infiniti, are facing that challenge in Europe, and if upmarket Ford brand Lincoln hopes to be around in years to come it too...

  • 2011 Lincoln Navigator

    Lincoln is in the process of recreating itself, with the aim to turn its current reputation for simply selling tarted up Fords to one of grand American luxury. Part of its offensive will see the introduction of seven new or upgraded models between now and 2014, the first of which is expected to be a heavily facelifted MKZ due late next year. However, many of Lincoln’s existing models will have to soldier on with minimal updates due to time and resource constraints, one of which will be the Navigator SUV. Originally scheduled for a complete redesign for the 2012 model year, the...

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
    Lincolns To Get Push-Button Transmissions, Glass Roofs: Report

    Less badge engineering and unique technology in store for future Lincolns.

  • 1964 Lincoln Continental Pope/Astronaut-mobile up for auction
    1964 Lincoln Continental Pope/Astronaut-Mobile At Bonhams Quail Lodge

    This prototype stretch limousine, built specifically for the safety of Pope Paul VI, was also used as a parade vehicle for Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Jim Lovell. Astronauts, the pope, and a 1964 Lincoln Continental. It's like the most random, yet awesome, trifecta...

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    Lincoln Tops Lexus And Others As One Of America's Most Liked Companies: Report

    Lincoln came out ahead of Lexus, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, and others in a survey of American's most-liked companies.

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
    Ford Backing Lincoln With $1 Billion Investment: Report

    We know Lincoln is planning to launch seven refreshed or completely new models between now and 2014, the first of which is expected to be the redesigned MKZ sedan due late next year, but achieving such a feat is no easy task. We’ve already seen Ford establish a crack team of 85 staff to sort...

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    2013 Lincoln MKZ Delayed: Report

    Reports of a slight delay for Lincoln's next MKZ may not sting so much when the fuel economy of the hybrid version is taken into account.

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ

    Ford has made no secret of its desire to turn Lincoln into one of the country’s top-selling luxury brands once again and shed the image that its cars are simply gussied-up Fords designed for old people. As we’re sure Ford would hate to admit, there’s a lot of truth to that image. The average age of a Lincoln buyer, for example, is 62-years old, and many of its most popular models are in fact based on Fords. In the past year we’ve seen Ford commit to launching seven new or redesigned models between now and 2014, including for the first time a compact car. We’ve...

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    Lincoln Considering Two-Seat Flagship: Report

    Lincoln was once the epitome of American automotive luxury, but the past 40 years haven't been kind to the brand. Some might argue the brand hasn't been kind to itself, existing on a diet of hand-me-down Fords and lukewarm marketing. But Lincoln, and its parent company, have been talking big about...

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    Lincoln Voted Top Luxury Brand In 2011 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

    Let us be the first to say that the results of the latest 2011 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, conducted by influential auto industry resource AutoPacific, came as a bit of a surprise. Lincoln, arguably the most overlooked of luxury brands, was voted the ‘Top Premium Brand’ in the awards...

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    Ford Establishes Crack Team To Fix Lincoln

    Ford is the first to admit that its upmarket Lincoln brand is in need of direction, seeing it languish as a lower tier luxury brand for the past several years despite its Detroit rival, Cadillac, being able to turn things around considerably during the same period. We’ve seen some potential...

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    Seven Luxury Brands Get High Marks On J.D. Power Study

    BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Lexus, Lincoln and Mercedes-Benz all received awards in the most recent high marks in the most recent 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). But the biggest surprise is that Lincoln, which came in second last year behind Porsche, beat out everyone to...

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    Good News, Bad News, And Worse For Ford And 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

    Good news: At a time when corporate marketing budgets are merely a shadow of what they once were, Ford will get a free ride in the new film, The Lincoln Lawyer. A Lincoln spokesman says that the company didn't spend a dime on product placement for the movie. Bad news: The Lincoln Lawyer features...

  • Lincoln MKT Town Car

    With production of the Lincoln Town Car--and its Panther platform stablemates--coming to an end, Ford is now in need of a replacement for its popular limousine. That replacement could potentially be this new Lincoln MKT Town Car Livery package, which was revealed this week at the 2011 Limousine, Charter and Tour show in Las Vegas. Ford has unveiled both a MKT Town Car Livery package as well as a long-wheelbase MKT Town Car Limousine, and plans to start production of the new vehicles at its Oakville assembly plant in Ontario, Canada this spring. Benefits of the MKT over the previous Town Cars...

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
    Ford And Lincoln To Be Further Differentiated Through Design And Technology

    With Mercury now gone the way of the dodo Ford’s other upmarket brand, Lincoln, now has a lot more investment dollars to play with. This means that we’re about to see greater design and technological efforts injected into the brand, with greater differentiation between it and the more...

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    2011 Lincoln MKX Recalled For Electrical Fire Risk

    The Chinese may have called 2010 the year of the tiger, but for us car geeks, it's been the year of the recall. With over 20 million recalled so far, the latest addition of 14,737 Ford and Lincoln pickups and crossovers is just the tiniest of drops in the bucket--but the problem could be huge. An...

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    Jay Leno, Bernie Ecclestone, Nicole Kidman: CelebsAndCars' Week (And A Day!) In Review

    Usually things slow down a bit at this time of year, but not when it comes to celebs and their fondness for cars. Over the next few days, we expect to hear about starlets buying expensive rides for their honeys (and vice versa) but for now, in addition to the pieces you've already seen about...

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    MINI Gets New Design Boss, Former Cadillac Designer Moves To Lincoln

    MINI has one of the most iconic designs on the planet and the man credited with bringing the classic shape into the modern era is a man by the name of Gert Volker Hildebrand. But now, after 10 successful years at MINI, Hildebrand is handing over the running of the MINI Design studio in Munich...

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    Neil Young Warehouse Fire Started By One-Off LincVolt Hybrid

    Turns out the $800,000 warehouse fire suffered by Neil Young that we reported on last week was caused by the recording artist’s one-off LincVolt hybrid vehicle. The LincVolt isn’t a production model but a custom ride based on a 1959 Lincoln Continental packed with an electric motor, an...

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