2010 Lincoln Mark LT - First Drive Review - Car and Driver
dealers, the announcement that the slow-selling Lincoln Mark LT pickup would be discontinued for 2009 was no big deal. For Lincoln dealers in Mexico, the Mark LT had represented 40 percent of sales. Thus, a historical decision: As of September, the 2010 Mark LT will be the first Lincoln model in history not available in the U. S. Serious determination was needed for the truck to see the light of day, especially from Lincoln’s general director... Indeed, producing a 2010 Mark LT made several departments, such as the design team, reopen their file cabinets and pull out ideas they had set aside when Lincoln initially canceled the second generation of the luxury pickup. Naturally, the 2010 LT is based on the Ford F-150, and in particular the top-level Platinum model, which essentially took the place of the Lincoln truck in the U. S. Imbuing the Mark LT with Lincoln-ness required aesthetic changes as well as the... Another design cue is found in the rear, with the tailgate carrying the broad metallic stripe as found on the F-150 Platinum, and the Mark LT gets that truck’s retractable running boards. Source: www.caranddriver.com
