2016 Lincoln MKX first drive: Lower, wider, smoother - Autoweek
looks longer, lower and wider than the outgoing MKX. It’s actually about the same length as the old one but is less tall and a bit wider. The MKX and Edge share platforms and some underpinnings (the MKX’s suspension is far more sophisticated and adjustable), and the two crossovers are built at the same plant. Bottom line is the midsize luxury utility market is hot, hot, hot. wants to stay in the thick of it and borrowing a bit from the Edge sped things up. Ford’s upscale division did a nice job distinguishing the MKX from its Ford sibling. The new MKX has many goodies, as should an SUV aimed at the affluent. Base engine is the tried-and-true 3. 7-liter six making 300 hp, while the optional engine is Ford’s 2. 7-liter twin-turbo six as in our tester. optional 22-way adjustable front buckets. Harman went so far as to employ professional listeners -- an occupation we’d not heard of -- to help develop the system, starting work on it back when the MKX was still a clay model. When the Lincoln peeps dropped the new MKX off at Autoweek HQ, they said one goal was “quiet luxury,” a clichéd phrase we suspect automakers sometimes use when they don’t know how else to describe their latest and greatest luxowhatever. Source: autoweek.com
