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Automotive News is reporting that
Lincoln is still planning to unleash a volley of seven new or substantially improved vehicles by 2014. Those of you with a calendar will note that the date is barely more than two years away, and so far, we haven't heard word one about the company's new product offensive. That is, until now. The
Ford luxury brand has tipped its hand, explaining that its vehicles will receive significant revisions that include new sheet metal, altered wheel bases and new front and rear overhangs to differentiate the pack from the rest of the Dearborn family tree.
The aging Navigator will receive a light warm-over with the addition of a slight restyle for 2012 along with a range of new engines borrowed from the
F-150. That means that buyers will be able to plop the new 3.5-liter
Ecoboost V6 engine behind the headlights if they so choose.
Additionally, the
Ford Kuga CUV (or rather, its replacement, previewed by the
Vertrek concept) is likely to show up on Lincoln lots sometime in 2013.
UPDATE: Lincoln Communications Manager Christian Bokich says that while the Navigator will receive the EcoBoost V6 in the near future, the engine won't be available for 2012.2012 Lincoln Navigator getting 3.5L EcoBoost V6 [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 31st, 2011
Filed under: SUV, Etc., Government/Legal, Lincoln, Celebrities, Luxury
Washington D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown finds himself in hot water over his choice of a work vehicle. According to
The Washington Post, Brown ordered up a fully-loaded
Lincoln Navigator L on the district's dime ahead of his January 2 inauguration, and more than a few eyebrows have been raised at the luxury SUV's $1,900 per month lease payment. Like most localities, our nation's capital is facing a sizeable budget shortfall this year - currently hovering at around $400 million.
But it gets worse from there. Brown reportedly demanded a black-on-black Navigator L for his personal use, and when the first vehicle showed up with a gray interior, he insisted the problem be rectified. As a result, Washington D.C. is currently paying to lease
two Navigator L models at $1,900 month each, and the one with the gray cabin apparently can't be returned until October. Additionally, a dealer had to drive the inauguration vehicle from Coldwater, Michigan to Washington, D.C. at a cost of $1,500.
Brown, meanwhile, says that he never intended for the vehicle to be a fully loaded luxury SUV, and that he merely requested a black-on-black model. But
The Washington Post reports that emails acquired via Freedom of Information Act requests show that the fully-loaded vehicle was sought per Brown's specifications.
Thanks for the tip, Brady!
[Source:
Washington Post | Image: Kris Connor/Getty Images]
Report: D.C. council's Kwame Brown embroiled in Lincoln Navigator scandal originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 22nd, 2011
Filed under: SUV, Mercedes-Benz, Reviews, Diesel
2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC - Click above for high-res image gallery
Drop the term "Big Benz" in conversation and most people assume you're talking about the
Mercedes-Benz S-Class. While the full-size flagship sedan has - deservedly - earned that moniker over the years, when it comes to sheer size and volume, the
GL-Class is truly Benz' behemoth. But don't take that as a negative. The GL350 Bluetec, the automaker's diesel-powered variant of its seven-passenger full-size sport utility vehicle, has plenty going for it. Under the hood is a torque-laden, fuel-efficient diesel, and after a week pulling family duty, we emerged impressed. Find out why after the jump.
Photos copyright (C)2010 Michael Harley / AOLContinue reading Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec lives large, treads lightly
Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec lives large, treads lightly originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 3rd, 2010
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2010 Lincoln MKT - click above for high-res image gallery
Doesn't it seem like only yesterday that
Ford was in charge of seven different brands? Now The Blue Oval is down to two, Ford and Lincoln, after today's
sale of Volvo to Chinese automaker Geely and the pending execution of
Mercury. This means more energy and money will be available to plot success for Ford and
Lincoln, and according to a report in
Automotive News, that means Lincoln could get "a compact, front-drive car or crossover" (
Lincoln Concept C, anyone?) and perhaps a model based on the next Ford Mondeo. Not exactly what we would have expected from Ford's luxury brand, but times change.
A small taste of what's in store for Lincoln: the
MKX will get a redesign next year, the same year that the venerable Town Car dies, and, according to AN, a brand-new MKX with a design less like the
Edge will appear in 2014. The
MKZ gets a new look in 2013, which could be the last year for the controversial Ford
Flex/Lincoln
MKT and
Navigator, perhaps replaced by an
Explorer-based crossover or an SUV with more chops for rough terrain. Hopefully, they'll also rework that whole MK-Random-Letter approach to nomenclature as well.
The more germane revelation is this: Ford apparently believes Lincoln's success is contingent on putting lots of daylight between Ford and Lincoln engineering. Lincoln models need to be more distinct from their Ford counterparts in everything from engines to styling to feature sets. That might mean a lot more luxury features and refinement could be making their way into Lincolns soon - and that's something
increasingly anxious Lincoln dealers ought to be able to get behind.
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Report: Lincoln MKT, Ford Flex to be phased out at end of 2013? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 2nd, 2010
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