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brandegee
05/15/09

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Ugh. Looks like an Audi Q7 with sciatica. Yes to EcoBoost. No to flabby luxury pastiche.
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grzydj
05/15/09

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I thought you guys hated crossovers like this and the Lexus so badly.
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Ben Wojdyla
05/15/09

@grzydj: Did you read the post?

The thing about the Flex/MKT platform is that it's exactly at the dividing line of wagon and crossover, which makes it hard to decide what to think about it. We declared it a wagon so we don't have to be ashamed of liking the powertrain.
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Elhigh
05/15/09

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Wherever it goes, it will be followed by Greenpeacers heroically determined to shove it back into the ocean.
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TRLennon
05/15/09

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I will be looking this over real seriously when I am next in the market for a new daily driver (next year). I would look at a Flex but that's the one that I consider hideous looking.

Sure I would prefer a Taurus SHO wagon but we all know that ain't gonna happen.

As an ex-Audi owner I thought they had lost their mind a few years ago with the new huge fish snoot. Now it kind of works for me (it's the LED's I now hate). This "Signature" Lincoln nose is no worse than that (or BMW kidny's IMO).

Can't bitch about "plain vanilla" (Toyota) all the time then criticize Lincoln just because it isn't your favorite flavor.
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MushyHeirloom
05/15/09

@TRLennon: Plain vanilla is great (case in point, Toyotas pre-2002-ish). New Toyotas are basically French vanilla: it's when they add a tiny bit of flavor to it that it goes all wrong.
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DoctorNine
05/15/09

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They need to make the body shorter and wider if they want to use the knock-off Interceptor concept grille style. It is hideously disproportioned, despite its advertised handling competency. While I really like the Flex (hate the vame though) and recommend the AWD Flex variant to anyone looking for family transportation, I don't think that this crossover (yes it is, it's a baked potato on wheels, like they all are) will successfully compete in the luxury wagon market at 55K. I mean, that's Mercedes and Audi mony, and you get faster, better handling cars with more cachet, and better reputations. This is stillborn. I don't think it was well thought out.
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MagicalTrevor
05/15/09

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Is this a preproduction example? The hood looks ajar and the plastic bits don't seem to match up with the steel ones on the outside.
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Ben Wojdyla
05/15/09

@MagicalTrevor: All preproduction. The hood line between the two grille openings is supposed to be like that though.
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Novaload
05/14/09

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Once upon a time, Lincoln was an Ego Boost.
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Novaload
05/14/09

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I see Jake in that grille. Seriously, a few tweaks and you've got a very cool Jake.

Maybe it's that subliminabilityness I've heard so much about.
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theeastbaykid
05/14/09

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Task: Make Versa uglier

Teh Jalopz: NOOO! Not possible!

Lincoln: Watch this
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Mad_Science
05/14/09

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That front end reminds me of Balleen.

[www.flickr.com]

I hope the EcoBoost makes its way into a car that I'd actually want. +1 for an EcoBoost base Mustang.
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Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido
05/14/09

@Mad_Science: Make that a Maverick. No frills-cheap-turboed-Mustang-based car = EXTREME HOONAGE
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enki
05/14/09

@Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido: I want my EcoBoost AWD Fusion GT. Though, I'd gladly take an EcoBoost Focus GT, preferably in Euro skin and AWD.
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Ben Wojdyla
05/15/09

@enki: You will get part of your wish. There's a single turbo four cylinder EcoBoost showing up in the next Focus. It "debuted" at the Detroit Auto Show in the Lincoln C Concept, 180 HP, 180 lb-ft of torque, a dual clutch 6 speed transmission and 43 MPG (in concept form).
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Mad_Science
05/15/09

@Ben Wojdyla: Seriously? That's f-ing awesome.
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Ben Wojdyla
05/15/09

@Mad_Science: Can't promise those specs, but yes.
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Elhigh
05/15/09

@Mad_Science: If FoMoCo can Ecoboost a V6 into hi-po territory, could they Ecoboost an I2 into Ford Focus territory? Then we could have ultra-tiny engines like kei cars, sharp performance like Americans irrationally insist on (but almost never use)and hybrid economy without giving up the trunk space to the mighty and terrible Battery Demons.
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vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
05/14/09

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the back end [jalopnik.com] reminds me of star wars [www.fanboy.com]
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/14/09

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Damn, Jimmy Durante got a smaller nose than this thing.

The inside looks real nice though. GM are you paying attention.

Note the twin turbos too.
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Novaload
05/14/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: Well of course Durante's is smaller---now.
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iamhoff 2.0 wants a star
05/14/09

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Now, if Ford really loved us, they'd offer this motor in a base-body Mustang...no body kit, no spoiler, maybe some black steelies like the bitchin' Camaro, and call it the Mustang LX! Of course they'd have to tweak the 4.6L to include direct injection and other goodies so as to not be overshadowed by a V6, but imagine what a hella bitchin' sleeper that would be!
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MushyHeirloom
05/14/09

@Sheik Yerbouti, but you can call me iamhoff: Just give it wide wheels and a more-aerodynamic nose and sell it as the SVO.
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Clashtastic misses Jalopnik 1.0
05/14/09

@Sheik Yerbouti, but you can call me iamhoff: I don't know if the motor would actually fit in the Mustang, it think its too tall deck height wise
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Ben Wojdyla
05/15/09

@ContourSVT'sforAll went loco and killed Civic, Accord, Camr...: This thing is tiny, I would be shocked, shocked I tell you if it didn't fit in a fox mustang, something which needs to happen with a quickness.
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cristiana
05/14/09

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Wow, that's one ugly vehicle. I have no idea what's up with all of these hideous cars, there is this, the new RL, TSX, the MkS. Hmm, maybe it's just Acura and Lincoln. But, these cars could unseat the Aztek as the king of ugly.
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MushyHeirloom
05/14/09

@cristiana: The new Lexus RX is pretty bad, too. It's developed the Chevy Uplander Old Body With Awful Squashed Nose disease.

That's probably a matter of personal opinion, though. It may not be distinct enough to be horrible, but it's certainly no beauty.

And this got microwaved too long:

And this. "Your grille fell down..."

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FordTuffMcgruff
05/14/09

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I can't wait to find one of these engines in a wrecked car and swap it into a foxbody mustang.
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Elhigh
05/15/09

@FordTuffMcgruff: Word. For extra irony, stuff it into an old Capri II if you can find one.
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