V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
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V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Okay, so it's a bit off topic, but I found it interesting. This little tidbit is buried in article about Mercury. I wonder if it will have more than 3.9l displacement.
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/...e_20050203.htm
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/...e_20050203.htm
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
I don't know much about the Montego, but the Mariner was so nice I bought one last month for my wife instead of getting the Colorado. Once my wife sat in and drove the Mariner the Colorado didn't have a chance.
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I don't think Ford is very dedicated to Lincoln or Mercury. Look at the Montego, its just a 500 with a different grill and a little nicer trim. Look at the Mark LT, it looks like a F-150 with a different grill and tail lamps.
The Lincoln Zepher is based on a FWD chassis that is shared with an upcoming Ford sedan(it was called Futura, but Pep Boys already had that name copyrighted, they're going to call it something else but I forgot what).
That seems like the same mistake Jaguar made with the X-type and Cadillac made with the Cimmarion(okay, hopefully it won't be that bad).
The Lincoln Zepher is based on a FWD chassis that is shared with an upcoming Ford sedan(it was called Futura, but Pep Boys already had that name copyrighted, they're going to call it something else but I forgot what).
That seems like the same mistake Jaguar made with the X-type and Cadillac made with the Cimmarion(okay, hopefully it won't be that bad).
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by AronZ28
I don't think Ford is very dedicated to Lincoln or Mercury. Look at the Montego, its just a 500 with a different grill and a little nicer trim. Look at the Mark LT, it looks like a F-150 with a different grill and tail lamps.
The Lincoln Zepher is based on a FWD chassis that is shared with an upcoming Ford sedan(it was called Futura, but Pep Boys already had that name copyrighted, they're going to call it something else but I forgot what).
That seems like the same mistake Jaguar made with the X-type and Cadillac made with the Cimmarion(okay, hopefully it won't be that bad).
The Lincoln Zepher is based on a FWD chassis that is shared with an upcoming Ford sedan(it was called Futura, but Pep Boys already had that name copyrighted, they're going to call it something else but I forgot what).
That seems like the same mistake Jaguar made with the X-type and Cadillac made with the Cimmarion(okay, hopefully it won't be that bad).
Btw: The Futura was renamed "Fusion".
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by PaperTarget
I don't know much about the Montego, but the Mariner was so nice I bought one last month for my wife instead of getting the Colorado. Once my wife sat in and drove the Mariner the Colorado didn't have a chance.
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by cjwilson99
Sounds like you wanted an SUV instead of a truck.
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I'm very encouraged by this:
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
Yep. But now out here you have alot of young people who are buying them up and throwing "Dubs" on them, and treating them as budget Bimmers or Benzs.
One good thing about the sixes: most of them seem to have the manual. I guess that would be the only reason any one would have bout one new.
Outside the cougar of the 60s & 70s, that all Mercury ever was: upmarket Fords. Sure, Merc got the German Ford Capri, and later German Fords under the name "Merkur", but Mercury has never been more than a Ford with more chrome and more standard equptment.
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
Originally Posted by jawzforlife
The Lincoln LS V6 has the 2nd worst resale value (next to the Dodge neon)
One good thing about the sixes: most of them seem to have the manual. I guess that would be the only reason any one would have bout one new.
Originally Posted by AronZ28
I don't think Ford is very dedicated to Lincoln or Mercury. Look at the Montego, its just a 500 with a different grill and a little nicer trim. Look at the Mark LT, it looks like a F-150 with a different grill and tail lamps.
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by guionM
I'm very encouraged by this:
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by guionM
I'm very encouraged by this:
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
Yep. But now out here you have alot of young people who are buying them up and throwing "Dubs" on them, and treating them as budget Bimmers or Benzs.
One good thing about the sixes: most of them seem to have the manual. I guess that would be the only reason any one would have bout one new.
Outside the cougar of the 60s & 70s, that all Mercury ever was: upmarket Fords. Sure, Merc got the German Ford Capri, and later German Fords under the name "Merkur", but Mercury has never been more than a Ford with more chrome and more standard equptment.
"Lincoln has the LS, but it's rear-drive and starts at about $33,000 with a V6, about $40,000 with a V8, and Hazel said consumers don't spend $40,000 on their first luxury car.
"The LS will stick around a while, but it will only offer a V8 for '06, and we may reposition it as a performance sedan,"
and this:
"A certain number of people are wedded to keeping it rear-drive, but AWD would create more buzz," he said."
It means that not only should the underrated Lincoln LS get a more realistic price and FINALLY some focus, but there is also a group in Ford that's not giving into Paul Mascarenas' (Ford's large FWD platform Executive Director) delusional vision that Ford should move away from RWD for all their future large cars.
Yep. But now out here you have alot of young people who are buying them up and throwing "Dubs" on them, and treating them as budget Bimmers or Benzs.
One good thing about the sixes: most of them seem to have the manual. I guess that would be the only reason any one would have bout one new.
Outside the cougar of the 60s & 70s, that all Mercury ever was: upmarket Fords. Sure, Merc got the German Ford Capri, and later German Fords under the name "Merkur", but Mercury has never been more than a Ford with more chrome and more standard equptment.
The Lincoln Zephyr is a direct replacement for the not-to-speedy Lincoln LS V6.
The remaining V8 Lincoln LS is now a very old product and odds are that it will be replaced by a stretched Ford-Five Hundred derivative with (at least the option of) the 60 degree Yamaha V8 from the Volvo XC90. I'm not saying a Mustang derived sedan won't happen, but the odds don't look good.
The Jaguar S-type might just go alluminum like the XJ and probably won't have a Duratec V6 available.
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by IREngineer
AWD Lincoln Zephyr in '07...
All are being made at Ford's plant in Mexico that used to make Focus till Ford moved production to the US.
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How many times do I have to say it....
The Lincoln Zephyr is a direct replacement for the not-to-speedy Lincoln LS V6.
The remaining V8 Lincoln LS is now a very old product and odds are that it will be replaced by a stretched Ford-Five Hundred derivative with (at least the option of) the 60 degree Yamaha V8 from the Volvo XC90. I'm not saying a Mustang derived sedan won't happen, but the odds don't look good.
The Jaguar S-type might just go alluminum like the XJ and probably won't have a Duratec V6 available.
The Lincoln Zephyr is a direct replacement for the not-to-speedy Lincoln LS V6.
The remaining V8 Lincoln LS is now a very old product and odds are that it will be replaced by a stretched Ford-Five Hundred derivative with (at least the option of) the 60 degree Yamaha V8 from the Volvo XC90. I'm not saying a Mustang derived sedan won't happen, but the odds don't look good.
The Jaguar S-type might just go alluminum like the XJ and probably won't have a Duratec V6 available.
The LS was supposed to get new sheetmetal next year, and as far as I can tell, that's still on. The LS is likely to be around till about the end of the decade. The FiveHundred derivitive will have a different name & will sell alongside the LS.
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Re: V8 Only in '06 Lincoln LS
Originally Posted by guionM
Actually, the AWD Zephyr coming out later this summer with the same chassis Fusion & Montego, isn't it?
All are being made at Ford's plant in Mexico that used to make Focus till Ford moved production to the US.
The final decision on 2007 and later models at Ford will be made this year. There's a battle royal going on regarding the Town Car, and it's no secret Ford's been working on a sedan version of the D2C.
The LS was supposed to get new sheetmetal next year, and as far as I can tell, that's still on. The LS is likely to be around till about the end of the decade. The FiveHundred derivitive will have a different name & will sell alongside the LS.
All are being made at Ford's plant in Mexico that used to make Focus till Ford moved production to the US.
The final decision on 2007 and later models at Ford will be made this year. There's a battle royal going on regarding the Town Car, and it's no secret Ford's been working on a sedan version of the D2C.
The LS was supposed to get new sheetmetal next year, and as far as I can tell, that's still on. The LS is likely to be around till about the end of the decade. The FiveHundred derivitive will have a different name & will sell alongside the LS.
And the EN/FN is as good as toast, mark my words. '08 is last year. Look for a slightly stretched Five Hundred when they get their redesign in a couple years.
