TomServo92 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 :P Same thing... :shades: Except that the Taurus X has the 3.5L which, coincidentally is what is in the Flex and will also be in the Lincoln Flex in the form of a 3.7L. It all kind of makes sense when that mule is most likely testing engine cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 yup...someone say Baleen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 That was my opinion, and I stand by it. 2009 will be a catastrophic year for Lincoln. Probably it's worst year yet in it's 80 years life-span. nothing can be worse than the Versailles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The New Year doesn't need the extra challenge of trash-talk. Caprice? yeah, let's not talk about old 80s Chevs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) A mule based on a Freestyle?!?! That's unpossible. Here's the BON thread from last year. Edited January 5, 2008 by sullynd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 This is obviously the "cooling" mule for the MKT (the rumored name for the Flex based Lincoln). Personally, I can't wait to see this new Lincoln and find out what "French Doors" are supposed to be. It's funny that people think that Ford would put a Lincoln nose on a Freestyle/TaurusX, but give the Flex an all new body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Really is amazing that Lincoln milked the '61 Continental for 28 years (until the '90 Town Car). And they really haven't had a consistent look since (of course, I maintain that the Mk VII, Continental, and Town Car were a rather odd assortment--with the Fox Continental looking like the product of a one-night stand between a Mark VII and a tired and faded old Cadillac Seville. Everyone knows those Sevilles were real sluts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 play artist Milli Vanilli..... Sorry Dave I can't do that...they didn't really sing. That's it if I get a car with Sync I will have to name it HAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) A mule based on a Freestyle?!?! That's unpossible. Here's the BON thread from last year. Thanks Sullynd. Now we can just recycle all of the comments from last year. That will be a real time saver for some of the negatoids. Edited January 5, 2008 by Mark B. Morrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Thanks Sullynd. Now we can just recycle all of the comments from last year. That will be a real time saver for some of the negatiods. Yes, we can skip over the pleasantries and get right to the important stuff. I think thats the 2010 explorer!!!!! It can't be a test mule. What you see is what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Everyone knows those Sevilles were real sluts. The family resemblance is even more eery from the rear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 looks mnore like a Lincoln version of the Taurus X....check the roof kick-up towards the rear..... I hope you're joking? This is just a testing mule, just like Flex was tested on a stretched Freestyle. Notice the extra metal in the B-pillar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 why? MkS is only going to help, and when on the road increase interest in the marque as a whole....sorry....let me re-write that in your lingo increase interest in the marque as a HOLE! Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Good God... Another car designed with only a ruler...must of had a hell of a time with the steering wheel. Toyota took care of that one w/ it's A-BAT concept: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 And that one. Better size. That's a good picture of the MKS. I think it should sell well for Lincoln. It's a great looking vehicle, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Oh I thought it was the new Oldsmobile Bravada! Anyway, it a damned test mule... An MK"F" front on a Taurus X... And the snow on the roof is giving it a humpback roof... It's nothing for anyone to be concerned about. Obviously it's going to have some parts from the Flex with a totally different rear and likely some new bodyside sheetmetal as well to set it apart. Why wouldn't Lincoln make this as different as the MKS is different from the Taurus... It's notable how cool concept passenger car front ends keep ending up on SUV's and crossovers. We ought to be just thankful the Mustang front end didn't get bastardized on the front of one... Anyway, I expect this thread to turn ridiculous as usual.... From what insiders say, it WILL be as different as Taurus/MKS, remember this IS a test mule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 did you not lambast the MKS....something about FWD??????????????? The Zephyr for its interior?????????????........61, keep it recent...K-series i'm not familar with....but again sounds old and thus not relevent.......... I think he means the OTHER, older Zephyr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It is the MKFlex front grafted onto a Taurus X. Thats why only the front has camo on it. From the front doors back it is standard issue Taurus X. Except for the stretch in the B-pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 This is obviously the "cooling" mule for the MKT (the rumored name for the Flex based Lincoln). Personally, I can't wait to see this new Lincoln and find out what "French Doors" are supposed to be. It's funny that people think that Ford would put a Lincoln nose on a Freestyle/TaurusX, but give the Flex an all new body. How many times do I have to say it? It's only a testing mule, just like what Ford did w/ Flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) The family resemblance is even more eery from the rear: The 82 Continental came two years before the 1984 Mark VII. All Lincoln did was do what it is still doing today by making me-too designs by Copying the roofline of an "esteemed" luxury sedan of the day which then happened to be a Cadillac Seville of 1980, then adding Lincoln styling cues front and rear. It was odd that thing was sold alongside the Aero Mark VII until the new Taurus based Continental came out in 87. The Seville that the Continental copied left at the end of 1985. Edited January 6, 2008 by Watchdevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 That's a good picture of the MKS. I think it should sell well for Lincoln. It's a great looking vehicle, IMO. It would have made a nice Olds Cutlass on the Saturn Aura/Chevy Malibu Epsilon platform... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkFive Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The 82 Continental came two years before the 1984 Mark VII. All Lincoln did was do what it is still doing today by making me-too designs by Copying the roofline of an "esteemed" luxury sedan of the day which then happened to be a Cadillac Seville of 1980, then adding Lincoln styling cues front and rear. It was odd that thing was sold alongside the Aero Mark VII until the new Taurus based Continental came out in 87. The Seville that the Continental copied left in 1984. Lincoln may have tried to copy the Seville, but its a good thing they never tried to copy the Cimarron which was part of Cadillac's lineup during this same period. As for the fate of the Seville, the bustle-back body style remained in production until 1985 - to then be replaced by a further downsized and very plain looking Seville. Even Cadillac was known for occasionally getting their styling wrong. One thing for sure about the new Lincoln-Flex, its not going to look like anything else on the road. When I first looked at the massive grill on the front of the mule, I thought "whoa, not sure how to take this." I did the same thing when the first photos of the Chrysler 300c were leaked (in fact in all honesty, I hated the new Chrysler's look until I saw one on the road and then I loved it). The styling of the Lincoln will definitely be polarizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It would have made a nice Olds Cutlass on the Saturn Aura/Chevy Malibu Epsilon platform... :hysterical: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) As for the fate of the Seville, the bustle-back body style remained in production until 1985 - to then be replaced by a further downsized and very plain looking Seville. Even Cadillac was known for occasionally getting their styling wrong. I stand corrected as my poor memory forgot it was 1985 not 1984 when the bustle-back Seville bowed out. Ever since 1985 Cadillac was all wrong by downsizing everything into little ungraceful boxes. When 1992 rolled around, it looked as if Cadillac copied the popular late 80's Thunderbirds making what looked more like a 4-door Thunderbird calling it a Seville and an Eldorado that was not too unlike the Tbird coupe roofline but a little more straight edged as opposed to rounded off aero. Cadillac didn't get back to relavence until the Escalade and CTS came along. The Navigator brought the only real relavence to Lincoln and it seems only now they are trying to catch up. Before the Navigator and Escalade came along the only supporting cars were the DeVille and Town Car maketed to old people. Oh yeah we are lucky Lincoln didn't follow the Cimmaron with an Escort sedan with a Mark grille and tire hump. However, there is always hope for the Lincoln MKY... Edited January 5, 2008 by Watchdevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkFive Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) The Navigator brought the only real relavence to Lincoln and it seems only now they are trying to catch up. Maybe the MK-Flex will help Lincoln in the same way the Navigator did when it first arrived. As a mini-van "type" luxury vehicle, does it have much competition that isn't already classified as an SUV? What classification do the Cadillac SRX and Mercedes R class fall under? By the way you are scaring me. The MKR front doesn't look bad on the Focus. I need a drink. Edited January 5, 2008 by MarkFive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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