blazerdude20 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 My link I heard from a friend who saw a post on the internet by someone who read it in a magazine that the rear seat legroom is less than a Hummer stretch Limo therefore.... LINCOLN SUCKS!!!!!! Wait, is this the right thread???? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Love that they're keeping the "Town Car" branding intact. Pics look good... I agree this is a great application for this vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Wow. That thing is ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Wow. That thing is ugly. IMO its ugly in pictures and its pretty decent in Person...the rear of the car needs more work...it reminds me too much of the Lando rear-end seen on the Seville and Continental back in the early 1980s. I've been seeing more and more of them back home where I live. Though I seriously wonder how its going to look like when its made into a strech limo...might be vomit inducing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-Keith Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 It is pretty ugly. Lincoln rant: Ford is utterly clueless as to what to do with Lincoln. In my opinion, they need to stop appealing to the throng of people who remember the Continental and Town Car. Old people don't matter, that's why their old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 This isn't for old people. This is for the 'black car' market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm interested in seeing what the stretched one looks. I still think the rear end is hideous, even in person. Is the name "MKT Town Car' a hint of where the letters, and names will be married together, hm the 2014 MKZ Zephyr", the 2014, MKC Continental?... Blah, reminds me of Mercedes Benz, CL63 AMG Ensigno OPP, with an OCD in ADD. Blah... Do we know if the Ecoboost will be the standard engine? There is a hint of it since it stated the stretched would be AWD standard, therefore might be a high probability of doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm hoping if the livery trade wholeheartedly adopt the MKT that Lincoln is allowed to build a sedan version chops: Link1 - Link2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang84isu Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 It is pretty ugly. Lincoln rant: Ford is utterly clueless as to what to do with Lincoln. In my opinion, they need to stop appealing to the throng of people who remember the Continental and Town Car. Old people don't matter, that's why their old. I'm not impressed with what Ford has done so far. The quality and craftmanship are up, but the styling is completely overwrought. Like the cars, even the Lincoln logo has become clunky looking. I'm still holding out hope for the new guy...whoever is designing Lincolns now doesn't have an eye for elegant, cohesive design. The Lincoln LS has been gone for a number of years but even the first year models still look fresh. Lincoln needs to be timeless, not tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Wonder if an MKT with a proper trunk would appeal to the more conservative Lincoln buyer tastes... Yes, most Town Cars go to liveries but the people who ride in them expect a certain kind of look. I think this car is just a little too hunchback for most buyers, but eliminating TC will get sales up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfeg Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 They just need to drop the MKT from the name. Just use Town Car and Town Limo. Every time I see MKT I do not think Lincoln, but rember the old Katy Railroad which was formally the MKT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 The Lincoln LS has been gone for a number of years but even the first year models still look fresh. Lincoln needs to be timeless, not tacky. I guess you never heard the uproar about the LS's styling and how it looked too much like a Mustibishi Galant of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm hoping if the livery trade wholeheartedly adopt the MKT that Lincoln is allowed to build a sedan version chops: Link1 I agree.....while it is not to my taste for a daily driver, I do not see it as ugly as some have jumped on the "its ugly" bandwagon...plus, the chop that 2b2 did for a sedan variant looks outstanding....good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Is the "new" MKT Town Car supposed to count as one of Lincoln's SEVEN new or refreshed vehicles? If so, then Lincoln is in even more trouble than I originally thought. I'm not even sure chasing Cop and Livery sales is such a great idea. Everytime I see a CV or Charger in my rear view mirror I think it's probably a cop car. And a Town Car is probably a Metro Cab or doing limo service. Let Chrysler have that business and GM if they want it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 This is nothing more than a livery car replacement for the departing Town Car. Nothing more, nothing less. As long as it's highly functional and comfortable I don't think it matters too much what the outside looks like. Let's face it - the current Town Car is no looker either. Take your rants to the Lincoln sucks thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 <rant> The Town Car name is ridiculous, even on an overblown taxi cab like this. </rant> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'll hopefully get to ride in one of these when they hit the limo services. My employer allows us to used "Town Car" services when on business travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 <rant> The Town Car name is ridiculous, even on an overblown taxi cab like this. </rant> I say bring back the Fleetwood Cadillac. :happy feet: When I was a teenager, I remember I had a job limoing customers from a high scale restaurant to the Fisher Theater across the street from the GM building in a giant Fleetwood Cadillac. Talk about leg room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I say bring back the Fleetwood Cadillac. :happy feet: When I was a teenager, I remember I had a job limoing customers from a high scale restaurant to the Fisher Theater across the street from the GM building in a giant Fleetwood Cadillac. Talk about leg room. Current Caddys have no luggage room compared to the old Town Car and the MKT Town Car will make that difference even larger. That's why you hardly ever see Caddys as livery cars. When they lengthen the MKS it will take over as the flagship with the MKT being primarily a livery/limo option with niche retail sales. This makes a Lincoln version of the Explorer even more likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Current Caddys have no luggage room compared to the old Town Car and the MKT Town Car will make that difference even larger. That's why you hardly ever see Caddys as livery cars. When they lengthen the MKS it will take over as the flagship with the MKT being primarily a livery/limo option with niche retail sales. This makes a Lincoln version of the Explorer even more likely. Metro Cab that has the exclusive contract to Metro Airport and back uses Cadillac DTS and Lincoln Town Car as their main modes of transit. Just the regular sedans in most cases. They charge a flat rate to and from and if you call them rather than park you car on Metro lots for days, you generally get one of the two. I've been in both and yes I find the Town Car more roomy in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I do like the sedan chop of it though. The benefit of the MKT based limo will be the leg room, and the ingress/egress of it. Most annoying thing I find about limo's is getting in, hunching over, and like Helen Keller, walk around find your place to sit (when you have a super stretch), and I always feel bad for the older women, with dresses trying to accomplish the same. With the MarKeT Limo, the height of it will make that an advantage. I have been inside Navi Stretch Limos a few times and I'm expecting sort of the same experience in that regard. Easy in, Easy out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 When they lengthen the MKS it will take over as the flagship with the MKT being primarily a livery/limo option with niche retail sales. This makes a Lincoln version of the Explorer even more likely. I'm not sure how you got there...but I was looking at the pricing on the current Town Car L (which is used mostly for airport livery...or what I've be in)...its nearly 50K! The MKT is cheaper then the TC L by a fair amount, esp when you use the standard 3.7L FWD, which the vast majortory of the MKT Towncars will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atvman Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Are second row buckets an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang84isu Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) I guess you never heard the uproar about the LS's styling and how it looked too much like a Mustibishi Galant of the time. No I had, but I had heard Diamante. It doesn't change the fact that the LS has aged very gracefully and Lincoln has historically been an understated luxury brand. I don't know why they feel they need to out-bling Cadillac with a big toothy grille. Edited February 15, 2011 by mustang84isu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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