snooter Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Lincharo...428cj plus 4speed hurst and i will dye my hair blue for 1 day..lincoln just makes me laugh..i gotta admire the tenacity of the lincoln boys though...they are trying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Don't forget there is a huge expansion planned for FRAP - announced when they cancelled the new plant in Mexico. Right, I know about that - I don't know the scale of expansion.....if it's expanded enough to make room for the others plus Fusion, then obviously this talk makes sense.....I just didn't realize it's to be that big of an expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Right, I know about that - I don't know the scale of expansion.....if it's expanded enough to make room for the others plus Fusion, then obviously this talk makes sense.....I just didn't realize it's to be that big of an expansion. I've been trying to find out what exactly the scale is because it sounded like a new second plant was going to be built. At this point I think everything is still in the planning stages because nobody seems to know anything or isn't willing to say anything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I've been trying to find out what exactly the scale is because it sounded like a new second plant was going to be built. At this point I think everything is still in the planning stages because nobody seems to know anything or isn't willing to say anything yet. Wow, that'd certainly be a huge expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wow, that'd certainly be a huge expansion. As the plant is currently laid out, I have no idea how/where the autonomous cars could/would be built. There's also a large patch of unused land on the grounds west of the test track for something to go in. I live literally right across the freeway from the plant so it's going to be very interesting to see everything progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wow, that'd certainly be a huge expansion. It sounded very bigly........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangBang Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Lincoln Liverspot? Might appeal to older folks who are looking for a Town Car replacement. Lincoln Incontinental 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniffen Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Maybe a Mustang based, but bit longer, for better ride. Have a hardtop version that actually has a backseat with headroom for someone taller than 5' 6". Only AWD, more luxury ride and handling, not for just going fast. Yea, I've said this before: Cougar, by Lincoln. Or, the hell with hit, bring back the Zephyr. The buyers Lincoln wants won't remember the Mercury Zephyr from the late 70s to early 80s. When was the last time you saw one? The Lincoln Zephyr nameplate was only here for what, a year? Before the went with the alphabet soup concept. Not sure if it will matter, there are times I have to wonder if Lincoln will make it.I want it to succeed, just not sure if it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Maybe a Mustang based, but bit longer, for better ride. Have a hardtop version that actually has a backseat with headroom for someone taller than 5' 6". Only AWD, more luxury ride and handling, not for just going fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Maybe it might be something from a current trim level. Lincoln Reserve, Lincoln Premiere, Lincoln Select? I just hope it's a driver's car like the LS was. Edited March 7, 2017 by ANTAUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddysystem Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 How about calling the new MKZ "Continental" as well but with an adder such as Sport, Coupe, or an alphanumeric designator like Z, MKR or something like that? Lincoln will have 2 sub brands of cars. Continentals and name based SUVs. I really do like the Continental name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 How about calling the new MKZ "Continental" as well but with an adder such as Sport, Coupe, or an alphanumeric designator like Z, MKR or something like that? Lincoln will have 2 sub brands of cars. Continentals and name based SUVs. I really do like the Continental name. Eh, I think they'd like to keep some exclusivity to the Continental name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 As far as there being room for two sedans, I'd say there is room if you have the traditional luxury sedan (Continential) and the second could be the four door coupe style which is popular... a long as it had the performance to back up the looks. Another possibility is a luxury hybrid sedan, although on second thought, a luxury hybrid CUV would be a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangBang Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 How about calling the new MKZ "Continental" as well but with an adder such as Sport, Coupe, or an alphanumeric designator like Z, MKR or something like that? Lincoln will have 2 sub brands of cars. Continentals and name based SUVs. I really do like the Continental name. There is a president for this when Lincoln was a two model lineup between 1968 and 1976... There was the full-sized Continental and the Continental Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 How about calling the new MKZ "Continental" as well but with an adder such as Sport, Coupe, or an alphanumeric designator like Z, MKR or something like that? Lincoln will have 2 sub brands of cars. Continentals and name based SUVs. I really do like the Continental name. Eh, I think they'd like to keep some exclusivity to the Continental name. . At one time, Continental was its own division in the FoMoCo empire, then it got folded into the Lincoln brand. As for naming more cars in the Lincoln line "Continental" would likely dilute the cache of the name itself....I can remember when Oldsmobile tried to cash in on the Cutlass name and tagged damn near everything in their lineup with the Cutlass moniker....destroyed the name itself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Exactly my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettech Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 If the Continental was absorbed into the Lincoln Company.. then a 4-door, Lincoln Mercury, and a two door Lincoln Cougar would not be unreasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30 OTT 6 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I have no problem with the Thunderbird name attached to LiMoCo product either. And built on the S550 platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
630land Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Don't expect 2 doors. It's not 1977. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKX1960 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I have no problem with the Thunderbird name attached to LiMoCo product either. And built on the S550 platform. Any name ever used on a Ford would just give the haters one more thing to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnLover Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I think he meant in the sense that there's not going to be a sweeping, instant change from alphabet names to full names like what Infiniti did going from the G, M, Q, FX, JX, etc. straight to Q#0 for sedans and QX#0 for SUVs without redesigns, just rebadging existing models. Instead, we'll see a gradual shift toward names, with the alphabet names being dropped as each model is replaced. We've seen it with MKS being replaced by Continental, and MKZ is next. Yeah, it was tough to come up with travel names last time I tried. Mariner would fit with the theme, but I think they want to stay away from using it to avoid the inevitable "tarted up Ford" reference that invites (whether valid or not). These are about all I could come up with (and they're not that good): -Aeronaut -Reconnaissance -Enterprise -Cavalcade -Gallivanter The last two are GTA names for those that play video games. Cavalcade would fit better in Cadillac's lineup, eh? I have one in white with large chrome rims and limo windows with every performance upgrade..... My vehicle of choice on GTA..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnLover Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Well, we already knew the current MKZ was going bye bye, but the actual name dying is good too..... They should take this opportunity to re-enter the midsize sport sedan market..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Cavalcade would fit better in Cadillac's lineup, eh? I have one in white with large chrome rims and limo windows with every performance upgrade..... My vehicle of choice on GTA..... Well, considering the GTA one was designed to look like an Escalade, yeah haha. I just couldn't think of anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddysystem Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Spent some time looking through Hemmings Classifieds. Interesting to look at the nomenclature over the years. I agree Zephyr, Capri, Versailles, Cosmopolitan and Town car won't work anymore. Mark and MK were nice until the latest MKX, MKZ, MKT abused the idea. There was a Continental Coupe period as was the Lincoln Premiere. I believe there is a Premier trim level now though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Premier is the lowest trim level and besides, it seems kind of generic. I don't love it but Sentinel would be a new production name and they do have history with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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