fuzzymoomoo Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) MKX -> Aviator No Edited November 23, 2017 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Big NO to Zephyr. Please come up with something that doesn't scream old, cheap or gussied up Fusion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I thought this is the CUV that would get the name "Nautilus". Maybe it will be next gen? A nautilus is a small sea creature, so I thought that the small entry level product would be a perfect for it. Besides, the name sounds much cooler until you find out what it is because of Jules Verne naming a ship after it in his most famous novel. iirc, Verne's Nautilus (or should I say, "Nemo's") was sorta nuclear-ELECTRIC... ...just sayin' & Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 The change in appearance will do more for sales in China as Lincoln continues with unified appearance across the showroom- sales there are growing fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 iirc, Verne's Nautilus (or should I say, "Nemo's") was sorta nuclear-ELECTRIC... I don't know about Verne's Nautilus, but the USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-electric submarine. It was also the first boat to circumnavigate the globe while submerged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Perhaps a rethink away from present vehicles to what's coming in the Ford Arsenal with respect to longer wheelbase in Focus, Focus Active and Escape....Vignale versions of those vehicles could ultimately give rise to two new Lincoln Utilities and maybe a compact car for China Edited November 24, 2017 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet96GT Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Big NO to Zephyr. Please come up with something that doesn't scream old, cheap or gussied up Fusion. Exactly! Two other problems with the name "Zephyr" are as follows: 1. Without taking a deep dive into the word, lots of folks out there really don't know exactly what a "Zephyr" is. Once upon a time, I know I sure didn't. 2. The word "Zephyr" rhymes with "heifer," which brings to mind an image of something big, bloated, and slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The Zephyr model has a long Lincoln history. It was introduced in the depths of the Depression (1936) and was meant to be a more “affordable” Lincoln (much like the Lasalle was to Cadillac). It also came with a V12 engine. But the generation of people that remember the original Zephyr are largely gone. The more recent 2006 version are what people are familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The Zephyr model has a long Lincoln history. It was introduced in the depths of the Depression (1936) and was meant to be a more “affordable” Lincoln (much like the Lasalle was to Cadillac). It also came with a V12 engine. But the generation of people that remember the original Zephyr are largely gone. The more recent 2006 version are what people are familiar with. What some of us really remember is the old Mercury Fox-body of the late '70s/early '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Neither the Fairmont clone nor the more recent Fusion clone bring back fond memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30 OTT 6 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 What some of us really remember is the old Mercury Fox-body of the late '70s/early '80s. The Capri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKX1960 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Exactly! Two other problems with the name "Zephyr" are as follows: 1. Without taking a deep dive into the word, lots of folks out there really don't know exactly what a "Zephyr" is. Once upon a time, I know I sure didn't. 2. The word "Zephyr" rhymes with "heifer," which brings to mind an image of something big, bloated, and slow. The name has already been used. How many times can you reuse it? IMO, They would be better off keeping MKC,MKX and MKZ as they are and save the names for entirely new models. FCA tried that with the 200 and now it's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The Capri? No, that would be the Mercury Capri, not the Mercury Zephyr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Neither the Fairmont clone nor the more recent Fusion clone bring back fond memories. The one-year wonder Lincoln Zephyr wasn't a bad car--and it was, IMHO, far more attractive than the baleen whale MKZ that it became. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 2. The word "Zephyr" rhymes with "heifer," which brings to mind an image of something big, bloated, and slow. That's a bit of a stretch, even for those of us who live in cattle country, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettech Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I still hope Couger name could be used somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 No, that would be the Mercury Capri, not the Mercury Zephyr... There was a Lincoln Capri made from 1952 through 1959. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniffen Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I still hope Couger name could be used somewhere. I agree, the Cougar could be a 3-4 inch longer Mustang based, with the hardtop style of the 67-70 Mercury Cougar. Thus anyone in the back seat over 5'8' could sit back there. As for not using the Zephyr name, I have to disagree, the Lincoln was only around for 1 year and the younger generation will not know of the Mercury Zephyr. Lincoln/Ford will do whatever they will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jqa1824 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I really hope they bring back the Zephyr name. It has history and is a really unique name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) It has history and is a really unique name. So is Hindenburg but I dont think it would make a good name. Edited November 25, 2017 by akirby 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Gotta love Lincoln logic. We need a change in perception for Lincoln so let's replace all those fusty old person names with letter codes that mean nothing to this generation of buyers and when that fails, we'll just go back to those same old fusty names but now call them heritage names. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I really hope they bring back the Zephyr name. It has history and is a really unique name. Ford could rename the Navigator EL the Titanic. Historic. Unique. What could go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Gotta love Lincoln logic. We need a change in perception for Lincoln so let's replace all those fusty old person names with letter codes that mean nothing to this generation of buyers and when that fails, we'll just go back to those same old fusty names but now call them heritage names. Don’t forget Emm-Kay wasn’t the original plan - it was supposed to be Mark Z, Mark C, Mark X, etc. Still bad but not just a bunch of letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Dont forget Emm-Kay wasnt the original plan - it was supposed to be Mark Z, Mark C, Mark X, etc. Still bad but not just a bunch of letters. I never understood how/why they thought people would pronounce something spelled "MKZ" or "MKX" as "Mark Z" or "Mark X"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I never understood how/why they thought people would pronounce something spelled "MKZ" or "MKX" as "Mark Z" or "Mark X"... Agreed - Mazda's system - before they went CX/MX was the best "LincolnC" etc would be too long, but "MarkC" would be pretty good. Now is the letters made sense (C-E, etc) even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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