Not sure what a Mustang sedan rumor has to do with Zephyr, unless you're suggesting they use the Zephyr name on a Lincoln version of the Mustang 4-door.
It’s possible that the model will be the Lincoln Z, which has been available in the Chinese market for several years and is well-established among local consumers.
Alternatively, it could be a trim of the Lincoln Nautilus. Some Lincoln Nautilus owners in China have received a questionnaire.
Take it with a grain of salt, but Borg said that there was a Mach E based product a while back, but that it's since been shelved. Maybe it's been revived?
This report is saying additional nameplate, i.e. not Corsair. But that's what I was getting at, with Corsair out the door, is this just a replacement with a new name or is it actually expanding the lineup.
Wasn't there a report saying there were going to be 2? Now it's just 1?
it is a new model or just a Corsair replacement because if that is the case it not really an expansion of lineup
Lincoln Lineup Will Expand By One Nameplate Soon: Report
This report comes to us from Automotive News, which is saying that Lincoln dealers have been promised an additional nameplate by Lincoln executives “in the near future.” What that product might be remains entirely unclear, which is also true of when it might enter production or where it might be built. AN speculates that this new model could be an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) of some sort, which is a type of powertrain Ford has been working on for a while now and plans to offer in more than one future product.
What this doesn't answer is the Corsair question.....does this rumored new nameplate just take the place of Corsair (whose future still needs an answer), or is it truly a 5th model?
Most of us here suggested it was a bad move, and that a more cautious, thought out transition was the smarter move, maintaining the (at the time) current ICE lineup while adding EVs and allowing the market to dictate the transition period.
Hackett's VW tie up was a bad move and allowed Ford to be complacent.
Doubling down and cancelling the ICE models was an even bigger mistake.
Finally did a wire transfer of the funds to pay for the car today. The car is in Hamilton, Ontario. I also contracted with a shipper and a customs broker. The shipper I chose is TFX International who handles shipping for Barrett-Jackson in Canada. Those added quite a bit to the final cost but I honestly didn't want anything to do with all the border crossing nonsense. Even with those extra costs added on the final price was still way lower than almost any Mark VII I could find in the states, especially for decent cars like this one. As an example, there is a really clean 1985 Mark VII at a dealer in Washington state that has about half the mileage of this car but the asking price is more than double what I paid for this one. It's also about three times as far away so the shipping cost would be considerably higher as well even without the customs broker fee. That '85 car also has a 140 hp version of the 5.0L as compared to 225 hp in the '89.
A couple of differences between the Canadian version and ours were obviously that the speedometer reads in kilometers and they came standard with DRLs. I also saw mention that Lincoln did extra rust proofing on the cars sold in Canada but I don't know how true that is. From the underneath photos it's obvious that this car has a good coating of rust proofing but I'd be surprised if that's how it was built.
I also got to talk to the gentleman today who bought the car new and then gave it to his father. He said the car hasn't seen a winter in decades. And it won't under my ownership either.