2027 is only 15 months away.  I can see it taking some time to get any kinks ironed out and get the plant ready for full-scale production.  Maybe 15 months is a little longer than necessary, but they'll be taking it slow and deliberate to ensure quality and make sure it's ready to go full-bore when the time comes.

Maybe more of a 4 door coupe for Lincoln, with only 4 seats.  Buckets in the rear to give it the more luxurious feel.

What makes you think it would be too small?

I too have felt that adding a Lincoln version would kill 2 birds with one stone - give dealers a sedan they've been wanting, and spread out costs of engineering for a 4-door version of the platform.   What I wonder, though, is how spacious will it actually be?  Will it be roomy enough for Lincoln?   The only other viable sedan option would've been importing the Chinese Zephyr or producing it here.  The former I'm sure is off the table, and the latter is questionable since they can't seem to figure out Corsair, let alone for a lower-priority sedan.

Ford BlueOval City Construction Completed Despite EV Pickup Delay   As Ford Authority recently reported, the Ford BlueOval City site – which will be home to the wholly-owned Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center and represents the automaker’s largest investment in its long and illustrious history – is slated to begin EV battery production in 2027, even though production of the next-generation F-150 EV and E-Transit at that site were recently pushed back to 2028. Now, construction at BlueOval City is officially complete, a bit ahead of the scheduled start of any sort of production there. According to the Jackson Sun, construction at BlueOval City is complete and equipment has been moved into the site, which will eventually employ 6,000 workers. Despite the fact that it won’t be building anything for a while, Marianne Dunavant, Community Relations Manager with Ford/BlueOval City, pointed out that there’s still quite a lot of work to be done, regardless. “I could tell you that, also, we felt like this pause, if you will, it’s a delay in opening, but it is not a delay in work,” she said. “Our work has not stopped.”     So it'll sit unused for 2 years?

Nissan Drops Ford Mustang Mach-E Rival In U.S.   Back in January of last year, that same model gained a high-performance Mach-E GT rival via the Nissan Ariya Nismo, too. Now, however, Nissan has opted to discontinue the Ariya in the U.S. for the forthcoming 2026 model year. According to Automotive News, Nissan has opted to nix the Ariya from its U.S. lineup for a few reasons – slow sales, the federal EV tax credit set to expire at the end of this month, and tariffs imposed on imported automobiles and parts, which currently stands at 15 percent for the Japanese automaker. As such, Nissan has opted to pause Ariya production for the U.S. for the 2026 model year, though as of now, no decision has been made for 2027.

Got some feelers out to see if there’s any rumors. 

Exactly

Or at direction of?

Yeah.  At least, that's what I got out of that post.  Makes sense to get the most out of the new 4 door, and give Lincoln a sedan again.