Lincoln MKS
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The Lincoln MKS is a full-sized luxury sedan that was manufactured and marketed by the Lincoln subdivision of Ford from 2008 to 2016. First shown at the LA Auto Show in November 2007, the MKS began production for the 2009 model year at Ford's Chicago Assembly plant in May 2008 with sales beginning a month later.[5] The MKS was the second Lincoln to adopt the "MK" nomenclature and the first model to wear it through its entire production run. With the discontinuation of the Lincoln Town Car in 2011, the MKS at 205.6-inches in length became the longest production sedan sold by an American automaker through 2016.
Lincoln MKS | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | The Lincoln Motor Company (Ford Motor Company) |
Production | May 2008[1]–2016[2] |
Model years | 2009–2016 |
Assembly | Ford Chicago Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Designer | Robert Gelardi (exterior: 2005)[3][4] Peter Horbury (design chief) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size luxury car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive / all wheel drive |
Platform | Ford D3 platform |
Related | Mercury Sable Ford Taurus Ford Taurus X Ford Flex Lincoln MKT Volvo S80 Volvo S60 Volvo V70 Volvo XC70 Volvo XC90 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.7 L Cyclone V6 DOHC 273 hp (277 PS) at 6250 rpm (2009–2011) 3.7 L Cyclone V6 Ti-VCT DOHC 304 hp at 6500 rpm (2012–present) 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DOHC 355 hp (360 PS) at 5700 rpm (2010-2012) 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DOHC 365 hp (360 PS) at 5500 rpm (2013-present) |
Transmission | 6-speed 6F50 automatic 6-speed 6F55 automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 112.9 in (2,868 mm) |
Length | 2009–2012: 204.2 in (5,187 mm) 2013–2016 : 204.8 in (5,202 mm) |
Width | 75.9 in (1,928 mm) |
Height | 61.6 in (1,565 mm) |
Curb weight | 4,127 lb (1,872 kg) (Front-wheel drive) 4,276 lb (1,940 kg) (All-wheel drive) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Lincoln Continental |
Successor | Lincoln Continental (2017) |
Sharing the Ford D3 platform with the fifth and sixth-generation Ford Taurus, the Lincoln MKS offered front-wheel drive with optional all-wheel drive (a first in a full-size Lincoln). Shared with the Taurus SHO, the 3.5L EcoBoost twin-turbocharged V6 became the first turbocharged gasoline engine in a Lincoln.[6]
The Lincoln MKS was discontinued after 2016 and replaced by the tenth generation Lincoln Continental.[7]