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Old 30-03-2015, 08:04 PM   #1
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Well lady folk and gents, this is very interesting - a large luxury sedan and possibly a global AWD/RWD Ford platform...

http://www.caradvice.com.au/345142/l...eturn-in-2016/

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/03/lin...-previews.html

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Old 30-03-2015, 08:11 PM   #2
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Old 30-03-2015, 08:17 PM   #3
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Looks pretty good.
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Unfortunately no mention of any V8 at this stage, but it does have an all-new 3.0L Ecoboost V6.

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interesting car, not bad but you can keep those wheels. They'd be completely impractical in the real world outside of suburbia.
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Looks fantastic. Has great presence and would be a great addition to the local range once Falcon is finished.

But this will be another "One Ford" (I know its a Lincoln) that wont be available outside the US and China.
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interesting car, not bad but you can keep those wheels. They'd be completely impractical in the real world outside of suburbia.
Most concept car stuff is, like those mirrors for example. But I reckon save for the mirrors and wheels, the rest is production ready.

Now just to give it a V8 it deserves
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Those wheels....You will be sued for causing Cataracts and Fits.
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For once I'm actually impressed by a Ford concept, looks very sleek and luxurious
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Old 30-03-2015, 09:15 PM   #10
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Looks amazing.
Good to see a car with a long living nameplate return. Shame it'll be unlikely that it will come to Australia.
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Four words... 'Bring it to Oz'
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Audi called.. they want their styling back ...

Seriously though... nice looking concept.
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Im not sure if i think it looks good, but it doesnt look stupid like alot of new Lincolns.

Ive got a feeling it would be a monster in the flesh though. Looking at the proportions, primarily how much glasshouse there seems to be compared to the body and then factoring in that its using 21 inches, this isnt a small car.
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It is just a tarted up Taurus.
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Calling it "America's Fairlane" is very amusing to an American.
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Old 30-03-2015, 11:44 PM   #18
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not sure about the exterior, the interior reminds me of some cars from the 50`s/60`s , i like
, the push button auto is cool too , it looks like a good cruiser, all it needs is a couple more cylinders.
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Seriously though... nice looking concept.
Very similar but if they don't charge Audi prices all will be forgiven.
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Old 31-03-2015, 07:46 AM   #21
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Like LTD and Fairlane or different do you think?
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Old 31-03-2015, 08:25 AM   #22
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Ummm no way in hell i would own that :/
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It could be the next gen Taurus/Explorer platform underpinning it, CD4.3 or whatever Ford refers to it as. That would go a long way to explaining the proportions if it's an SUV platform.
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Yeah not bad, a bit generic though. Maybe ford are being more conservative? Previous Lincoln concepts have better and stronger styling.

This just looks like a rehashed concept from a few years back...the 500?
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It could be the next gen Taurus/Explorer platform underpinning it, CD4.3 or whatever Ford refers to it as. That would go a long way to explaining the proportions if it's an SUV platform.
Ford reported a few months ago that they were spending up big on a new platform for future Lincolns. Whether its ends up being exclusive to Lincoln in the long run, who knows.
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This would be nice as a Fairlane or LTD....Nice to dream
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I really like it, it's great to see something so formal and stately while looking so modern as well.
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From the side it looks a bit like a tarted up Falcon, inside is just fugly, and the wheels look like something that they won at the Easter Show shooting gallery. I would rather have my old ZL
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Im a big fan, just not sure how u'd throw 1 over the missus in the back seat..
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I hope it's rwd.

There's something just plain wrong about a fwd Lincoln Continental.
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