I got the same thing from the Honda dealership about my old Acura Integra back in the day. I had to drive all the way to Tallahassee from Valdosta to get to the nearest Acura dealer.
Lincoln: Can Ford save them and how?
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I got the same thing from the Honda dealership about my old Acura Integra back in the day. I had to drive all the way to Tallahassee from Valdosta to get to the nearest Acura dealer.
Bring back a big RWD platform with suicide doors, drop in a 6.2 and call it a Continental
One Ford really means 0 Lincoln because Ford can not ever make Lincoln relevant with their current risk, and cost averse thought process. Their brand image is at least ten years behind Cadillac, and 12-15 behind the Germans which is sad when you consider Lincoln's heritage.
Acura, Infiniti and Lexus make the Lincoln that you describe difficult to justify.
Lexus had huge issues in the last 10 years. Acura is the only one that actually made a reliable car out of the 3.
I haven't cared for Lincoln's styling or pretty much anything they've had for a while. The car's are just renamed Ford's with a Lincoln emblem and very high price tag. The only reason i like my Aviator is that it has the DOHC 4.6 V8, something that set it aside from the Explorer/Mountaineer of those years. They really need to come out with a new, unique platform, instead of using the Taurus, Expidition, Edge and Fusion to build off of. They offer nothing more than what you can get with just a Ford. The styling is getting worse and worse, who the F**k is designing these things? The days of the old people buying these is gone, they need to step up their A game or will go away from lack of sales. If they offered a car to compete against the CTS-V, i think they could get a younger generation back into them. They really need to get away from the "trendy" names they think people like, and get rid of the hideous grills.
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First off, Lincoln needs a solid way of deferentiating their models. I consider myself a car guy, and we own four Fords. I could not pick out any Lincoln out of a lineup BY NAME besides the MK/S.
Next, they should take a variant of the new Mustang and create a 3 series/Lexus Is competitor. Start there. If they can get their foot in the door with some kind of two and four door version of THAT car, then they can move to family car and ultra luxury cars. Everyone agrees that it takes time to get the brand off the floor, so redo the Navigator, WELL, and give us a near separate entry level sports sedan.
It has to be RWD, and you can use the 3.5tt and the 5.0 as well as the 3.7. Two things; it has to be the best looking car in the segment, and it has to handle like a BMW, not a Lincoln. Btw, I would use some sort of alphanumeric designation like Lexus and NEVER bring back the old Lincoln names.
Next, they should take a variant of the new Mustang and create a 3 series/Lexus Is competitor. Start there. If they can get their foot in the door with some kind of two and four door version of THAT car, then they can move to family car and ultra luxury cars. Everyone agrees that it takes time to get the brand off the floor, so redo the Navigator, WELL, and give us a near separate entry level sports sedan.
It has to be RWD, and you can use the 3.5tt and the 5.0 as well as the 3.7. Two things; it has to be the best looking car in the segment, and it has to handle like a BMW, not a Lincoln. Btw, I would use some sort of alphanumeric designation like Lexus and NEVER bring back the old Lincoln names.
The data suggests otherwise, and it suggests that Lexus makes more reliable cars than Acura. Lexus also has significantly higher resale value than Acura or Lincoln due to its expected reliability.
Fords and Lincolns are built in the same factory. Lexus has its own factory from Toyota and they are built to a tighter tolerance than Toyota.
Lexus also has their own dealership chain. No Ford dealer knows how to sell a luxury car. Go to a BMW dealer and they will let you drive anything on the lot. Go to a Ford dealer and they'll scoff at your attempt to drive an ecoboost MKS.
Laughable. If Lincoln is ever to survive, they need standalone dealers, like Cadillac and Lexus and MB and BMW, and they need separate factories or higher tolerances. And for Christ's sake, build something exciting.
Lexus also has their own dealership chain. No Ford dealer knows how to sell a luxury car. Go to a BMW dealer and they will let you drive anything on the lot. Go to a Ford dealer and they'll scoff at your attempt to drive an ecoboost MKS.
Laughable. If Lincoln is ever to survive, they need standalone dealers, like Cadillac and Lexus and MB and BMW, and they need separate factories or higher tolerances. And for Christ's sake, build something exciting.
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Reminds me of the time i pulled up in my new Escalade to look at a used GT500, and the Ford dealer tells me that I have to do a credit application to drive. I pointed to what I drove up in ( which they could see because I pulled up right out front ) laughed, and walked back to my car. My local Lincoln dealer is inside of the local Ford dealer, and I can't imagine paying more for a Lincoln Fusion to put up with the same dealer experience.
Its simple.. If Lincoln doesnt make a sport model or coupe they are going to be cut from FORD
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