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afaik China requires 31 e-miles wonder how/if they'll make changes

at first I just thought it was OK but after seeing this video I'm more than surprised...ASTONISHED how Beautiful the remade Navigator is! Max(imum)Wolff is a GENIUS!!

I'm trying my best to believe that the "large" sedan Mr. Mulally recently mentioned is the MKS's bigbrother (E386) to replace the MKT!!... ...imho eventually the MKS will be replaced with a new RWD Continental

just imho we won't find out for at least a year

^ I really disliked the new Z until I saw an early video - either on a turntable or the camera orbiting around the car THEN it made sense tho I'm still withholding judgement until I see it in person & Kudos on keeping an open mind, ocnblu

^ oops, sorry, I didn't double check on the Z as for Smoked Quartz, I think it's one of those new paints that change greatly with its surrounds but basically a rich gray here's a recent video favorite frame:

for some reason can't edit ^ so I'm ashamed I forgot there IS a unique color for each the MKZ & Fusion MKZ gets the lovely Smoked Quartz while the Fusion gets Ice Storm (tho only on the Hybrid)-(which may or may not be the same as their old Ice Blue Metallic)

"...maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon..." still hoping to hear about a "Bespoke Program"

afaik: graphics Without looking, I'm going to guess the Lexus ES is the highest volume luxury model. tsk finally found and (slightly) updated/added to my Top Lux Mfg Sales List _2011____2010___models 94,371 - 100,910 - 3 series 82,595 -- 95,790 - L. RX 69,314 -- 58,785 - C class 62,736 -- 60,922 - E class 57,511 -- 45,644 - Mini Brand 51,491 -- 39,488 - 5 series 40,873 -- 48,652 - L. ES 40,547 -- 35,776 - X5 35,835 -- 29,698 - M class 35,234 -- 34,672 - A4 29,669 -- 34,129 - L. IS 27,793 --- 6,075 - X3 25,139 -- 19,943 - GL class 24,908 -- 23,518 - Q5 24,310 -- 20,946 - GLK class 15,385 -- 16,379 - A5 14,381 -------- 0 - L. CT 12,258 -- 13,608 - S class 11,609 -- 16,450 - L. GX 11,299 -- 12,253 - 7 series 11,124 --- 8,675 - A6 -9,568 -- 12,275 - L. LS -8,998 --- 7,976 - Q7 -8,832 -- 13,132 - 1 series -6,561 --- 6,558 - A3 -6,270 -------- 0 - A7 -6,192 --- 6,257 - X6 -5,700 --- 1,521 - A8 -3,903 --- 2,418 - 6 series -3,746 --- 7,059 - L. GS -3,479 --- 3,804 - Z4 -3,167 --- 3.983 - L. LX -2,864 -- 10,663 - L. HS -2,236 --- 1,531 - TT -1,145 ----- 799 - R8 if anyone could redo the list by segments, that'd be great! I don't know all the models listed well enough to do it without research I don't have time/energy for THO imho the 5-series is Not the same segment as a Lexus ES ...etc... even if they are cross-shopped

Anyone know what the highest volume luxury model is? or the highest "volume segments in the luxury segment"?

as I've gone from forum to forum on this subject I'm becoming actually AGAINST marketing Lincoln performance. (possibly except for a subtly different badge: based on the original Continental MkII) Fomoco needs to develop a comprehensive program/philosophy for it, but imho it'd be better to not make a big a deal about one trim and adopt more of a Rolls Royce attitude of, "We have more than adequate performance for you - at whatever level you prefer"... ...whether that's Light/efficient/green or enthusiast driving 'con brio' and everything in between. for enthusiasts: a nextgen MKS (AWD) with a 400hp 3.5EB or a nextgen MKS (AWD) with a 400hp 5.0v8 (LINK) OR a nextgen MKZ (AWD) with the 400hp 3.5EB or a nextgen MKZ (AWD) with a (upto) 350hp 2.7EB OR an AWD Focus/GCMax-based "MKE" with the (upto) 350hp 2.7EB OR a RWD Lincoln "Zodiac" (LincStang) with one of the above engines or a RWD Lincoln "Zodiac" with a 600hp 5.0EB OR a RWD Lincoln Continental (GRwdP) with any of the above engines

isn't that a case of the cure being worse than the disease?

^ well, if we consider Ford's Titanium trim to be a large part of what Mercury was (& I do) then FORD is now competing with Buick, ocnblu Imho a Mustang-based Lincoln coupe-cabrio & sportsedan is a no-brainer... ...add a Falcon-sibling Continental & that's all the RWD (&or halo) Lincoln needs, imho btw re: #2, I got ask Nancy Gioia, Ford's director of global electrification , a question about hybrid leadership by Brand & she said they would never restrict technology to just one Brand ... fwiw

was that really Bob Lutz, Chris? are you in Reno too, JB?

hmm ... couldn't edit my above post so for discussion purposes (if there is any) since I've gotten a good chunk of the web to refer to the small Lincoln Cuv as the MKG (for KuGa) please refer to the small Lincoln car as MKE ('rhymes' with XKE - cuz I'm lobbying for it be very sporty )

altho I don't consider ^this^ definite confirmation, I remember seeing the C-car mentioned in the Media.Ford.com article announcing the murder of Mercury - - only to have that part re-worded by Ford very quickly as "vehicle". Also just recently refound where I saw them say specifically that the Mercury Tracer (C557) would be reworked to be a LincolneTTe ... it was InsideLine

The Happiest Man in Detroit - BusinessWeek (page 4 of 5) Ford CEO Alan Mulally took a broken car company and made it the world's most profitable. Here's why this fairy-tale turnaround is still far from complete By Keith Naughton February 3, 2011, 5:00PM EST ...The first glimpse of Lincoln's new look was scheduled to arrive in April 2011 at the New York Auto Show, say three people familiar with Ford's plans. Mulally had intended to unveil a concept of the next-generation MKZ sedan. Larger than the current model, it also looks more elegant while retaining the prominent split-bow grille Lincoln introduced three years ago, according to two people who have seen the car. Just last month, Mulally opted to hold back that concept car to give Lincoln's new chief designer, Max Wolff, a chance to put his stamp on the brand. Ford poached Wolff, 38, from Cadillac in December. Just when the new Wolff-designed Lincoln will make its debut remains unclear; dealers remain anxious. "They need to refine their styling," says IHS Automotive analyst Rebecca Lindland, "because some of their products are turning heads for the wrong reasons." In 2012, Lincoln will debut its small car, known tentatively as the MKC, which is based on the foundation of the Ford Focus. A small Lincoln SUV, based on the Ford Escape, will also hit showrooms in 2012 along with a larger sport-ute aimed at taking on the Lexus RX 350, the people say. The next generation of Lincolns designed entirely by Wolff, however, lies beyond those remakes... TONS More, but this the Lincoln part

finally saw it - Yes, very good review & tho I haven't seen the American Top Gear, just judging from the British version I saw a few times a couple years ago... if this is a serious audition tape as a performer, I wonder if having some "out-takes" (goofing-up, clowning around, and being silly with 'the crew') might be a worthwhile addition? ...I mean unless you're applying for a writing position OR if the performers are expected to create their own scripts?

a mini-VistaCruiser >> VistaCruZer!

hmmm ... since some wouldn't go for 'pitiful' & based on their explanations :eek: I'm upping the ante to PATHETIC yeah, getting mistakes turned around is good no matter how that's accomplishedeven after time was already wasted making those mistake! But it sounds to me that if in house opinions were valued, how much more progress could've been made in the Right Direction from the get-go? but that's just me

from the article it seems like it helped but Does anyone else find this sort of pitiful? ...that apparently there was no way the constructive criticism could be found in-house

I was abandonned/imprisoned on this planet after being surgically altered to pass for human