http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:44:32 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035136_new-top-safety-picks-2010-journey-mkt-and-mazda3 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035136_new-top-safety-picks-2010-journey-mkt-and-mazda3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:35:00 -0400 Three new sets of crash-test results released late this week by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) appear to leave very little, if any, room for improvement. All three of these vehicles--the 2010 Dodge Journey, 2010 Lincoln MKT, and 2010 Mazda Mazda3--achieved top ratings in all the major categories and were named Top Safety Picks ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/lincoln_mkt_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/lincoln_mkt_2010 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:40:00 -0400 2010 LINCOLN MKT STYLING | [8 out of 10] Cars.com: "Rear of the MKT sports a distinctive forward-swept liftgate" New York Times: "A perfect antidote to the crossover blahs" Car and Driver: "Both front occupants enjoy the flowing, uncluttered center console" Love it or hate it, the one thing you won't be able to do is ignore the new ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034719_five-questions-ford-evp-mark-fields http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034719_five-questions-ford-evp-mark-fields Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:40:00 -0400 Ford is in by far the best shape of the Detroit Three right now. Their sales are up compared to GM and Toyota, and their 2009 Ford Focus and 2009 Ford Escape were two of the top-selling cars bought using Cash-for-Clunkers credits. TheCarConnection.com was lucky enough to attend a Ford social event in New York City last night, part of a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034519_compared-2010-lincoln-mkt-vs-acura-mdx http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034519_compared-2010-lincoln-mkt-vs-acura-mdx Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0400 Big seven-seat crossovers with near-luxury nameplates: who can keep track of them all? TheCarConnection.com, that's who. In the past few weeks, we've spent time in nearly all the vehicles in this niche promising lots of personal space, lots of longing stares and lots of passenger-distracting gadgets. There's the Volvo XC90, the Buick Enclave, ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033904_spy-shots-2011-lincoln-mkx http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033904_spy-shots-2011-lincoln-mkx Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:30:00 -0400 When you live down the street from a working car factory, you're bound to see something interesting--as did the staff of Cars.com today, when they nabbed photos of the next Lincoln MKX as it drove right by their offices. On the KickingTires blog, David Thomas and company published a gallery of spy shots of the new MKX, which could arrive as a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022751_end-of-the-world-hint-detroit-paper-cant-tell-cadillac-from-lincoln http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022751_end-of-the-world-hint-detroit-paper-cant-tell-cadillac-from-lincoln Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0400 Detroit's been going through tough times for, oh, the last 40 years or so. That's both Detroit as in the carmakers formerly known as The Big Three, now more commonly called The Detroit Two and a Half, and Detroit the city. About which one can only say, oh dear. But the rot is spreading. We read Detroit's newspapers regularly, and were ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022470_ford-turning-big-suvs-into-world-cars http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022470_ford-turning-big-suvs-into-world-cars Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0400 Ford is alone in Detroit--not merely in the remote suburb of Dearborn, but alone in staying out of Chapter 11, too. And while Ford's deftly avoided bankruptcy due to a couple of clever hedges and some well-timed products, it's facing the same problems with its profitable big sport-utility vehicles as the other big automakers, including GM, ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022469_more-compacts-crossovers-coming-for-lincoln http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022469_more-compacts-crossovers-coming-for-lincoln Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0400 The future of Lincoln lies in smaller cars and crossover vehicles, according to a report today in Automotive News. The industry weekly says the brand will develop a new range of smaller vehicles that could eventually replace the traditional top sellers at the luxury brand. In the past the franchise has been carried by cars like the Lincoln ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022354_ford-fanfare-new-lineup-new-tech-and-gosh-darnit-people-like-them http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022354_ford-fanfare-new-lineup-new-tech-and-gosh-darnit-people-like-them Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:25:00 -0400 Not wanting to be left out of the "reinvention" moment, Ford has launched its own assault on the marketplace, trumpeting the company's "freshest" model lineup in history, as well as fuel efficiency, quality, and Ford's growing market share. According to a company press release, Ford is rolling out an "unprecedented" number of new models for ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021820_2009-ford-taurus-and-2009-honda-odyssey-ideal-vehicles-say-owners http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021820_2009-ford-taurus-and-2009-honda-odyssey-ideal-vehicles-say-owners Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:53:00 -0400 There's more good news all around for Ford--it beats out Toyota, GM, Honda, and other full-line mainstream brands and has taken the top mainstream-brand spot in AutoPacific's 2009 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA). Porsche takes the top premium-brand spot, and both top-performing brands win for the second year in a row. Model-by-model, top honors go ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021093_ford-sync-users-free-downloadable-updgrade-now-available-that-provides-traffic-and-directions http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021093_ford-sync-users-free-downloadable-updgrade-now-available-that-provides-traffic-and-directions Fri, 29 May 2009 09:51:00 -0400   There's nothing worse that buying the latest electronic gadget or service, only to find that seven hours later, an updated, more capable version is available and you can't upgrade. With their voice-activated infotainment system, SYNC, Ford Motor Company is working to keep customers from suffing this type of post purchase dissonance. We ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020752_driven-2010-lincoln-mkt-with-ecoboost-v-6 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020752_driven-2010-lincoln-mkt-with-ecoboost-v-6 Fri, 15 May 2009 11:49:00 -0400 In the automotive world, the words big and responsive don't normally go together.  The all-new 2010 Lincoln MKT puts those two words comfortably in a curvy shape that stands out in a parking lot and on the road. (What else can you drive with a grill that looks like a baleen whale?) We introduced you to Lincoln's full-size, three-row crossover ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020750_driven-2010-lincoln-mks-sport-with-ecoboost http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020750_driven-2010-lincoln-mks-sport-with-ecoboost Fri, 15 May 2009 10:25:00 -0400   Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was an early 60s band. I don't know much about them, except that they had a great song called "Hot Rod Lincoln." The song was about a cross-country road trip that turned into a road race, all sung to a country rockabilly beat. Great stuff. However, it's been some time since Lincoln has offered ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020747_fords-ecoboost-almost-ready-for-liftoff http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020747_fords-ecoboost-almost-ready-for-liftoff Fri, 15 May 2009 08:59:00 -0400   Yesterday was actually my third time in an EcoBoosted Ford, but this is the first time I can actually tell you what it was like to nail the throttle of an engine that may become the next 5.0-liter. If you're unfamiliar with the old Five-O, that was the way a generation of enthusiasts referred to the 302-cubic inch V-8 (five liters) that ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/lincoln_mkx_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/lincoln_mkx_2009 Sun, 03 May 2009 21:40:00 -0400 2009 LINCOLN MKX STYLING | [8 out of 10] Car and Driver: "interior isn't even in the same league, much less ballpark, as its luxury competition" Cars.com: "chrome cheese-grater grille is distinctive" Kelley Blue Book: "noticeably devoid of gratuitous chrome" The 2009 Lincoln MKX is a nice-looking offering from the outside, but ...
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