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TheCarConnection.com's editors have driven the 2010 Lincoln MKZ and have compared it with other luxury sedans to write this hands-on road test. Editors have also compiled quotes and opinions from other sources to produce the most comprehensive look at the new MKZ on the Web.
Likes:
- The evolution of the "Lincoln look"
- Quick, with impressive fuel economy
- Heaping doses of technology
- Top Safety Pick
Dislikes:
- Engine noise under full throttle
- Handling lacks crispness
- Still too similar to the Ford Fusion
The 2010 Lincoln MKZ shares much with the latest Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but it's making steady styling progress this year with new front and rear designs, as well as a classy interior update. The MKZ is not truly a sport sedan, but a quick, fairly responsive four-door with available all-wheel drive and technology features second to none. The 2010 MKZ is priced from $35,000 and competes most closely with the Acura TL, Lexus ES 350, and Buick LaCrosse.
There are familiar lines and curves in the 2010 Lincoln MKZ sheetmetal borrowed from the Ford Fusion, but a distinct Lincoln silhouette is evolving right on its nose and tail. Updated this year to share more cues with the larger Lincoln MKS, the latest MKZ wears a twin-wing grille and slimmer headlights, which Ford designers say give it a wider look. The taillights are wide and narrow toward the center of the trunklid, a look that's more Japanese family sedan than luxury liner. In all, the MKZ doesn't shatter the perception that it's an upstyled Fusion-though that's no faint praise, given Lincoln's forgettable recent past. Inside, the MKZ is happier in its imitation of the MKS. There's a wide band of wood or aluminum trim against dark, tightly grained plastic, framing a big LCD screen for audio and entertainment features. Thin ribbons of metallic trim frame big panels of dash in a look harking back to the heyday of Lincoln in the 1960s-but also recalling Ford's work with the Land Rover brand. It's an improvement for sure, though less of a stretch.
