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TheCarConnection.com's editors have driven the latest edition of the Lincoln MKS, with both available powertrains, for this road test. Editors have compared the MKS to vehicles in its size and price class to help you narrow your choices in the segment. Finally, editors have compiled a full review of quotes from other trusted sources to bring you the most comprehensive reference guide to the 2010 MKS on the Web.
Likes:
- Traditional, classic styling
- Exceptional power from turbo V-6
- Amazingly quiet ride
- Comprehensive standard features
Dislikes:
- Big-car handling
- Active headrests sit too far forward
- Telescopic wheel travel is short
- Trunk opening is small
- Gets quite expensive
With the 2010 Lincoln MKS, Ford finally fields a truly competitive luxury sedan with the acceleration and high-end features of prime European and Japanese nameplates. The MKS isn't a handling champion-it's a large, wide sedan with an emphasis on a creamy ride-but it's very quick on its toes and has an exhaustive list of features in its luxury-liner cabin. With a base price of about $42,000, the 2010 MKS can cost upward of $55,000 if all available features are specified.
Though the 2010 Lincoln MKS shares some running gear with its distant Ford company cousin, the Volvo S80, its sheetmetal and cabin are completely distinct-and distinctive, giving the MKS a classically handsome shape with heritage cues inside and out. The twin grille up front is its most recognizable touch, though the wide band of chrome around its tail has been a brand hallmark for decades. There are passing resemblances to the Lexus GS and the Volvo S80, but especially in dark colors, the MKS snares an identity all its own-a triumph for Ford's upscale brand. The interior of the MKS refines a linear, spare theme that Lincoln has been evolving all decade, with a wide dash and delicate metallic trim harking back to the Lincolns of the Sixties. Electroluminescent gauges give the MKS a soft glow at night, and leather and wood details bring it ever closer to Lexus levels of quality.
