Lincoln Town Being Replaced by MKS

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I HONESTLY don´t like the way the MKS looks. Don´t get me wrong, there is not a thing Lincoln can do wrong, but it´s opening shots of the MKS were NOT that impressive compared to the Town Car. The Town Car´s aged Prestige, even the 2008 model, are next to flawless. I suppose people associated the name Town Car with Gas Guzzler and Lincoln wants to start anew.


RIP Town Car, 1981-2009

~Lynch
 
Lincoln let the TC die... It has undergone almost no powertrain changes since the early 90s.

Still has the same 4.6 SOHC and 4 speed auto.

LEAPS behind the competition.
 
maxmk8 said:
Lincoln let the TC die... It has undergone almost no powertrain changes since the early 90s.

Still has the same 4.6 SOHC and 4 speed auto.

LEAPS behind the competition.
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The Town Car is a car of age and distinction. If you want CLASS you get a Town Car. Unlike the Hummer, the BMW, the Chrysler that have all turned into the pathetic image of upper middle class suburban families, Town Car was still a very distinguished car. Town Cars were driven by go-getters. Saying you drove a town car was different then saying ¨I drive a BMW.¨ Or ¨I drive a H2¨.

I was flipping through old ads for the TC and saw that always in the background there was some preppy-distinct couple in the back, madly in love, on some upper-class street with the world at their feet. It retained that image, and in my opinion keeping the same general design and just shining it off through the generations was a wise marketing idea. If they popped out a Town Car one day that looked like a Zephyr, people would give them the eye as if they were losing faith in their product.

Town Car was a ageless luxury vehicle for the ages. With the interest resurfacing in classic cars, I would say the TC had a chance to be restored to it´s image.

It´s unfortunate, however. I am getting a memorial tattoo on Thursday.

~L
 
They did add that part where it drops to 4 on the freeway to save gas ? Seemse like more room for problems hehe.
 
It says the mks is a 17 ft long car??? The TC isnt even that long ! no car is that long !! i think they meant 7 ft long car LOL
 
Knowing the Town Car would soon be gone was one of my reasons for obtaining this beauty. :)

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Compare the specs

Compare the specs

Looks like the MKS is 17 ft long, the Town Car about 18 ft long. Personally, I can't see the MKS as a Limo though.

MKS

Exterior
Length: 204.1 in.
Width: 75.9 in.
Height: 61.6 in.
Wheel Base: 112.9 in.
Curb Weight: 4127 lbs.
Gross Weight: 5250 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 39.7 in.
Front Hip Room: 55.3 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 58.6 in.
Rear Head Room: 38.6 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 57.4 in.
Rear Hip Room: 55.3 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.9 in.
Rear Leg Room: 38.6 in.
Luggage Capacity: 18.4 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 18 cu. ft.


Town Car

Exterior
Length: 215.4 in.
Width: 78.5 in.
Height: 59 in.
Wheel Base: 117.7 in.
Interior
Front Head Room: 39.4 in.
Front Hip Room: 57 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 60.3 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.4 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 59.9 in.
Rear Hip Room: 58 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.7 in.
Rear Leg Room: 39.6 in.
Luggage Capacity: 21 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 21 cu. ft.
 
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