2009 Lincoln MKS Spy Photos...Is Ford Finally Getting Serious about Lincoln?

Is this thing going to be RWD, unlike the first MK?

From the pics, the front looks like an Acura TSX, and the body of a Lexus GS/ES.

who ever think that looks nice, probably thinks the CTS is the best looking car in the world, its a "meh" desgin, and the engine specifications are even worst. who even needs V8's anymore? haven't the american car companys learned about engineering? mitsubishi brings out massive horsepower from a 1.8L evo engine yet these guys need 4.4/4.8L its a gas guzzling money wasting machine.

"mitsubishi brings out massive horsepower from a 1.8L evo engine yet these guys need 4.4/4.8L its a gas guzzling money wasting machine."

Ford's V8 mustang will get 17/25 mpg city/highway. A Lancer Evo MR (2.0L Turbo) will get 18/24 mpg. A 300hp V8 eats as much fuel as a 300hp 4 cylinder. A specific amount of fuel (gas) is required for a certain amount of power regardless of the amount of the cylinders or size. Bad fuel mileage is normally the result of inefficient engineering of the vehicle, not necessarily the power plant.

"who even needs V8's anymore? haven't the american car companys learned about engineering? mitsubishi brings out massive horsepower from a 1.8L evo engine yet these guys need 4.4/4.8L"

My guess is it has to do with power delivery. This isn't a "boy racer" Evo (it's 4G63T is 2.0L BTW) that will be used and abused like a racecar. Low-end, effortless torque is the name of the game for entry-level luxury cars, hence the large displacement V6 and V8 engines coupled to AT.

"Ford's V8 mustang will get 17/25 mpg city/highway. A Lancer Evo MR (2.0L Turbo) will get 18/24 mpg. A 300hp V8 eats as much fuel as a 300hp 4 cylinder."

Do you honestly believe that? The EPA's testing procedures are a joke, even the new one.
You can drive a 4-cylinder turbocharged car as if it were a Civic (staying off boost) and get great MPG, especially in the newer generation of turbo cars using direct injection which allows for high compression (10:1+) so off boost driving isn't that lethargic. To where a V8 always has 8 injectors squrting and is usually at least twice as large as a 4 cylinder turbo. And amazingly, DoD (displacement on demand) is still mostly used in trucks and vans.

risk--you can put your fears to rest. The current thought is this will not be offered with the Yamaha V8, but rather the 3.5 liter V6.

This is really a shame though. For this to be a credible alternative to the other luxury marques, a lot of buyers WANT the V8 and are willing to pay for the gas guzzling.

People like choice, Risk.

Risk:

When that 1.8L Evo engine can put down 700 HP to the wheels on a stock bottom end on 93 octane without nitrous, methanol, water injection, or race gas, and be a daily driven 9 second street car, then I'll listen.

There is no replacement for displacement. While increasing boost causes detonation, displacement does not.

Another thing to keep in mind is that 100 octane is standard pump gas in Japan. Try putting 100 octane in the states as standard pump gas without the Prius driving tofu eating Al Gore worshipping crowd having an aneurism.