NAIAS 2015: 2016 Lincoln MKX Leaked Before Show Debut

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: January 11th, 2015

naias 2015 2016 lincoln mkx leaked before show debut

Coming straight from a leaked URL on Lincoln’s Canadian website is the 2016 MKX.

Autoblog reports the “airplane design”-inspired premium crossover shares some of its looks with the 2015 MKC. Power comes from a 2.7-liter EcoBoost. Horsepower should be somewhere north of 300. No transmission was mentioned as of this writing, but speculation points to the same six-speed unit found in the Ford Edge.

Other features include: HID lamps with LED accenting; glass roof; hands-free power liftgate; 360-degree front-mounted camera; leather seating with optional heating/cooling and 22-way adjustment; 13- or 19-speaker Revel audio system; and (as pictured) MyLincoln Touch.

The new MKX is set to arrive in showrooms this summer.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Dtremit on Jan 12, 2015

Not that anyone outside of this website will care, but I *think* they eliminated the front door DLO fail from the Edge on this one.

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Corey Lewis on Jan 12, 2015

I like the overall design, but that interior is a mess of too many panel gaps and bad fitment. Not acceptable.

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- Lorenzo on Jan 12, 2015
  
  You just don't see the utility of panel gaps. In older GM cars I've owned, the panel gaps were useful for holding business cards, mail, parking tickets, and small tools. THOSE were panel gaps. The ones shown here are just obvious joints of differing materials, too small for any purpose.
  
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- Corey Lewis on Jan 12, 2015
  
  @Lorenzo Well those obvious joints need to be less obvious, and evenly joined! For one bad example, look at the panel under the steering column. It's in no way even.
  
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- Dtremit on Jan 12, 2015
  
  @Corey Lewis That's the only one I can see that looks uneven, and this is undoubtedly a preproduction sample. Are you saying that e.g., the ES350 is significantly better? http://image.automobilemag.com/f/57635505+q100+re0/2013-Lexus-ES-350-steering-wheel-2.jpg
  
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