Detroit Auto Show: 2007 Lincoln MKX
Lincoln has needed the 2007 MKX for a long time. Aimed right at the Lexus RX 330, this new crossover utility vehicle debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, and is based on the 2007 Ford Edge that was also unveiled in Detroit. Except for the front fenders, hood, fascias, and tailgate, the new 2007 Lincoln MKX shares its sheetmetal and glass with the Ford Edge, but the interior is, according to the automaker, unique.
Unlike every other Lincoln on the road, the MKX gets an eggcrate grille reminiscent of those slab-sided 1960s sleds that wore the Continental badge. Peter Horbury, Ford Motor Company's executive director of design for North America, explained that the MKX ditches the traditional waterfall grille because "(the company) wanted to distinguish Lincoln's first crossover from the rest of this growing lineup."
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