Ford and its Lincoln division are banking heavily on the rapidly expanding crossover utility segment, which the company predicts will represent some 3 million vehicles by 2010. The 2007 Lincoln MKX is aimed at the heart of the luxury end of this growing marketplace. It is a derivative of the Ford Fusion platform, which itself is derived from the current Mazda6 sedan. This vehicle architecture was designed to accommodate both front- and all-wheel-drive configurations. Not surprisingly, the MKX offers upmarket style and trim compared to the Ford Edge – essentially the same vehicle in a non-luxury version – and is designed as a competitor against vehicles like the Lexus RX 350 and other luxury crossovers.