- Chauffeur-dedicated Lincoln MKT Town Car models debuted on Monday at the 2011 International Limousine, Charter and Tour show in Las Vegas.
- The MKT Town Car will be available in two versions — Livery and Limousine.
- Full technical details will be announced later this year, but Lincoln said special attention was paid to room in the rear seat.
LAS VEGAS — The old Lincoln Town Car sedan, a mainstay at airports and hotels for decades, has been resurrected in the form of the new Lincoln MKT Town Car. The post-modern version of the Town Car, reborn as a luxury crossover, debuted on Monday at the 2011 International Limousine, Charter and Tour show in Las Vegas.
Perhaps the greatest innovation in the new version of the Town Car is a simple switch on the rear passenger side door that lets a rear-seat passenger control the front passenger seat. It's all about the rear-seat legroom with the MKT Town Car.
Lincoln was not able to provide full technical details on the MKT Town Car at this point, but it said that the vehicle will be available in two editions — a Livery version with optional all-wheel drive and a Limousine version with standard all-wheel drive. No word yet on whether an armored version is in the works.
In a statement, Lincoln said the MKT Town Car will feature a higher-quality interior and more cargo capacity than the old version. Amenities include a USB charging port, a 110-volt power socket in the rear seat center console and Wi-Fi hotspot capability. Thankfully, the audio system controls are also "fully accessible" to rear-seat passengers.
Current Town Car sedan production ends this fall, said Lincoln in a statement.
"The outgoing Town Car is available for fleet customers (and individual customer factory orders only) through model year 2011," said Christian Bokich, Lincoln spokesman, in response to an e-mailed query from Inside Line on Tuesday.
The venerable Town Car sedan was introduced as a separate Lincoln model in 1981. That early version was built on a 117.3-inch wheelbase and powered by a 5.0-liter V8.
Expect to see the new versions early next year.
Inside Line says: Your new and improved Town Car will be waiting at the curb before you know it. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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tbone85 says:
12:46 PM, 02/17/2011
I guess if these were being pushed hard to the general consumer market these comments would make sense. What do the fleet buyers think? That's really the most pertinent question for this car.
tdiluv says:
05:21 AM, 02/16/2011
LINCOLN, "LIMO'S and Funeral coaches", Dump it and the "name"and keep rolling with great new "FORD" products !
higgsboson says:
06:15 PM, 02/15/2011
Why not title this article correctly? "Death of the Town Car."
floridaartist says:
04:45 PM, 02/15/2011
The biggest problem with Lincoln at the moment seems to be Ford. Why buy an ugly Lincoln when you can get a nice looking Ford based on the same model for less?
epons says:
02:28 PM, 02/15/2011
I don't like the post-modern, deconstructionist "town car." Just bought me a proper, panther Signature L while I still could.
mustang5507 says:
12:24 PM, 02/15/2011
I'm still waiting on a proper Town Car sedan with a 5.0L V8 and 6-speed auto.
cz_75 says:
11:39 AM, 02/15/2011
Ugly.
joe_scuba says:
11:35 AM, 02/15/2011
YAWN
kdizzle says:
11:10 AM, 02/15/2011
Fruitless.
delraylocal says:
08:45 AM, 02/15/2011
Stupid.