DETROIT — The 2011 Lincoln MKX gets some significant improvements, including a 305-horsepower 3.7-liter V6, the new MyLincoln Touch driver connect technology and a new interior. The MKX makes its formal debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
Powertrain upgrades include a new 3.7-liter V6 engine that delivers 305 hp and 280 pound-feet of torque. The 2010 Lincoln MKX is equipped with a 265-hp 3.5-liter V6 that delivers 250 lb-ft of torque. The 2011 MKX gets the carryover six-speed automatic transmission.
Other new technologies include remote start, adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support and a blind-spot information system with cross-traffic alert.
The much-touted MyLincoln Touch does away with traditional vehicle buttons, knobs and gauges and replaces them with LCD screens and five-way buttons like those found on cell phones and MP3 players. It is a standard feature on the 2011 model.
On the exterior, the 2011 MKX has a new split-wing grille, updated rear taillights and new 18- and 20-inch wheels.
Inside Line says: The 2011 Lincoln MKX continues to give the Lexus RX 350 and Audi Q5 a run for the money. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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petergms says:
02:02 PM, 03/19/2010
Impressive. At last I can buy an American car after having had German and Japanese cars for the last 25 years. I never thought I would buy a Lincoln, but the 2011 MKX has done it for me.
alman08 says:
09:55 AM, 01/12/2010
very very very nice. now let's see how they're going to price it.
xoquixxoqafxo says:
06:55 AM, 01/12/2010
MUCH IMPROVED. it really needed more power to offset its girth and differentiate it from the ford edge. Also interior looks much more luxurious and worthy a lincoln now. I just hope ford also improves the edges cheap interior. They need to get rid of all the hard touch plastics on the dash. Its unacceptable on a 40 thousand dollar crossover.
dg0472 says:
06:18 AM, 01/12/2010
Amazing how fast the domestic engineers can come up with stuff once the board room finally approves it.
1487 says:
05:27 AM, 01/12/2010
very nice. Much better than RX on the inside. Too bad people wont buy it because its a Lincoln.