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The interior in beautifully opulent and luxurious, but the exterior is simply unforgettable :(

You're sad because it's unforgettable? I don't think it's bad, heck there's a little jaguar in the front and a homage to the LS which is not a bad thing.

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Sometimes you have to keep changing until the right combination of design and styling is struck,
this is the real challenge of finding your way in the luxury market, it's meant to define what Lincoln is.

I take it all back, this is so much more than simply renaming MKS, it's like a breath of fresh air wafted through Lincoln.
Maybe it's not RWD like Cadillac's CT6 but Continental leap frogs Cadilac's XTS and consigns the current MKS to history

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Im not in love with the faux hips, always liked a straight waist on my Lincs. And while the grille pattern is neat, I wish the grill shape and front end overall were less generic. But I like the direction overall and hope they are able to bring it to the street looking as close to this as they can if for no other reason than to shut the naysayers up.

 

Also, Dat AS*

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I like the grille pattern a lot. It's distinctive without being retro. Or retro-esque.

My concern with the grill is production being 2/3 solid for aerodynamics, and another 1/4 solid for the collision avoidance system, etc. It's also IMHO a little too big, and the bottom tooth seems very KIA.

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Cadillac must have just shit themselves! I love this! It is so modern and yet echos the classic 60's model sort of the way the new mustang does... but I think it is done better here!



MKS sales will go down to about 2 per month now, so lets just sell the rest of them to Michael Bay so he can smash them in his crappy movies.

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I like the external styling over all. But the interior is what gives me pause. The seat contouring and the velour looking inserts in the seats remind me of the 80's interiors, and not in a good way. Also, the bolstering looks over done, similar to the 80's style "pillow" seats.

 

I think a perforated leather insert in the middle will go along way towards toning that down.

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I like the external styling over all. But the interior is what gives me pause. The seat contouring and the velour looking inserts in the seats remind me of the 80's interiors, and not in a good way. Also, the bolstering looks over done, similar to the 80's style "pillow" seats.

 

I think a perforated leather insert in the middle will go along way towards toning that down.

I don't think that's velour. It's suede or more likely Alcantara. I'm sure all-leather is planned. I hope LMC doesn't use the overdone theme of diamond-pattern quilting or perforations.

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