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The 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

[ Monday, May 17th, 2010 | by automotiveroom | under CAR, Lincoln ]

2010 lincoln mks ecoboost red new The 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

The is a good fit for the technology because luxury buyers not only want the power, power the V6 has to spare, they’re also willing to pay for the premium. Other than the new engine, and awesome badging, the new MKS is mostly indiscernible from non- MKS models. Press release below.

With the base 3.7-liter V6 engine, the is a pretty ordinary luxury car with an uncomfortably large price tag. In our full test of an all-wheel-drive 2009 MKS, we came up with a 7.5-second 0-to-60-mph time (7.2 seconds with 1 foot of rollout like on a dragstrip) and a 15.4-second quarter-mile at 90 mph. These are hardly the numbers of an elite luxury sedan, and the fact that the engine feels and sounds strained while moving the 4,300-pound MKS certainly doesn’t help.

With peak torque available as low as 1500 rpm, the direct-injected EcoBoost V-6 is flexible in its power delivery and motivates the near-4500-pound MKS with uncanny ease. Compared with the non-EcoBoost MKS—which takes 7.5 seconds to reach 60 mph and covers the quarter-mile in 15.7 at 90 mph—the twin-turbo car is a rocket. Away from Ford’s proving grounds and on our test track, acceleration was smooth and linear up to the 134-mph top speed, with 60 arriving in 5.4 seconds and the quarter in 14.1 at 100 mph. Turbo lag is nonexistent and the exhaust note is hushed but noticeable, with a subdued growl that never gives the impression the engine is being worked too hard.

The MKS with EcoBoost boasts the same interior refinement and space, amenities and electronic wizardry, pleasant road manners and a price point starting at $47,760 — about ten grand more than the base MKS, but only about $4,000 more than an equivalently-optioned non-EcoBoost MKS. For that added price, you’ll get some tasteful upgrades to the already handsome exterior with a subtle lip spoiler at the back, smoked headlights, a chin spoiler and nice wheels.

2010 lincoln mks ecoboost 6 The 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

2010

Base Price: $48,285

As-Tested Price: $56,625

Drivetrain: 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6; AWD, six-speed automatic

Output: 355 hp @ 5,500 rpm, 350 lb-ft @ 3,500 rpm

Curb Weight: 4,276 lb

Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 20/23.4 mpg

Options: Rapid Spec 201A package including dual-panel moonroof, ultimate package including seat-color-keyed tuxedo stripe, voice-activated navigation, rearview camera, THX-II audio with 5.1 surround sound ($3,500); exterior body kit ($2,995); CADS with adaptive cruise ($1,310); active park assist ($535)