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Post-recession, Ford has focused on bread-and-butter products like the Fusion, Focus and Escape. Now, it’s Lincoln’s turn. The 2015 MKC, a compact luxury crossover, is the second new vehicle of four expected by 2016. Lincoln brass say the company will pursue a strategy of full-on American-style luxury.
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Based on Ford’s Escape, the MKC inherits that car’s capable platform, comfortable ride and responsive handling, while a heavy overlay of quality materials, “premium amenities” and available safety and suspension upgrades lift the platform to higher ground.
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My AWD tester had a firm, compliant ride and its all-independent suspension tamped down body lean. Steering is well weighted and on-center feel is good. Not even the adaptive suspension could tune out the occasional bone-rattling bump, though.
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Every MKC is thoroughly equipped, with such standard features as xenon headlights, keyless ignition and entry, dual-zone automatic climate control and heated power front seats. Active noise cancellation is standard and AWD trims get torque-vectoring technology and real-time suspension damping.
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Lincoln also updates a classic, stacking a set of hard-plastic gearshift buttons alongside the touchscreen. The concept works, but falls short on the elegance meter. On the upside, the strategy opens up a space for incidental storage below the instrument panel.
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Every MKC is thoroughly equipped, with such standard features as xenon headlights, keyless ignition and entry, dual-zone automatic climate control and heated power front seats. Active noise cancellation is standard and AWD trims get torque-vectoring technology and real-time suspension damping.
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The sky is pretty much the limit when it comes to options; automatic high-beams, intelligent cruise control, lane-departure warning. et al. This shot illustrates the MKC's Park Out Assist function that automatically maneuvers the crossover out of a parallel parking spot.
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