Industry-First Technology, Standard Luxury, Excellent Fuel Economy, Top Safety Highlight 2012 Lincoln MKX
- Lincoln MKX launched industry-first MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technology and offers an array of standard features that are often optional among luxury competitors
- The premium two-row utility named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- Lincoln recently recognized as the leading luxury brand in vehicle satisfaction by AutoPacific
Industry-first customer-focused
technology, uncompromised craftsmanship, top safety ratings and
best-in-class horsepower and excellent fuel economy make the 2012
Lincoln MKX a standout among premium midsize utilities.
“The
2012 MKX delivers on Lincoln’s commitment of world-class luxury,
performance and purposeful technology wrapped in a distinctive design,”
said Kate Pearce, Lincoln MKX marketing manager. “Lincoln MKX offers
performance and technology other premium competitors can’t match or
don’t offer.”
Lincoln MKX offers
an array of standard features that are often optional among luxury
competitors, including heated and cooled seats, Lincoln SYNC®, MyKey®,
and Intelligent Access with push-button start and Remote Start System.
Recently,
Lincoln received the highest score for long-term durability among all
vehicle brands in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Vehicle
Dependability Study and also was recognized as the leading luxury brand
in vehicle satisfaction by AutoPacific.
Lincoln MKX is also fuel efficient and delivers 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway, best among non-diesel competitors.
Safety
is a key Lincoln MKX feature, and the model earned a Top Safety Pick
from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for models built after
February 2011, the fifth straight year the utility has earned this
honor.
To earn this ranking, a
vehicle must offer electronic stability control as well as achieve a
rating of “good” in offset frontal-, side and rear-impact crash tests
and roof strength evaluations.
In
addition to standard electronic stability control, the Lincoln MKX
premium utility features a solid unibody construction, which provides
an energy-absorbing structure to help protect occupants.
Bumper-to-bumper flow-through side rails, structural design and
A-pillars are meant to better manage crash energy. Nearly half of the
stiff shell is composed of high-strength steels, such as boron, for both
increased strength and reduced weight.
When
a crash becomes unavoidable, MKX relies on an array of airbags and
other technologies to help protect occupants. Two front
second-generation airbags and two side airbags are joined by a Safety
Canopy® consisting of side-curtain airbags for two rows of passengers.
The first-row safety belts feature pretensioners and an energy
management system with adjustable D-ring height in the first row.
MKX
was also the launch vehicle for Lincoln’s industry-first SYNC with
MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technology. This technology provides an
intuitive, easy-to-use system for accessing a multifunction color
display and infotainment color display.
This
technology puts customers in control of what they want when they want
it – through voice, touch or a mix of both. Settings and controls can
be personalized to the customer’s interests and level of engagement
desired.
Standard with MyLincoln
Touch are two 4.2-inch color LCD screens in the cluster controlled by
two five-way switches on the steering wheel and an 8-inch color LCD
touch screen in the center stack.
Lincoln MKX offers best-in-class
standard horsepower (305) and torque (280 lb.-ft.) through a 3.7-liter
V6 engine featuring twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT)
to increase power and fuel economy.
