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Quiet Luxury

By oldsnwbrdr written on 04-30-2017

I rented a Continental recently and have driven (and just leased) an MKZ, and Lincoln is doing a great job building quiet luxury cars. It's refreshing that they aren't chasing BMW owners intent on 0-60 times, 60-0 braking, hard cornering, etc. This car isn't about that--if you prefer old school Lincoln, Lexus, etc. I think you will really enjoy this car. I test drove multiple versions before finally settling on a "basic" Select model with the Select Plus and Climate packages, and the moonroof. I drove the V6 and really enjoyed it, but I'm coming out of a Fusion with the 1.5 Ecoboost engine, and I find the 2.0 engine powerful and smooth enough for my needs (most importantly it doesn't sound like a whiny 4 cylinder). I also thought I might want the Revel stereo upgrade, but the bass was so strong that it caused the driver's door to rattle annoyingly, which overrode the improved sound that the system delivered, so no go there. I also found the multi-contour seats in one model I drove to be less comfortable than the base seats. I really enjoy the Sync 3 system much more than MyFordTouch, but even though I have the latest version installed (2.0), the system has some bugs. My car has Apple CarPlay but it requires the phone to be plugged in and I actually prefer the look of the Sync 3 interface anyway. I disabled CarPlay in the system menu, which allows some apps (like Pandora) to appear on the Sync 3 app menu. When I press Pandora to play, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. In addition, when I want to play my podcasts, I was not able to use Sync 3 to switch from one downloaded podcast to another, when I tried to play another one it wouldn't work. Finally, even though I'm (supposedly) connected to my home wifi network, every time I manually check for a Sync 3 update the system just spins and spins, never confirming whether I have the latest version. While I find the interior quality of the MKZ excellent, I wish I had more color choices to choose from than black or beige. I really liked the terra-cotta color available in the Reserve models but it can't be had with the Select. That said the interior quality standards fall short of the Germans. All of that said, I really enjoy driving this car and all of the other Lincolns I've been in recently. There are good deals to be had, definitely check them out! Updates at 8,500 Miles: Still loving the car for it's quiet and smoothness. I came out of a Fusion which was an exceptional car, but the MKZ truly takes the experience on another level of luxury. With the supremely comfortable (base) seats the car is made for relaxing long-distance drives. I play with the driving modes once in awhile (I push "S" when passing" but I've never bothered to shift manually). Mileage is about what I expected, mid to high 20's. Should be better though, I suspect the issues are with the transmission and the weight of the car. In 6th gear the engine is turning 2,500 rpm which is a little high. On the freeway I drive 70-79 mph. I follow some of the MKZ discussion forums and learned how to upgrade Sync 3 to version 3.0. I did that a couple of weeks ago and the system seems a little less buggy. I can't figure out how to save my current position as a favorite in the GPS; if there is a way to do it, it's not intuitive. I'm still using the Sync 3 interface exclusively and have shut off Apple Car Play, even though the Apple Maps are much improved with iOS 11. Base stereo in the MKZ... unlistenable. Especially with Sirius radio which is even more so. Lincoln should follow suit with Lexus and install the XM satellite receivers which sound far better. The base MKZ stereo is the same as the base Fusion stereo. At a minimum, Lincoln should install the Sony system from the Fusion Titanium which includes HD ratio. I wish I had upgraded to the Revel stereo (note for 2018, the MKZ Reserve model now includes the Revel stereo as standard... good decision, Lincoln!) Tires are awful. I've noted wheelspin and loss of grip on wet roads. Car has been completely trouble-free for the first 8,500 miles. Despite my gripes I love the car.

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Engine/Mechanics: 4 cylinders , 6 cylinders .

Transmission: Automatic .

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