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At 80 miles per hour, the new Lincoln MKX sails in the future as though it had been built from 4664 pounds of ­bubble wrap, fiberglass insulation, and cotton balls. Acoustically laminated glass, lined fender wells, and energetic sound termination develop a cabin therefore peaceful that even yet in a rush-hour drive you are able to hear Matthew McConaughey’s smooth drawl over your neck:

“I’ve already been driving a Lincoln since a long time before anyone paid us to drive one . . . Used to don’t do it to-be cool . . . Used to don’t get it done to make a statement . . . I just liked it.”

It’s real, says the Oscar winner really worth about $75 million to $100 million. “Now i've various other cars, but I have driven a Lincoln and I also currently have a Lincoln in my own driveway, ” McConaughey informed real-life Crypt Keeper Larry King. We take that to suggest he as soon as commandeered a Town automobile included in an on-set prank and his personal assistant now has a new, borrowed ride.

No one will probably pay you to drive a ­Lincoln. Into contrary, at $63, 275, our Lincoln MKX is listed as though the organization has recently finished the turnaround, made the comeback, and ascended towards the the surface of the luxury industry. The Reserve design isn’t perhaps the top rack of Lincoln’s boozy trim levels. Order the MKX Black Label and you may nip at $70, 000 with Venetian fabric in hues named ganache and rouge noir (purple’s haughty relative).

That’s the long-winded means of saying there isn't any fiddly rocker switch to unwind the ride as you drive nearer to Detroit proper. In­stead, Lincoln hopes its customers set a preferred mode and forget about the driver-selectable function altogether. Or, more likely, purchasers will drive their particular MKX in whatever mode is within impact if they simply take delivery.

That’s definitely not a bad thing. The MKX addresses surface with a nice, managed softness in regular mode. The suspension system damps out development joints and splits whilst human body obediently uses the trail. Correct, well weighted steering with a good sense of on-center assists the MKX feel smaller and less heavy than it really is. Overall, the MKX embodies Lexus-like smoothness however with greater precision. If you find yourself torn between a BMW and an MKX, however, consult the DSM-5 for appropriate diagnosis.

a normally aspirated 3.7-liter V-6 comes standard. The $2000 EcoBoost improvement installs a twin-turbocharged mite of a motor which makes 335 horse power and 380 pound-feet of torque from 2.7 liters. You can get the exact same equipment for $3030 less in a Ford Edge Sport, although Lincoln premium adds computer software that’s good-for one more 20 horse power and 30 pound-feet. That’s inadequate, but to pay for its additional 200 weight of opulence. The MKX clears 60 mph in 6.0 seconds and advances at night quarter-mile level in 14.5. The Edge accomplishes similar tasks in 5.6 and 14.2 seconds, respectively.