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I use this as my office, so I think I can justify the extra cost. Have an '02 Buick Rendezvous AWD avg. 21mpg now. Looks as if I'm still better off.
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Just how effective are the xenon headlights on the MKZ. Can anyone tell me how worthwhile they are. How they compare to other brands?
I prefer to buy an American car. I thought the MKZ's ride was very good and you can't beat the price.
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But the MKZ is a Mexican car.
But yeah, it is disappointing that the final assembly point is Mexico. I've also heard the hours per vehicle number for that plant is pretty bad. But I guess when you're paying $9 an hour (which includes benefits) you can afford to be a little less productive.
The RL is more competitive with the MKS. This is not the "first generation" and it was overdue for a refreshing. A totally new one is coming in a year or two. You can get a great deal on an RL...it is much more car than the MKZ.
The 09 MKZ will be a short run...the 10 should be out in January, with a much better interior, and a bit more differentiation from the Fusion. Have you looked at an Infinity M series? Remember with all of them that ride quality is greatly affected by the wheels/tires you choose.
OnStar AACN system that uses sensors located around the car to activate an automated call for help even if the air bags do not deploy.
Based on one rear end accident with very little damage to my Taurus it seems that the fuel cut off device is very sensitive, at least if your rear ended.
My question is, how sensitive is it to front and side impacts? Any real world experiences out there?
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http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=27454
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/ford-sync-expands-adding-911-assist-and-vehicl- e-health-reports.html
Situations lkie this is why I only go to dealer for covered work, :mad:
Try looking elsewhere on Edmunds I believe there are many discussions regarding DRL's.
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That said, I don't know why you want them. I hate them and don't think they enhance safety.
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Sorry - can't link to it. You'll have to copy and paste this into your browser.
http://images.leftlanenews.com/imageresizeronfly/phpThumb.php?src=/content/augus- - - t2008/lincoln-mkz-inside-1.jpg&w=800
The MKZ interior design always stands out in my mind. If interior images of the MKZ, TL, ES, G35, CTC were to flash by you for a quarter of a second, the MKZ is the only one you'd probably be able to identify with %100 percent certainty.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/lincoln-mkz-future.html
http://www.leftlanenews.com/cars/image_popup/imagegallery3.php?postid=8982&galle- rynum=0&defimage=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.leftlanenews.com%2Fimageresizeronfly%2FphpT- humb.php%3Fsrc%3D%2Fcontent%2Faugust2008%2Flincoln-mkz-inside-2.jpg#
The shots are not very impressive however.
Anyway, will we be waiting until the 2013 model year for an all new MKZ? Anyone know?
With the 2010 upgrades including best in class fuel economy for the Fulans and a hybrid version I think they'll be selling all the CD3s they can build in Hermosillo, so it probably didn't make a good business case for redoing the sheetmetal mid cycle.
I think their projected products look great, but all the companies are scrambling and lots of new metal is coming all the time. A leap ahead somewhere is what they need. Unfortunately, as good as the proposed Euro products might be, others plan to match these things. I hope the Ford products are better than the competition soon, or this heavily leveraged company with a storied history will ultimately be eaten by or crushed by something else.
Considering the 2009 model should have debuted this month, the 2010 model is only 4 months late, not ideal but not that bad either. I believe the delays were due to the new powertrains.
Of course if they'd gotten it right 3 years ago then this would truly be just a mild mid cycle refresh. As it is they did just about everything except change the roof and doors.
To me it is a refresh not only because the cars still look essentially the same as before, but because the 6 speed, 2.5, long in coming hp increase for the 3.0 liter, and making the 3.5 optional are all things Ford already had available, but couldn't figure out how to get them into the vehicles that needed them immediately (what with personnel changes, plant closings, fleet changes and truly poor predictions about what was going to sell in big numbers).
People still look at the outside of a car first, and then consider all the other details. I do hope this effort works for Ford, but as they found with the 500-Taurus re-do, the Expedition re-do, the Explorer re-do, the MKZ grill change (what a waste of money that was), if the visual impact of the changes do not really stand out, the new model, no matter how good, may not see any sustained sales increase (or slower decline in the case of trucks).
Really, the 2010 Fulans are just catching up with the hp and mpg and features of the top selling competition. That will have to be enough for now, and maybe with clever marketing, they will go from also-rans to top sellers. Can't see that for the MKZ though, until it can stand on its own like the MKS does.
I agree to the casual observer there won't be drastic changes except for one key area - fuel economy. Being able to boast that they (finally) have best in class fuel economy AND a hybrid is a big deal that a lot of people will notice now.
The biggest question is whether current Fulanz owners will see these upgrades as a reason to trade in their current vehicles and get new ones, because that's where the sustained growth comes from. Everyone up until now (with a few exceptions) are first time buyers. Assuming the first time buyer rate stays the same, you get growth from repeat buyers, then 3-4 years from now you get another group of repeat buyers. That's how Accord and Camry got to 400k - I'd bet at least half of their sales are repeat buyers just looking for the new model. And I think the 2010 models have more than enough new features to do that AND to perhaps even take some market share back from the Camcordimas.
I understand your point about powertrains but I also think you underestimate the amount of resources necessary to put even an existing powertrain into a new vehicle - testing, tuning, crash certification, EPA testing, etc. If you add up the total amount of work required for the 2010 triplets and you consider Ford's thinly spread resources I think it's a very respectable job.
After all they could have just phoned in a lot of the changes but they didn't. They even changed the gauge clusters on the Fulans.
I'd agree that it's a refresh, I just don't think it's fair to call it mild given the number of changes.