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"Is this the turning point for Lincoln? The MKZ Concept just unveiled is intended to be a reinvention\u2014not just for the MKZ, but the brand itself. Yes, this MKZ is a concept, but many of the car&amp;#039;s broad strokes will transfer to the production model that we&amp;#039;ve been told will be in dealerships before the end of the year.        Lincoln MKZ Concept    It&amp;#039;s not a big shock\u2014the MKZ Concept shares its wheelbase with the Ford Fusion also introduced at Detroit. The Ford, however, is not a concept, and it&amp;#039;s available in Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid form. We&amp;#039;ll expect the MKZ to follow in that same path.        Lincoln MKZ Concept    The Lincoln MKZ Concept is longer than its previous production predecessor by 4.3 in. Although it&amp;#039;s the same height as that car, it&amp;#039;s strangely 1.2 in. wider but only has rear seating for two. We don&amp;#039;t expect this to be the standard arrangement, but possibly an option. The glass roof has already been done for the Mustang, so incorporating this technology in a Lincoln seems logical, but we don&amp;#039;t expect it to be standard. The 20-in. wheels and tires look just right, and the car wouldn&amp;#039;t look nearly as good riding on anything smaller.        Lincoln MKZ Concept    Flowing lines of sculptured poplar, aluminum and leather dominate the interior. There are no knobs on the control panel, but rather touch-sensitive sliders and buttons. It looks nice, and the absence of a conventional parking brake and gear selector removes interior clutter. Gear selection for the automatic transmission is done via buttons for PRNDS that line the left side of the center stack.        Lincoln MKZ Concept    The leather in this MKZ Concept has a treatment called Champagne Perforation. Although not technically from that region of France, the little holes in the leather collect at the bottom of the steering wheel and seat backs, much like the bubbles do in a fine glass of champagne or sparkling wine.        Lincoln MKZ Concept    This MKZ Concept\u2014the shape of things to come from Lincoln\u2014owes its look to Lincoln Design Director, Max Wolff. He calls the theme &amp;quot;elegant simplicity.&amp;quot; We&amp;#039;ll agree with that, but we&amp;#039;ll also hold our breath for the production version. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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