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2011 Lincoln Luxury Sports Sedan MKZ Hybrid

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NEW YORK, March 31, 2010 – Lincoln today introduces its first hybrid – the new 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid – a premium midsize car poised to be the most fuel-efficient luxury sports sedan in America.

2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

?Today?S luxury customers do not want to make sacrifices. Lincoln has found a manner to deliver a luxurious sports activities sedan with the comforts they expect, the generation they want and the environmental obligation society demands,? Said Derrick Kuzak, Ford Group Vice President, Global Product Development.

Ford?S modern day hybrid sports activities sedan, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ has in the end lifted off its covers at the New York Auto Show. Using its 2nd era of hybrid generation, the employer objectives to ?In addition increase its competitive electrification plan.? From the Department at Ford Motor Company comes the brand new hybrid model of the Lincoln MKZ. The MKZ hybrid is outfitted with the identical fuel-electric gadget found inside the hybrid variations of its company twins, the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan.

The 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid powertrain combines a 156-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder gas engine and 106-hp electric motor for a total system output of 191 hp; it’s rated for 41 mpg in the city and 36 on the highway in the Fusion and Milan variants. Ford cited its hybrid as “the most fuel-efficient luxury sports sedan in America” as it returns 41  miles per gallon of average fuel consumption.

In pure electric mode, the MKZ Hybrid can reach forty seven mph. While we've but to in shape those numbers (the Milan hybrid we examined again 32 mpg blended), Ford says it expects similar EPA ratings for this MKZ. The corporation is going on to call the automobile?S Public Enemy No. 1, the Lexus HS250h, and says that the MKZ will offer the first-rate gasoline economy of any luxury sports activities sedan.

Lincoln?S take on the Ford hybrid subject, of direction, will be a great deal higher equipped than both of its less-costly brethren. It will encompass swiveling HID headlamps, comfortable heated and cooled leather-based seats, and, of course, a barely snazzier model of the nifty, configurable EcoGuide instrument cluster. In the Milan and Fusion hybrids, a display-based totally botanical lawn grows leaves and vines as a reward for gasoline-green using; the Lincoln provides quite plants!

The hundreds of wellknown functions within the hybrid consist of, SmartGauge with EcoGuide, Lincoln SYNC, 10-Way Power Passenger Seat, Genuine Wood Trim, Reverse Sensing System, Keyless Entry Keypad, Easy Fuel Capless Fuel-Filler, Personal Safety System, MyKey, Integrated Spotter Mirrors, Acoustic Laminated Windshield and widespread Bridge of Weir leather seats.

Other standard goodies include Sync voice-activated controls; sustainable wood trim for the dash, doors, and steering wheel; and reverse and cross-traffic sensors. Pricing has not yet been announced, but we speculate it will cost around $38,000 to start. Sales will begin later this year.

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