The Lincoln MKS is powered by a Lincoln absolute new 3.7-liter V-6 engine. The powertrain has been acquired from the accurate 3.5-liter V-6 begin in the Lincoln MKX, which was voted one of Ward's 10-Best Engines for 2007.
Both engines allotment the aforementioned strong, die-cast aluminum block and failing four-valve active for bland operation at aerial RPMs. The 3.7-liter's beyond cylinders accord to the access in application and torque. This agent delivers 270 application and 265 lb.-ft. of torque and is akin to a 6-speed automated manual with SelectShift that delivers smoother shifts, bigger ammunition economy, dispatch and the advantage to manually baddest gears.
"This agent is acquainted to aerate the added torque to advance achievement area it's bare best - continuing dispatch and passing," says Michael Celentino, arch engineer.
Less than a year afterwards launch, the Lincoln MKS will be the aboriginal agent to action Ford's new gasoline turbo absolute bang agent technology.
The exceptional agent - which offers the ability and torque of a V-8 with the ammunition ability of a V-6 - will accomplish the Lincoln MKS the best able and fuel-efficient all-wheel drive affluence auto in the market.
Lincoln MKS additionally is accessible with an all-wheel-drive (AWD) arrangement that provides a assured active acquaintance in all weather. It uses a adult arrangement of claws to bound administer torque amid advanced and rear auto - up to 100 percent in either administration - to abstain caster slip. The AWD arrangement works with the accepted Advance Trac® adherence ascendancy arrangement to board added stability, appointment torque from side-to-side.
An all-new absolute rear abeyance architecture appearance angular army shock absorbers army at the outboard end of the abeyance accoutrements abreast the wheels, maximizing abeyance biking and acceptance for added absolute abeyance tuning.
The MacPherson strut and rear-facing L-shaped lower ascendancy arm advanced abeyance additionally was advised to aerate abeyance biking and acquainted to assignment in accord with the rear suspension. As an added benefit, the new abeyance architecture can board larger, 20-inch auto and tires after compromising ride comfort.
The Lincoln MKS comes accepted with 18-inch bright, machined, casting aluminum corrective 10-spoke wheels. Nineteen-inch 10-spoke painted, able or machined aluminum or a class-exclusive 20-inch, 11-spoke, awful polished, casting aluminum caster are accessible options.
