Instead of dreaming up a brand new purpose - built gas - electric vehicle for
its Lincoln luxury nameplate, Ford migrated the technology from its award - winning Ford Fusion Hybrid to the MKZ.
Not exact matches
In 1941, Cadillac rebadged its entry - level models with its own name to compete with the new 1941 Packard Clipper and the
Lincoln Zephyr, a modern single -
nameplate strategy that
luxury brands use to this day.
The first all - new
Lincoln nameplate since the
Lincoln Versailles, the Navigator shared its body with the Ford Expedition, competing against the Range Rover, Mercedes - Benz M - Class and Lexus LX450, the full - size Navigator offered additional cargo and towing capability unavailable in smaller
luxury - oriented SUVs.
Whereas the Acura EL is a revised Honda Civic bearing a
luxury nameplate, Ford has stopped short of disguising this model as a
Lincoln.
While it shares the fully independent, unequal - length short - and - long arm front and multilink rear - suspension design of its platform mates, the Zephyr is tuned more softly, as befits its
luxury aspiration and
Lincoln nameplate.
An abundance of
luxury appointments makes this mammoth Infiniti the only import - badged
luxury SUV with the scale, features and capabilities to compete directly with big domestic models like the Cadillac Escalade ESV, GMC Yukon XL and
Lincoln Navigator L, while fending off other international
nameplates, including the Audi Q7, Mercedes - Benz GL 450 and the Lexus LX 570.
In its latest reinvention,
Lincoln has focused on its alphanumeric
nameplates and a vision of slick, futuristic
luxury.