Strong shoulders, dramatic C - pillars, clean body sides,
a tall rear deck and large wheels and tires lend the Lincoln MKS a confident stance.
The tall rear deck promises voluminous carrying capacity, befitting a large sedan for successful occupants.
The tall rear deck makes rear visibility somewhat of an issue but the design provides an abundance of storage space.
The Altima ditches the lozenge look of the old edition with sharply creased character lines and
tall rear deck.
Design > The folding metal roof demands
a tall rear deck, which is why the California T can look awkward from the rear.
Not exact matches
The CC's
rear deck is
taller than a Vette's roof — even with the top down, you can't actually see cars behind you, and the backup camera washes out in daylight.
6 The vent on the fender side is traditional, but the convoluted shapes deriving from it are simply messy, leading to a contrived
rear fender that's lower than the
tall deck needed to house the roof panels.
The
rear end is dressed up with a central air diffuser and quad exhaust tips, plus a jaunty
rear deck spoiler, far more subtle than the
tall wing that harkens back to the legendary Superbirds of Daytona 500 fame (Google it).
And then, there was the issue of
rear visibility, as the
rear deck was rather
tall.
In the 2015 Escalade it's basically a straight shot from the top of the stacked LED headlight up front all the way back to the even
taller row of lights flanking the
rear deck.
Because of this, the liftover height at the
rear edge of the load
deck is now 37 inches, some 5.3 inches
taller than last year.
Both cars feature spoilers that pop up from the
rear deck when speeds exceed about 50 mph, but the coupe's is narrower and
taller, reducing
rear visibility.