- Lincoln Mark LT
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Lincoln Mark LT 
Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Production 2005–2008 (USA/Canada)
2005–present (Mexico)Assembly Dearborn, Michigan, USA Predecessor Lincoln Blackwood Successor Ford F-150 Platinum (USA/Canada) Class Full-size pickup truck Body style 4-door truck Layout Front engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive Platform Ford P2 platform Engine 5.4 L Triton V8 Transmission 4-speed automatic Wheelbase 138.5 in (3,518 mm) Length 223.8 in (5,685 mm) Width 78.9 in (2,004 mm) Height 2WD: 73.5 in (1,867 mm)
4WD 76.0 in (1,930 mm)Related Ford F-150 The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck that was manufactured by the Lincoln division of American automaker Ford Motor Company. It first went on sale in January 2005 for the 2006 model year. The Mark LT is a successor to the failed 2002-only Lincoln Blackwood (which was never sold in Canada), Lincoln's only other pickup truck, which was only a rear-wheel drive vehicle. The Mark LT is built at Ford's River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on the same line as the closely related Ford F-150. The Mark LT also has optional all-wheel drive.
The Mark LT is based on the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It uses the same 330-cubic-inch, 300 hp (220 kW) 5.4 L Triton V8 and has four doors.
Lincoln had hoped to sell 13,000 Mark LTs annually in the United States. The Mark LT was one of the most heavily-discounted new cars in the United States, with dealers sometimes selling them at more than $10,000 below the MSRP. The Mark LT was more successful than the Blackwood in its first year of sales with 10,274 sold in the first calendar year of sales; February 2005 through February 2006. The 2006 Mark LT outsold the Cadillac Escalade EXT, but the 2007 EXT gained on the Mark LT's sales consistently.[1][2]
Contents
First generation (2005-2009)
For 2007, the Mark LT received a grille facelift, optional DVD-based navigation system and other luxury and cosmetic features. For 2008, the Mark LT received the addition of the color of Light French Silk clearcoat metallic and an optional rearview camera back-up system.
Ford ceased sales of the Lincoln Mark LT in the United States and Canada after the 2008 model year.[3] In its place, Ford created an upper-end trim of the 2009 F-150 called Platinum.
Second generation (2009-present)
Despite its cancellation in the United States, the Mark LT continues to be sold in Mexico, where it is the brand's best-selling model. The second generation Mark LT, first sold in September 2009 for the 2010 model year, is based upon the twelfth generation F-150 and, other than styling differences, is identical to the F-150 Platinum. The Mark LT continues to be built in Dearborn, alongside the F-150.[4]
Quality
J.D. Power Quality listed the Mark LT as overall dependability for all 3 years it was manufactured as "among the best" (with a minimum 4 stars for the 2006 variant in initial quality).
Sales
Lincoln Mark LT short bed rear
Calendar Year American sales 2005[5] 10,274 2006[6] 12,753 2007 8,382 2008[7] 4,631 2009[8] 147 References
- ^ "CROSSOVERS, LINCOLN HIGHLIGHT FORD’S 2007 SALES PERFORMANCE; FURTHER GROWTH EXPECTED IN 2008". Media.Ford.com. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=27379. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ GM Media Online
- ^ "RIP: Lincoln Mark LT". September 2007. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=122468. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ "First Look: 2010 Lincoln Mark LT Is For Mexico Only". August 2009. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/08/first-look-2010-lincoln-mark-lt-for-mexico-only.html. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "Ford Achieves First Car Sales Increase Since 1999". Theautochannel.com. 2004-11-17. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/01/04/204860.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Ford Motor Company 2007 sales". January 3, 2008. http://media.ford.com/article_download.cfm?article_id=27379.
- ^ "F-Series drives ford to higher market share for third consecutive month" (PDF). Ford Motor Company. January 5, 2009. http://media.ford.com/images/10031/dec08sales.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "FORD CAPS 2009 WITH 33 PERCENT SALES INCREASE, FIRST FULL-YEAR MARKET SHARE GAIN SINCE 1995 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom". Media.ford.com. 2010-01-05. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31604. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2006/Pickup
- http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2007/Pickup
- http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2008/Pickup
External links
- 2008 Lincoln Mark LT press kit (Ford Media)
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