Lincoln Mark LT

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Lincoln Mark LT
2006 Lincoln Mark LT
Manufacturer Lincoln
Parent company Ford Motor Company
Production 2006–2008
Assembly Dearborn, Michigan
Predecessor Lincoln Blackwood
Class Full-size pickup truck
Body style(s) 4-door truck
Layout Front engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Platform Ford P2 platform
Engine(s) 5.4L 300 hp (220 kW) V8
Transmission(s) 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase 138.5 in (3518 mm)
Length 223.8 in (5685 mm)
Width 78.9 in (2004 mm)
Height 2WD: 73.5 in (1867 mm)
4WD 76.0 in (1930 mm)
Fuel capacity 30 US gallons (113.6 L/25.0 imp gal) / 35.7 US gallons (135.1 L/29.7 imp gal)
Related Ford F-150

The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck that is 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, 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 priced at US$43,495 and the company hopes to sell 13,000 annually in the United States. This price is significantly lower than its main competitor, the Cadillac Escalade EXT which has a convertible midgate / load bed. The Mark LT is 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.

2005 Mark LT
2005 Mark LT

The Mark LT has been 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 Mark LT, right from its launch, has outsold the Escalade EXT by at least two-to-one, but the 2007 EXT has gained on the Mark LT consistently, passing it by a slight margin in the months of March, May, October and December 2007, although still lagging by 5% in year-end sales, according to monthly postings on the manufacturers' respective Web sites. [1] [2]

The Mark LT is based on the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It uses the same 5.4 L Triton V8 and has four doors.

[edit] Updates

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 colors of light french silk and clearcoat metallic, optional rearview camera back-up system.

[edit] Retirement

It has been announced that Lincoln would cease production of the Mark LT after the 2008 model year.[3]When this happens the Mark LT will be replaced by, already announced, an upper-end trim of the 2009Ford F-150 called Platinum, when the pickup goes to dealerships in the 2008 model year.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Media.Ford.com: CROSSOVERS, LINCOLN HIGHLIGHT FORD’S 2007 SALES PERFORMANCE; FURTHER GROWTH EXPECTED IN 2008
  2. ^ GM Media Online
  3. ^ RIP: Lincoln Mark LT (September, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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