Lincoln MKR

The Lincoln MKR is a four-door fastback sedan concept car that Lincoln introduced during the 2007 North American International Auto Show, first revealed to the media and the public in a press release on 1 January 2007. Its chassis was based on the Ford D2C platform used in the Ford Mustang, with an independent rear suspension and MacPherson struts up front. It signalled the next generation of premium Lincoln vehicles, introducing the new TwinForce engine family and a restyled bow-wave waterfall grille inspired by the 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet. The prototype TwinForce 3.5-litre twin-turbo, direct-injection gasoline V6, also capable of running on E85 ethanol, produced up to 415 horsepower. The interior used environmentally friendly and renewable materials such as cashmere leather, oak instrument panel engineered from recycled wood, mohair carpet and soy-based seat foam, with a THX II-certified audio system. The MKR was introduced along with what became Lincoln's flagship sedan, the MKS, and did not enter production, but its design themes were adopted for the production MKS, MKZ, MKX and MKT.