2013 MKZ Media Reviews

[Iiari]

Here's a thread to keep them all straight as they come in. Please only post with new reviews, not comments on the reviews themselves. Thanks!

AutoWeek
C&D
Detroit News (Doug Guthrie)
Motor Trend (MKZ vs ES thread)
Motor Trend Review
Automobile Magazine Review
Automobile Magazine MKZ Drive to Miami Beach
Inside Line (Edmunds)
Autoblog review
Ignition Blog MKZ Hybrid Review
Popular Mechanics Review
Chicago Tribune Mini-Review of the Hybrid
Star-Telegram Review
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updates:
The Car Connection Review
Motor Authority Review
New York Daily News Review
Leftlanenews.com Review
Vehicle Voice
OC Register Review
Auto Guide Review
Los Angeles Times Review
Chattanooga Times Free Press Review
Fox News Review
zAutos Review
The U-T of San Diego Review
New York Times Review
Auto Media Review
Business Insider Review
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Autoweek Hybrid Review
USA Today Review
Pursuitist Review
Miami Herald (via SacramentoBee)






Kelley Blue Book Text Review, with video below

[joseodiaga4]

http://www.theignitionblog.com/2012/...at-white-hope/

[Iiari]

"Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spa: From high-end tinkers to streetwise car guys, we take to the road for an unconventional evaluation of the new Lincoln MKZ."

Not online, but AutoWeek's December 24th print edition has an article on page 32 which is not really a review, but more of an impromptu opinion clinic of the MKZ. They drive the MKZ around the Chicago area and ask various masters of "taste" and "style" professions what they think of the MKZ. It's overall a very positive, if unusual, piece with some nice photos of the car. I'm sure it'll be online soon but is worth going to purchase at the newsstand (as I did).

[Iiari]

I updated the list with the Kelley Blue Book Review after the Popular Mechanics one...

Also of interest is a second article from Automobile Magazine (which had a very favorable first drive) which is more of a Miami Beach road trip piece, but they drive the MKZ and have many observations (much like the similar MKZ drive around Chicago that AutoWeek did listed above). The growing consensus in the last view reviews is much like my sitdown with the MKZ at the Boston Autoshow: Looks great, drives nicely, interesting interior design let down by disappointing materials and MyTouch.

[Iiari]

Updated with the KBB video review, the Chicago Tribune mini-review, and the Star Telegram review.

[2b2]

wanted to post a link the GALLERY of a worse than mediocre article

some NICE pix!

larger at site

edit
realized the large size of my fave ^photo was cut off on their site (dumb!)
so did my best to re-create one Link

to 1143x675

[falcon lover]

Beautiful car...

[2b2]

a couple positive reviews via Iiari...

Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Test Drive - Pursuitist
By Harvey Briggs in Auto, Green

...The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is calm, quiet, comfortable and confident, offering all the features you’d expect at this level. If your primary motive for buying a luxury car falls into one of these areas, it’s an intriguing alternative to the current stable of premium brands...

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Auto review: MKZ gives Lincoln fresh start on road to relevance - The Miami Herald
By BARRY SPYKER
Published: Friday, May. 17, 2013
...Having bid a sad farewell to the flagship Town Car two years ago, it is exciting to see a resurgence of the Lincoln. Time will tell if Lincoln can run with the big luxury boys again. But, if the MKZ is any indication of the new direction, I like its odds.

( and I've NEVER heard the following 'explanation/rationalization' before... )
...Trims? Only two, the standard MKZ and the hybrid. But there are option groups, like the Select package which adds rear-view camera and rear parking assist and wood trim on the steering wheel. Or the Reserve package, with navigation, blind-spot detection and power trunk lid. The Preferred package adds 19-inch wheels and 14-speaker sound system,
Among stand-alone options is a panoramic glass roof with integrated sunroof...