Start with what the Lincoln MKT is: a 5-door SUV with 2.0 L EcoBoost I4, built from 2009 to 2019, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Andrea di Buduo, John Caswell.
How it came about
The Lincoln MKT is a full-size luxury crossover SUV with 3-row seating marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company over a single generation from 2010-2019. Marketed between the Lincoln MKX (renamed the Lincoln Nautilus) and the Lincoln Navigator, the MKT shared its Ford D4 chassis with the Ford Flex CUV and the 2011-2019 Ford Explorer.
After the 2019 model year, Ford stopped using its D3/D4 chassis, discontinuing the MKT and counterparts. Within the Lincoln model range, the MKT was not directly replaced. The MKT was assembled by Ford of Canada at its Oakville Assembly facility at Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
The hardware
The engine is 2.0 L EcoBoost I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a Ford 6F 6-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 120.7 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
In the Lincoln line-up the Lincoln MKT has a clear place: it replaced the Lincoln Aviator (first generation) / Lincoln Town Car (livery/limousine version); it handed the line to the Lincoln Aviator (2020) (mid-size) / Lincoln Continental (Livery); the factory was Oakville, Ontario, Canada (Oakville Assembly). The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Lexus LFA, the Nissan 370Z, the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Its Lincoln stablemates include the Lincoln First Call and the Lincoln Funeral Car.