Start with what the Lincoln MKX is: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2006 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 Sid Ramnarace.
The story
The Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Ford Motor Company and marketed its Lincoln brand over two generations, as a rebadged variant of the Ford Edge crossover, for both generations. Introduced in late 2006, the MKX ("X" stands for "crossover") is the first crossover SUV offered by the Lincoln brand. Initially the smallest Lincoln SUV, it was marketed between the Lincoln Corsair and the Lincoln Aviator.
The first-generation MKX was manufactured from 2007 to 2015, based upon the CD3 platform. The second generation is based on the CD4 platform. Both generations of the MKX were manufactured at Oakville Assembly in Oakville, Ontario, Canada alongside the Ford Edge, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKT. As Lincoln phased out its use of "MK" model names, the MKX adopted the Lincoln Nautilus nameplate as part of a mid-cycle update in 2018 for the 2019 model year.
What is underneath
The engine is Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 4220 lb. Drive goes through a 6-speed 6F automatic. The wheelbase is 111.2 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Lincoln line-up the Lincoln MKX has a clear place: it handed the line to the Lincoln Nautilus; the factory was Oakville, Ontario (Oakville Assembly), Canada. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Audi R8, the Nissan Qashqai, the Kia Sportage. Nearby in the Lincoln catalogue sit the Lincoln First Call and the Lincoln Funeral Car.