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• Lincoln MKT coming to Detroit, facelifted MKZ to L.A.

  Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , LA Auto Show , Sedans/Saloons , Crossovers/CUVs , Lincoln Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lincoln MKT concept Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas, has confirmed that the Lincoln MKT crossover is due to be reveal this January at the Detroit Auto Show, while a refreshed MKZ will be unveiled at the Los Angeles Show in November. We already knew the Ford Flex-based CUV was headed to Detroit, with power provided by either a 3.7-liter or a 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6. Both six- and seven-passenger seating arrangements will be offered, along with Blind Spot Monitoring and a Cross Traffic Alert system which utilizes two sonar modules to notify drivers that a vehicle has moved into their blind spot by shining a light on the corresponding outside mirror. Sales are expected to begin later in 2009 and Ford is insistent that the MKT won't share any body panels with its platform sibling. The facelifted MKZ sedan will sport the new split-wing grille... Posted Sep 12 2008, 12:02 PM by Autoblog Filed under: Ford, Crossovers/CUVs, Sedans/Saloons, Lincoln, Detroit Auto Show, LA Auto Show, DetroitAutoShow, LosAngelesAutoShow, los angeles auto show, MKZ, LincolnMkt, MKT, Lincoln MKT, lincoln mkz, LincolnMkz, detroit 2009, Detroit2009, La2008, la 2008

• Autoblog Podcast #85

  Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Podcasts , Sedans/Saloons , Trucks/Pickups , Crossovers/CUVs , Supercars , Audi , BMW , Dodge , Ford , GM , Hyundai , Lincoln Episode 85 of the Autoblog Podcast finds us reminiscing about the North American International Auto Show that recently invaded Detroit. It was perhaps not as thrilling as past shows, but the new F-150 and Ram hauled and herded some excitement into Cobo. Both pickups are newly spiffed and bristling with new features and engineering. While the trucks are no doubt big news, the CTS Coupe stokes our fires far more. We hope to see it visited by the V-series gnomes, too. There were a passel of diesels at the show, too. Audi's V12 TDI R8 concept was filled with design gumdrops for us to chew on, besides the 12-pot 500-hp diesel that returns mileage in the 20s. BMW had its 335d and some X5 alphabet soup thing , and Honda showed its clean diesel . Beyond oil burners, we took an IRL look at the Hyundais Genesis and found it surprising beyond... Posted Jan 24 2008, 08:21 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Ford, Supercars, Audi, Crossovers/CUVs, GM, Hyundai, Sedans/Saloons, Trucks/Pickups, BMW, Dodge, Lincoln, Podcasts, diesel, detroit, FordVerve, ford verve, genesis, Detroit Auto Show, naias, r8, DetroitAutoShow, MazdaFurai, Mazda Furai