Posted by Mario on January 12, 2012
Lincoln is desperate for one hot new model in its lineup, just not this hot. At the reveal of the new MKZ Concept at the Detroit Auto Show this week the car in question began to smoke. Embarrassed Lincoln reps ushered giggling journalists away with jokes aplenty. Reception of the [...]
Posted by Mario on January 11, 2012
2013 Lincoln MKZ concept GM has the new 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan waiting in the wings, and at Ford, the mission’s almost the same–to snare more entry-level luxury-sedan buyers. That task begins with the 2013 Lincoln MKZ, making its debut as a concept car at the 2012 Detroit auto show. Lincoln’s mission is a little [...]
Posted by Mario on January 7, 2012
During rapper and self proclaimed pothead “daytime television fan” Snoop Dogg’s appearance on the “Price is Right” last week he helped one lucky contestant win the keys to a beautiful 1962 Lincoln Continental. More »
Posted by Mario on January 4, 2012
Snoop Dogg Enlarge Photo Wait, what was that? Was that Snoop Dogg–former rap bad boy and softcore star, on…The Price is Right? Snoop took to the airwaves yesterday, on Drew Carey’s version of TPIR, one of daytime’s longest-running game shows. Now that Bob Barker’s free to spay and neuter anything he wants in retirement, Carey’s [...]
Posted by Mario on December 30, 2011
Funeral procession for Kim Jong-il, led by a Lincoln Continental Enlarge Photo If you’re an American of a certain age, it was hard not to watch news coverage of Kim Jong-il’s funeral procession, lined with thousands of keening North Koreans, and not think of that Simpsons episode about the charlatan called “The Leader“. And if [...]
Posted by Mario on December 29, 2011
So we won’t be the ones talking about how this funeral was probably staged and highly choreographed, but rather the irony that Kim Jong-il’s final ride was in an American car, a 1976 Lincoln Continental to be exact. Despite freezing temperatures and plenty of snow out in Pyongyang, North Korea, [...]
Posted by Mario on December 28, 2011
For a dictator whose country has never been on particularly rosy terms with the United States, North Korea’s recently departed Dear Leader was allotted a rather peculiar hearse after a life of Mercedes-Benz fetish. That’s totally an old black Lincoln. More »
Posted by Mario on November 24, 2011
Twitter.com – Follow Us! The Lincoln Lawyer hits theaters on March 18th, 2011. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, Michael Pena, Trace Adkins, Katherine Moennig A low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, who finds himself representing a wealthy client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled. The [...]
Posted by Mario on November 18, 2011
Lincoln MKT: Full-Size Crossover Upgraded, More Refined for Luxury Customers LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2011 – Lincoln’s MKT full-size crossover offers a dramatically improved ride, sharper handling, better fuel economy and new safety technologies including rear inflatable seat belts for the 2013 model year, providing customers benefits and features that match or exceed more expensive [...]
Posted by Mario on November 17, 2011
Lincoln MKT: Full-Size Crossover Upgraded, More Refined for Luxury Customers LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2011 – Lincoln’s MKT full-size crossover offers a dramatically improved ride, sharper handling, better fuel economy and new safety technologies including rear inflatable seat belts for the 2013 model year, providing customers benefits and features that match or exceed more expensive [...]