Gadgets and Goodies
Taking in a road trip? The radar-guided cruise control system constantly adjusts vehicle speed based on traffic flow for no-pedals-required cruising. Blind-spot warning mirrors and a backup camera help with rearward visibility, too. Or you could just shoulder check. Just saying.
The THX-certified stereo system kicks some serious butt. It's clear and potent-- even at volume levels surpassing this twenty-something year-old's aural comfort zone. Thanks to Lincoln's SYNC system, the MKX's sound-cannon of a stereo will play your tuneage from a CD, iPod, USB drive, or even via streaming wireless Bluetooth straight out of your phone.
SYNC also allows drivers to control the navigation, phone, climate and entertainment systems by voice control. Drivers can even listen to and reply to their text messages without removing their hands from the wheel or eyes from the road.
A slick touch-sensitive console and touch-screen control the majority of remaining vehicle functions. Touch-activated volume and fan-speed sliders are especially cool looking as they light up to trace the movement of your finger. The advanced touch-activated systems are slick as all heck, though I did I did find the system a little glitchy and slow to react at times.
Either way, you'll feel like a crew member of the USS Enterprise in a jiff.
TI-VCT Power
There's no warp drive here, but the MKX's 3.7L, 305-horsepower V6 moves things along quickly, sounds fantastic and operates smoothly in all situations.
The powerplant uses one of the industry's most advanced valve timing systems, which engineers call Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing or TI-VCT. In a nutshell, this setup constantly optimizes engine breathing via the camshafts for fantastic on-demand power and fuel mileage.
Seems to work: most drivers should find above-adequate performance, and my heavy-footed driving still turned in a test-average of around 12.0L/100km. It's no Jetta TDI, but that figure is respectable as 300-plus horsepower, all-wheel drive crossovers go.
Taking in a road trip? The radar-guided cruise control system constantly adjusts vehicle speed based on traffic flow for no-pedals-required cruising. Blind-spot warning mirrors and a backup camera help with rearward visibility, too. Or you could just shoulder check. Just saying.
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| SYNC also allows drivers to control the navigation, phone, climate and entertainment systems by voice control. (Photo: Justin Pritchard/Auto123.com) |
The THX-certified stereo system kicks some serious butt. It's clear and potent-- even at volume levels surpassing this twenty-something year-old's aural comfort zone. Thanks to Lincoln's SYNC system, the MKX's sound-cannon of a stereo will play your tuneage from a CD, iPod, USB drive, or even via streaming wireless Bluetooth straight out of your phone.
SYNC also allows drivers to control the navigation, phone, climate and entertainment systems by voice control. Drivers can even listen to and reply to their text messages without removing their hands from the wheel or eyes from the road.
A slick touch-sensitive console and touch-screen control the majority of remaining vehicle functions. Touch-activated volume and fan-speed sliders are especially cool looking as they light up to trace the movement of your finger. The advanced touch-activated systems are slick as all heck, though I did I did find the system a little glitchy and slow to react at times.
Either way, you'll feel like a crew member of the USS Enterprise in a jiff.
TI-VCT Power
There's no warp drive here, but the MKX's 3.7L, 305-horsepower V6 moves things along quickly, sounds fantastic and operates smoothly in all situations.
The powerplant uses one of the industry's most advanced valve timing systems, which engineers call Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing or TI-VCT. In a nutshell, this setup constantly optimizes engine breathing via the camshafts for fantastic on-demand power and fuel mileage.
Seems to work: most drivers should find above-adequate performance, and my heavy-footed driving still turned in a test-average of around 12.0L/100km. It's no Jetta TDI, but that figure is respectable as 300-plus horsepower, all-wheel drive crossovers go.
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| There's no warp drive here, but the MKX's 3.7L, 305-horsepower V6 moves things along quickly, sounds fantastic and operates smoothly in all situations. (Photo: Justin Pritchard/Auto123.com) |