Lincoln · 2008–2016
Lincoln MKS
The Lincoln MKS is a full-size luxury car which was manufactured by Ford and marketed by its Lincoln division for the 2009-through-2016 model years (MY), having entered production in May 2008. Primarily sold in the North American market, it is a four-door sedan with seating for five occupants and received a facelift for MY 2013. Following the Lincoln MKR concept vehicle, Lincoln presented the MKS at the LA Auto Show in November 2007, with sales beginning in June 2008. It is based on the Ford D3 platform (a revised variant of the Volvo P2 platform) with a front-mounted engine and either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The MKS shares this platform with the other so-called Chicago D3's, the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, and the fifth-generation Ford Taurus, which were manufactured at Ford's Chicago Assembly plant in Chicago, Illinois. The MKS uses V6 engines, with the launch model using a 3.7-liter Ford Cyclone engine, while a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine (shared with the Taurus SHO) was added for 2010. The base Cyclone engine was revised to a Ti-VCT specification for 2013. The MKS was discontinued after 2016, with domestic MKS production having reached 100,248 for MY 2009–2016. It was replaced by the tenth generation Lincoln Continental.
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Predecessor: Lincoln Town Car · Successor: Lincoln Continental
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Specifications
- name
- Lincoln MKS
- Manufacturer
- The Lincoln Motor Company (Ford Motor Company)
- Production
- May 2008–2016
- Model years
- 2009–2016
- Assembly
- United States: Ford Chicago Assembly, Chicago, Illinois
- Class
- Full-size luxury car
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Platform
- Ford D3 platform
- Related
- Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Mercury Sable, Ford Taurus, Ford Taurus X, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, Volvo S80, Volvo S60, Volvo V70, Volvo XC70, Volvo XC90
- Layout
- Front engine, front-wheel drive / all wheel drive
- Engine
- 3.7 L Cyclone V6, 3.7 L Cyclone Ti-VCT V6, 3.5 L EcoBoost twin-turbo V6
- Transmission
- 6-speed 6F50 automatic, 6-speed 6F55 automatic
- Wheelbase
- 112.9 in
- Length
- 2009–2012: 204.2 in, 2013–2016 : 204.8 in
- Width
- 75.9 in
- Height
- 61.6 in
- Kerb weight
- 4127 lb (Front-wheel drive), 4276 lb (All-wheel drive)
- Predecessor
- Lincoln Continental
- Successor
- Lincoln Continental (2017)
- Designer
- Peter Horbury (design chief), Robert Gelardi (exterior: 2005), Max Wolff (2013 facelift)
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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US EPA fuel-economy records
| Year | Engine | Drive | Transmission | Fuel | MPG (US) comb. | CO₂ g/mi | EV range mi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 19 | 473 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2016 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 438 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2016 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 19 | 462 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2015 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 450 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2015 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 22 | 402 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2015 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 425 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2014 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 446 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2014 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 22 | 402 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2014 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 425 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2013 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 446 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2013 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 422 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2013 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 424 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2012 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 444 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2012 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | Front-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 20 | 444 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2012 | 3.7 L 6-cyl | All-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 19 | 468 | — | EPA ↗ |
US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).
Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1535782CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_MKSCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376751555 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013_Lincoln_MKS_--_2012_NYIAS.JPGPublic domain · Photo: IFCAR · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.