Lincoln MKS, the Glossary
The Lincoln MKS is a full-size, five-passenger, front- or all-wheel drive luxury sedan manufactured by Ford and marketed by its Lincoln subdivision for model years (MY) 2008-2016.[1]
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Active suspension
An active suspension is a type of automotive suspension that uses an onboard control system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than the conventional passive suspension that relies solely on large springs to maintain static support and dampen the vertical wheel movements caused by the road surface.
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Adaptive cruise control
Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a type of advanced driver-assistance system for road vehicles that automatically adjusts the vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.
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Airbag
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate exceptionally quickly and then deflate during a collision.
All-wheel drive
An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.
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Aniline leather
Aniline leather is a type of leather dyed exclusively with soluble dyes.
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Anti-lock braking system
An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses.
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Appliqué
Appliqué is ornamental needlework in which pieces or patches of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a picture or pattern.
Artificial leather
Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable, or for ethical concerns.
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Audi A6
The Audi A6 is an executive car made by the German company Audi since 1994. Lincoln MKS and Audi A6 are 2010s cars.
Audi A8
The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Lincoln MKS and Audi A8 are 2010s cars and Limousines.
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
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Blind spot monitor
The blind spot monitor or blind-spot monitoring is a vehicle-based sensor device that detects other vehicles located to the driver’s side and rear.
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).
Cadillac STS
The Cadillac STS (Seville Touring Sedan) is a mid-sized luxury 4-door sedan manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 2004 to 2011 for the 2005 to 2011 model years. Lincoln MKS and Cadillac STS are 2010s cars.
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Car and Driver
Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Chicago Assembly Plant
Chicago Assembly Plant (sometimes referred to as Torrence Avenue Assembly) is Ford Motor Company's oldest continuously operated automobile manufacturing plant.
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Collision avoidance system
A collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system (FCW), or collision mitigation system, is an advanced driver-assistance system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision.
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Concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.
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Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Dragstrip
A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing.
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.
Ebony
Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree.
Electronic stability control
Electronic stability control (ESC), also referred to as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is a computerized technology that improves a vehicle's stability by detecting and reducing loss of traction (skidding).
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Ford Cyclone engine
The Cyclone engine, also branded Duratec, is Ford Motor Company's latest DOHC family of gasoline V6 engines introduced in 2006.
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Ford D3 platform
The Ford D3 platform is an automobile platform used by Ford Motor Company for model years 2005-2019, as the fifteenth generation of full-size North American cars.
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Ford Duratec engine
Duratec is a brand name of the Ford Motor Company used for the company's range of gasoline-powered four-cylinder, five-cylinder and six-cylinder passenger car engines.
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Ford EcoBoost engine
EcoBoost is a series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines produced by Ford and originally co-developed by FEV Inc.
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Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a range of SUVs manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1991 model year. Lincoln MKS and Ford Explorer are 2010s cars.
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Ford Five Hundred
The Ford Five Hundred is a four-door, five-passenger, front-engine, front- or all-wheel drive, full-size, high-roof sedan manufactured and marketed in North America by Ford in a single generation for model years 2005-2007. It was a direct byproduct of Ford's 1999 acquisition of Volvo Cars; a strong market shift in automotive tastes away from sedans to minivans and SUV/CUVs — and a concerted effort by Ford to rethink the traditional sedan/wagon formula.
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Ford Flex
The Ford Flex is a full-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Ford over a single generation from 2009–2019, as the successor to the Ford Taurus X. The Flex was introduced in 2005 as a concept vehicle based on the Ford D4 chassis architecture, a variant of the Ford D3 platform shared with the 2011-2019 Explorer and the Lincoln MKT; the latter a rebadged variant of the Flex. Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex are 2010s cars and cars introduced in 2008.
Ford Freestyle
The Ford Freestyle is a crossover utility vehicle that was sold by Ford from 2005 to 2009.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Ford Sync
Ford Sync (stylized Ford SYNC) is a factory-installed, integrated in-vehicle communications and entertainment system that allows users to make hands-free telephone calls, control music and perform other functions with the use of voice commands.
Ford Taurus
The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company in the United States for model years (MY) 1986-2019. Lincoln MKS and ford Taurus are 2010s cars.
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Ford Taurus (fifth generation)
The fifth generation Ford Taurus is a front- or all-wheel drive, five passenger sedan, manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years (MY) 2008-2009.
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Ford Taurus (sixth generation)
The sixth generation of the Ford Taurus is the final generation of the model range manufactured by Ford (in markets outside of China and the Middle East). Lincoln MKS and Ford Taurus (sixth generation) are 2010s cars.
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Ford Taurus SHO
The Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) is the high-performance variant of the Ford Taurus. Lincoln MKS and Ford Taurus SHO are 2010s cars.
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Four-wheel drive
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.
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Fraxinus
Fraxinus, commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some subtropical species are evergreen trees.
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.
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Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only.
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Full-size car
Full-size car—also known as large car—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than mid-size cars.
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Gasoline direct injection
Gasoline direct injection (GDI), also known as petrol direct injection (PDI), is a mixture formation system for internal combustion engines that run on gasoline (petrol), where fuel is injected into the combustion chamber.
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GM–Ford 6-speed automatic transmission
The GM–Ford 6-speed automatic transmission is an automatic transaxle originally designed for transverse engine applications in cars.
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High-intensity discharge lamp
High-intensity discharge lamps (HID lamps) are a type of electrical gas-discharge lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina arc tube.
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Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Infiniti M
The Infiniti M is a line of mid-size luxury (executive) cars from the Infiniti luxury division of Nissan.
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Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.
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Lincoln Continental
The Lincoln Continental is a series of mid-sized and full-sized luxury cars produced between 1939 and 2020 by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company. Lincoln MKS and Lincoln Continental are 2010s cars, Limousines, Lincoln concept vehicles and Lincoln vehicles.
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Lincoln MKT
The Lincoln MKT is a full-size luxury crossover SUV with 3-row seating marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company over a single generation from 2010-2019. Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT are 2010s cars, Limousines, Lincoln concept vehicles and Lincoln vehicles.
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Lincoln Motor Company
Lincoln Motor Company, or simply Lincoln, is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company.
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Luxury car
A luxury car is a car that provides above-average to high-end levels of comfort, features, and equipment.
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MacPherson strut
The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.
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Manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).
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Maple
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples.
Mercury Montego
The Mercury Montego is a nameplate that was applied to three separate generations of vehicles marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company.
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Mercury Sable
The Mercury Sable is a range of automobiles manufactured and marketed by the Mercury brand of Ford Motor Company.
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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Model year
The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years.
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National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper and the flagship publication of Postmedia Network.
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Octane rating
An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an internal combustion engine without causing engine knocking.
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Overhead camshaft engine
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber.
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Parallel parking
Parallel-parked cars in Washington, D.C. A motorist gets assistance parallel-parking Parallel parking animation Parallel parking is a method of parking a vehicle parallel to the road, in line with other parked vehicles.
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Power steering
Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
Sedan (automobile)
A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo.
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Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings.
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Software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.
Suede
Suede (pronounced) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items.
THX
THX Ltd. is an American audio company based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Traction control system
A traction control system (TCS), is typically (but not necessarily) a secondary function of the electronic stability control (ESC) on production motor vehicles, designed to prevent loss of traction (i.e., wheelspin) of the driven road wheels.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Ultrasonic transducer
Ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic sensors are devices that generate or sense ultrasound energy.
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V8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
Volvo
The Volvo Group (Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg.
Volvo B8444S engine
The B8444S is an automobile V8 engine developed by Yamaha Motor Corporation for Volvo Cars.
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Volvo S60
The Volvo S60 is a compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo since 2000. Lincoln MKS and Volvo S60 are 2010s cars.
Volvo S80
The Volvo S80 is an executive car produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1998 to 2016 across two generations. Lincoln MKS and Volvo S80 are 2010s cars, cars discontinued in 2016 and Limousines.
Volvo V70
The Volvo V70 is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2016 across three generations. Lincoln MKS and Volvo V70 are 2010s cars and cars discontinued in 2016.
Volvo XC90
The Volvo XC90 is a mid-size luxury SUV manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars since 2002 and now in its second generation. Lincoln MKS and Volvo XC90 are 2010s cars.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
0 to 60 mph
The time it takes a vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h or 27 m/s), often said as just "zero to sixty" or "nought to sixty", is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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See also
Cars discontinued in 2016
- Aston Martin DB9
- BMW Z4 (E89)
- Cadillac ELR
- Changan CX20
- Changhe Ideal
- Chery E5
- Chery Eastar
- Chevrolet Tracker (Americas)
- Chrysler Town & Country (minivan)
- Daewoo LeMans
- Fiat Bravo (2007)
- Ford Falcon (Australia)
- Ford Falcon (FG X)
- Ford Territory (Australia)
- Geely LC
- Honda Civic (eighth generation)
- Hyundai Genesis Coupe
- Infiniti G Line
- Lagonda Taraf
- Lincoln MKS
- Mahindra Genio
- Mazda MPV
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W212)
- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- Proton Saga (second generation)
- Roewe 750
- Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé
- Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé
- Scion tC
- Suzuki Cultus
- Suzuki MR Wagon
- Toyota bB
- Volkswagen Eos
- Volkswagen Golf Mk6
- Volkswagen Phaeton
- Volvo S80
- Volvo V70
Lincoln concept vehicles
- Lincoln C
- Lincoln Continental
- Lincoln Futura
- Lincoln MK9
- Lincoln MKR
- Lincoln MKS
- Lincoln MKT
- Lincoln Navicross
Lincoln vehicles
- Comet (marque)
- Golden Sahara II
- Lincoln (EL-series)
- Lincoln Aviator
- Lincoln Blackwood
- Lincoln Capri
- Lincoln Continental
- Lincoln Corsair
- Lincoln Cosmopolitan
- Lincoln Custom
- Lincoln K series
- Lincoln L series
- Lincoln LS
- Lincoln MKC
- Lincoln MKS
- Lincoln MKT
- Lincoln MKX
- Lincoln MKZ
- Lincoln Mark LT
- Lincoln Mark series
- Lincoln Nautilus
- Lincoln Navigator
- Lincoln Premiere
- Lincoln Town Car
- Lincoln Versailles
- Lincoln Z
- Lincoln-Zephyr
- List of Lincoln vehicles
- Presidential state car (United States)
- Sunshine Special (automobile)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_MKS
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