The interior is nice. But the exterior doesn't do it for me at all. The word fugly comes to mind...
Save a ton of $$$ and just buy a fully loaded Edge. Same vehicle underneath, and much better looking.
Yep - looking at the Edge too. But with the Employee pricing you're not saving a 'ton' of money. Lincoln is offering a $3000 delivery allowance along with the employee discount, whereas Ford is only offering a "$1000" allowance so you're 2 grand closer. You also get a 4 year, 80,000 km bumper to bumper warranty and 6 year / 110000 km power train warranty with the Lincoln. It's only a 3 year / 60,000 b to b and 5 year 100,000 powertrain with the Ford.
Also, one other point, the Edge is NOT the same Vehicle unless you get the Edge Sport (as only the Edge sport has the 3.7L V6 305 hp engine that the MKX has, otherwise you get a smaller engine (3.5L 280 hp) with the same gas mileage.
So, to compare apples to apples (a fully loaded Ford Edge Sport to compare against the Lincoln MKX to put the Edge in the same league) it's only going to cost you (this is MSRP to MSRP with applicable factory rebates currently being offered) about $2600 (or approximately 6% difference) and for that 6 % you're getting the Adaptive Cruise control (I priced this in - it's $1500 less if you don't want that - Edge doesn't have it as an option), the THX II certified sound system and the extra warranty coverage. Edge comes with 22" tires though.
You also get a MUCH better interior with the Lincoln over the Edge (at least from what I've seen of a 2010 Edge which did not impress me - the 2011 could be a lot better).
Of course, if you compare the bare bones Ford Edge then you're right, but it's not even close to being the same vehicle (other than the platform it's on) at that point. A basic FWD Edge with all the options available you can get for 30 grand. But yeah, it's not even close to being the same vehicle (but there's nothing wrong with it either).
The grill on the MKX is definitely different though and though I like it I can see people hating it. The back end of the vehicle looks fantasic and is a huge improvement over the existing models. The Wheel wells look OK to me in pics but I need to see this vehicle up close in person before passing any final judgement (in person I might feel the same way about the looks as you, and end up with an Edge, or keep driving what I'm driving now and forget the whole thing and save a ton of cash
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