Lincoln Cars News

Lincoln has developed greatly over the past few years and prosperous Ford company decided to display 3 new versions of its vehicles at the 2009 SEMA show: a 2010 MKZ, a 2009 MKS and a 2010 MKT. All of them were properly trimmed before “going out” in Las Vegas, each individually stylized and polished.

“Lincoln as a brand is continuing to attract younger customers to the showroom with products like the MKS, MKZ and the new MKT luxury crossover,” said Amy Marentic, Ford Car and Crossover marketing manager. “These customers place huge importance on style, design and technology, and these are areas where Lincoln plays well. SEMA gives customizers the opportunity to push the boundaries of design, while still focusing on the core strengths of the Lincoln brand.”

Ford’s SEMA Designer Melvin Betancourt echoes Marentic’s thoughts stating that, “Customization is about individuality and reflecting who you are. That is particularly true about the new generation of people who are buying cars. The vehicles at this year’s SEMA show prove that Lincolns have great personalization potential.”

Raceskinz MKS is renowned for its complete modern treatment owing to plenty of carbon fiber. This light-weight material will be applied on the roof, for the rear diffuser accent, mirror covers and even inside for the door moldings, rear center console and for the dash trim.

The car will get a special pearl white paint as well as the wheels will be trimmed with carbon fiber overlay.

2010 Lincoln MKZ by 3d Carbon will differ itself from other cars at SEMA by its subtle yet luxurious features of boulevard cruiser that really looks like a premium sedan. The addes features will include: a new aero kit, as well as some added chrome treatments, a Magnaflow dual exhaust system and nice set of TSW “Snetterton” Hyper Silver 20-inch wheels.
2010 Lincoln MKT “Panache” by Rick Bottom Designs
Grotesque was usual definition for new versions of previously decent vehicles, but that seems to be no problem for the old birds at Rick Bottom Designs, who built a custom MKT crossover and named it “Panache”.

Nevertheless Rick Bottom Designs owner Rick Bottom apparently disagrees, saying that he, “just fell in love with it because it’s so artsy. It has beautiful lines with very high style, nice flow and swag. It’s also very feature-packed, comfortable and efficient.”

The auto show at Las Vegas is certainly a luxurious even, but those three Lincoln projects impowered by Ford state that luxury should not necessarily be conventional.

The models will be displayed in the Ford booth at 2009 SEMA show in November 3-6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Ford is distinctive automaker this year at SEMA which is in its turn the premier automotive event in the world which represents 31,8$ billion aftermarket industry.

SEMA show will certainly prove to all Lincoln customers what can be achieved with a little imagination.

“Lincoln as a brand is continuing to attract younger customers to the showroom with products like the MKS, MKZ and the new MKT luxury crossover,” said Amy Marentic, Ford North American Car and Crossovers group marketing manager. “These customers place huge importance on style, design and technology, and these are areas where Lincoln plays well,” said Marentic. “SEMA gives customizers the opportunity to push the boundaries of design, while still focusing on the core strengths of the Lincoln brand.”

Ford SEMA Designer Melvin Betancourt says the new Lincoln lineup provides a great platform for creativity.

“Customization is about individuality and reflecting who you are. That is particularly true about the new generation of people who are buying cars,” he said. “The vehicles at this year’s SEMA show prove that Lincolns have great personalization potential.”

Tirrelle Lazada-Smith, co-owner of Raceskinz, a subsidiary of Catalyst Industrial Marking located in Van Nuys, Calif., created a customized Lincoln MKS. The exterior of the vehicle is painted in a pearlescent white color and features many carbon fiber accents.

“Carbon fiber is to us what chrome was to our previous generation,” said Lazada-Smith.

And there is no shortage of carbon fiber in the Raceskinz MKS. The material is used in the roof overlay, the side door moldings, the rear diffuser accent, mirror covers, trunk accent, antenna cover, license plate frame, fog light bezel and rear spoiler accent. It’s also featured inside the vehicle in the interior dash trim kit, door panel accents and custom rear center console.

“The carbon fiber is very strategically placed,” said Lazada-Smith. “It is not gaudy or overdone.”

The MKS also features deep offset carbon fiber-faced wheel rims and carbon fiber exhaust tips.

Rick Bottom, owner of Rick Bottom Designs of Mendota, Ill., says he knew he had to customize the new Lincoln MKT luxury crossover when he first saw the vehicle at the Chicago Auto Show last year.

“I had seen pictures of the MKT concept, and I just fell in love with it because it’s so artsy,” he said. “It has beautiful lines with very high style, nice flow and swag. It’s also very feature-packed, comfortable and efficient.”

Bottom says the first thing he did with the MKT was envelop the vehicle in a striking custom paint color. “The color is called ‘Turnin’ Orange,’ and it looks orange in the sun and red in the shade,” he explained. “I’ve had it sitting outside my shop, and people one after another will stop their cars and look at it. It’s pretty wild.”

Bottom also shaved off the door handles to make the body of the MKT appear smoother, created custom chrome beltline moldings to accent the body line and modified the rear bumper to create a cleaner look. He enhanced the interior ambience with two-toned leather and matching floating armrests and added powerful Xtant speakers and amplifiers to the sound system.

“We also lowered the ride by two inches to make the vehicle look sleeker and sportier,” he said.

“The Lincoln MKZ is a vehicle that has refinement and elegance,” he said. “The ride and feel of the new MKZ inspired us to enhance the design with a lower stance and conservative touches of aerodynamic styling.”

The 3dCarbon MKZ features a flush-mount decklid rear spoiler, rear upper roof spoiler, stainless-steel lower chrome door moldings and stainless-steel dual exhaust extensions, all custom made by 3dCarbon. The vehicle also includes a Magnaflow stainless-steel cat-back exhaust system and TSW “Snetterton” Hyper Silver 20-inch wheels.