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The Lincoln MKS is luxury 2006 ] The MKS continues the new Lincoln naming convention for future models, including the new 2007 Crossover SUV Lincoln MKX and the Mid-size Car 2007 Lincoln MKZ which replaced the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr .2 By this naming scheme, new vehicles will be designated with alphanumeric names rather than more traditional names like " Zephyr " and " Continental ". This is part of a new Lincoln strategy to give its vehicles alphanumeric monikers, in much the same way as some other luxury automakers do, to get people to refer to the cars as Lincolns, rather as just "Continentals" or "Navigators". However, Lincoln's stablemates Ford and Mercury have recently abandoned their conventions of naming their cars with names beginning with F and M respectively due to potential customer confusion between similar sounding names, and no longer use any naming conventions. It is unknown whether Lincoln will drop its new naming convention in argue of traditional names, but by Ford's logic, as consumers are much more likely to be confused with Lincoln's models of MKS, MKR , MKX and MKZ, compared to Ford's models for Freestyle, Five Hundred and Fusion, it is likely Lincoln will drop this naming scheme. OVERVIEW The MKS is essentially a new midsize-to-large flagship sedan for Lincoln, replacing previous vehicles in that segment, as part of Lincoln's overall vehicle replacement strategy. The smaller 2006 Zephyr (and its 2007 replacement the MKZ ) are considered to be the replacement for the V6 version of the LS, while the larger MKS sedan is intended to appeal to consumers who would have chosen the more powerful and upscale V-8-powered LS. The MKS, code named D385, is based on the Full-size Ford D3 Platform , which is based on the Volvo platform acquired after Ford Motor Company purchased Volvo Cars division in 1999. This platform underpins the outgoing Volvo S80 and is utilized in the 2008 and newer Ford Taurus , the Ford Taurus X , and the Mercury Sable (previously the 2005-2007 Ford Five Hundred, Ford Freestyle, and Mercury Montego). The concept car showed a 4.4 L Ford/Yamaha V8 that debuted in the Volvo XC90 . The production version of the MKS is expected to offer an upgraded version of the '' Duratec 35 '' 3.5L V6 used on the Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln MKX , with a boost in displacement up to 3.7L and turbocharging. The MKS uses a FWD platform, but is expected to offer AWD as an option. Detroit News - 13 June 2007 SPECIFICATIONS
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