Lincoln MKZ
| Lincoln MKZ | |
|---|---|
2018 Lincoln MKZ | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Also called | Lincoln Zephyr (2006) |
| Production | August 2005 – July 2020 |
| Model years | 2006–2020 |
| Assembly | Mexico: Hermosillo, Sonora (Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly) |
| Designer | Darrell Behmer, Chief Designer (Fusion, Milan and MKZ) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Lincoln Z (China) |
The Lincoln MKZ is a mid-size, four-door, five-passenger, front- or all-wheel drive luxury sedan manufactured by Ford and marketed by its Lincoln brand across two generations in North America and China (2015-2020). Co-developed with the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, the MKZ was available with either gasoline or gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains.
The first generation (2006-2012) was styled under Chief Designer Darrell Behmer and marketed for model year (MY) 2006 as the Lincoln Zephyr — and from model year 2007 on as the MKZ — with a mid-cycle refresh for MY 2010. The MKZ Hybrid, Lincoln's first, was introduced for MY 2011. The second generation MKZ was marketed for MY 2013 to 2020 in gasoline and hybrid configurations, with a mid-cycle refresh for MY 2017.
The MKZ was manufactured exclusively at Ford's Mexican Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly plant, with production commencing in August 2005 and ending with MY 2020.
Ford had previously used the Zephyr nameplate (after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind) both in the late 1930s for a line of mid-size vehicles, as well as in the late 1970s and early 1980s for the Mercury Zephyr.