Under the bling, the Lincoln MKX is a Ford.
The Lincoln MKX is the upscale version of the Ford Edge crossover, Dearborn's tidy people-mover with a 3.5-liter V6, six-speed transmission and available all-wheel drive.
One of the unluckiest sods ever to pick up a quill, Keats once wrote that "poetry should surprise by fine excess and not by Singularity.
As for fine excess, the MKX has that covered.
The MKX is a pretty decent drive, as well. Starting with the uni-body bones of the Edge, the MKX feels taut and well constructed.
Lincoln-izing the MKX required giving the vehicle a double dose of noise-dampening materials. Ambient cabin noise is turned down compared with the Edge.
The corporate V6 (265 hp and 250 pound-feet of torque) is socked in even tighter so that, at full rap, you can hardly feel any engine vibration.
The MKX is no rocket ship -- a 4,420-pound curb weight (in AWD trim) sees to that -- but it will run up to highway speeds in less than eight seconds and cruise effortlessly there while returning 20-plus mpg fuel economy.
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