2007 Lincoln Mark LT: Road Test
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- MSRP: $38,125 -$41,525
- Invoice: $34,280 -$37,255
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Our road test for the 2007 Lincoln Mark LT includes a full evaluation of the 2007 Lincoln Mark LT from the inside out. We evaluate not only engine and handling performance for the 2007 Lincoln Mark LT, but also interior cabin and cargo space. Let our comprehensive road test ratings for the 2007 Lincoln Mark LT help you decide if a 2007 Lincoln Mark LT is right for you.
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ACCELERATION
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 6 | 5 |
No opportunity to test extended-wheelbase model. Regular-length LT has adequate acceleration, and enough muscle for most towing, hauling chores, but highway-speed passing power, overall responsiveness mediocre.
FUEL ECONOMY
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2.5 |
Test Mark LT averaged 14.1 mpg in mixed city/highway driving. Uses regular-grade fuel.
RIDE QUALITY
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 4 | 4.4 |
Differs little from F-150 SuperCrew 4WD. Reasonably composed at speed and over big dips, swells. Long wheelbase, hefty weight takes shocks out of pavement cracks and ridges. But chassis shows annoying jiggle, quiver over most bumps and ripples.
STEERING/HANDLING/BRAKING
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 4 | 3.5 |
Ponderous in tight maneuvers, but accurate, nicely weighted steering and good control in most changes of direction. Like all pickups, tail hops in bumpy corners. Brakes feel strong, easily modulated, but simulated panic stops induce much nosedive. Mark LT's 4WD has low-range gearing for severe off-road duty, but unlike rivals' systems, it should not be left engaged on dry pavement.
QUIETNESS
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 6 | 4.9 |
Same subdued road, wind noise as in F-150 SuperCrew, and similar engine characteristics: quiet cruising, slightly intrusive roar in rapid acceleration. But better sound insulation expected of a Lincoln.
CONTROLS
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 6 | 6.3 |
Main gauges unobstructed, attractively backlit in white, though markings too small to some testers' eyes. Controls for audio, automatic climate systems slightly undersized. Turn-signal/windshield-wiper stalk too short. LT provides steering-wheel buttons for audio, climate, cruise functions, but they're not placed or marked for easy use.
Standard leather upholstery no more impressive than in top-line F-150 models. LT puts slightly tonier finishes on interior panels, but they're a veneer over the same, hollow-feeling, hard plastic surfaces as in its Ford cousin. Glovebox and ashtray doors, console-mounted transmission shift lever suffer particularly low-budget movement, feel.
ROOM/COMFORT/DRIVER SEATING (FRONT)
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 9 | 8.3 |
Ample head, leg room. Seats firm, flat, but comfortable. Tall step-in, but big doors allow easy entry/exit; still, we recommend the optional running boards. Outward visibility unobstructed.
ROOM/COMFORT (REAR)
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 6 | 5 |
Copious head space. Leg room good, not great. Poorly contoured seat has stingy thigh support, uncomfortably upright backrest. Optional power sliding rear window a welcome convenience. Awkward entry/exit.
CARGO ROOM
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 6 | 5.1 |
Rear-seat bottoms tip up to increase storage, but seat-frame corners jut into cargo space. Generously sized map pockets in all doors. Optional tubular bed extender enhances cargo-box utility, but bed is bare metal; factory-standard integrated bed liner would be in keeping with LT's upscale aspirations.
VALUE WITHIN CLASS
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 4 | 6.4 |
Lincoln shouldn't be faulted for taking advantage of a ready market niche with a gilded version of the solid Ford F-150 SuperCrew. It can be faulted for doing so little to upgrade the interior to truly premium levels of feel and function. Where it really disappoints is in denying the LT important features expected at this market strata: an antiskid system, curtain side airbags, all-wheel drive, and an engine distinct from that available in an F-150.
Total Score
| 4WD Base | Class Average |
|---|---|
| 53 | 51.4 |
Total Score: 53
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