Thinking about the Personal Luxury Coupe

"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator) 12/02/2015 at 22:57 • Filed to: None

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I get weird ideas about car’s sometimes....all the time. Like how much a final generation DeVille would have rocked even more if it came in a wagon variant. Which it would have. Then I began thinking about the Eldorado. Then the Mark VIII. One of the first cars I ever fell in love with was a 1998 LSC Collectors edition. The lady who took car of me during the day when I was little had one. I’m pretty sure her husband was in the mob. Who else buys a black Tahoe AND a black Suburban in pairs and leaves the house every morning with a handful of cigars from a giant empty pretzel jar? I digress.

Point was I got to thinking, what with Lincoln’s plans for the future supposedly including a sports car, has anyone ever photo-shopped an MKZ into a coupe? So I went to the intertubes and found this:

And I say to myself, “Not bad.” The overhangs are all wrong, and it would need to be pillar-less, and the c-pillar back looks to have bad proportions thanks to a rear window with too much slope. But I feel like it would sell. Looks a damn sight better than the CTS coupe did.

Then I found a Mustang that someone had ‘Lincoln-ed’

And I again said to myself, “Hmmm. Yes, this seems to be working.” But it still does not work. It seems that the roofline in the back was raised for more headroom, but I can’t help but feel the wheelbase needs to be extended. But that wouldn’t help the fact that the rear end looks like a Ferrari FF. A true Lincoln two door has room for adults to actually comfortably ride in the back.

And then I saw something I hadn’t thought about in years: The Lincoln Mark IX concept that debuted in 2001. The unholy union of a Cadillac XLR and a Phantom Drophead, granted. But I think it’s delightful in its simplicity. Slab sided, low roof, high sides, but a very airy greenhouse. It accomplishes the subtle flashyness of american luxury. Somebody used a ruler when they designed this, and I like that. Especially in a world where no auto designer is allowed to have a straight edge in their office anymore, lest it be found and used to beat them about the head and hands for a lack of creativity.

10/10 would waft.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:01

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I appreciate this post.

pjhusa > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:02

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Those ‘shops aren’t as ugly as they should be.

they’re not half bad!

TheHondaBro > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:04

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And then Acura needs to revive the CL. Call it the CLX. FWD + P-AWS, SH-AWD dual clutch auto transmission! 3.5 V6!!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:04

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This front end should be the future of the brand, super sexy.

FromCanadaWithLove > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:04

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Never gonna give you up, Concept Coupe.

TheHondaBro > FromCanadaWithLove 12/02/2015 at 23:07

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Never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:07

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I think a properly executed dream exist in the combination of those 3 photos.

And that’s about as poetic as I’m going to get. Lol

Jack Does Cars > TheHondaBro 12/02/2015 at 23:09

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I’d rock that...

Until the bro crowd gets ahold of them.

Land_Yacht_225 > Jack Does Cars 12/02/2015 at 23:11

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I was going to say...

This car would be relegated to the same duties the G35/G37 Coupe performs so fast your head would spin.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:14

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That is actually quite good.

Milky > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:24

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I’d take one of these over a Fusion coupe.

Now a Mustang in a fancy suit is a different thing.

Its worked before and Ford should get more use from that chassis anyways.

TheHondaBro > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:29

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I’m not sure. The 3.2CL never became a bro-mobile. Also it’s a nice, soft Acura, while the bros would rather go for the harder, edgier Infiniti.

Land_Yacht_225 > Milky 12/02/2015 at 23:31

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I agree completely. I don’t see why you would pick an MKZ/Fusion coupe over any of these vehicles. You clearly want a muscle car, not a personal luxury coupe. Be glad that entire class of vehicle isn’t, for all intents and purposes, dead.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 12/02/2015 at 23:33

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Holy fuck...WHY ARENT THEY FUNDING THAT?!?

Land_Yacht_225 > TheHondaBro 12/02/2015 at 23:34

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The CL 3.2, perhaps not. But I have seen several CL Type-Ssssssssszzzzzzzz (however one plurals that) in the company of some pretty broseph-y people.

TheHondaBro > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 12/02/2015 at 23:34

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Something tells me they’ll bring it back by 2017. I can smell Acura Coupe in the air.

TheHondaBro > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:35

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Strange. I never see bro’d-out CLs.

My dad used to drive a 3.2CL Type-S. Glorious fucking vehicle.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 12/02/2015 at 23:37

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One can hope. I would adore Acura if they chopped two doors off the TLX as compared to chopping doors off the ILX

JR1 > Land_Yacht_225 12/02/2015 at 23:38

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I ache for a two door luxury coupe to be built by Lincoln? Will it ever happen? Magic 8 ball says ask again later

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > TheHondaBro 12/02/2015 at 23:41

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Here in CT people who drive CL/TL series Acuras feel the need to try to race me every time they see me,even more so than the G35/37 crowd. Super annoying to the point where it’s one of the few cars I wish never existed.

PatBateman > Land_Yacht_225 12/03/2015 at 00:36

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My dad had a 1986 Mark VII with the LSC 302 in it. It would fly.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > TheHondaBro 12/03/2015 at 02:24

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I’ve seen more than a few “bro” cls. I’m thinking they’re usually handed down from parents as I tend to see them parked on the street in well off neighborhoods.

Jack Does Cars > Land_Yacht_225 12/03/2015 at 06:34

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Couldn't agree more.

DarkCreamyBeer > Land_Yacht_225 12/03/2015 at 07:16

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If there were a Lincoln coupe built on the Mustang platform with the 2.7L ecoboost from the 2016 MKX, Ford might grab my attention.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Land_Yacht_225 12/03/2015 at 11:14

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This is exactly what happens when you allow a Camaro and a Mustang to interbreed! At least that’s what I see when I look at this and honestly, I kind of like it.