It was like a party in my mouth, and everyone was throwing up...

"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
08/09/2015 at 23:56 • Filed to: None

Saw two of these today on the way home from the office

Never seen them before and they are quite the abomination. On top of being absolutely hideous, if you look closely you can see that the middle roofline is slightly lower than the front and back. I wonder if it’s supposed to do that :/ ....

DISCUSSION (22)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 00:05

I saw a one back in the fall while waiting at a red light (excuse the terrible flipphone quality pic)....was equally as terribad.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 00:15

They’re atrocious as normal length cars, and even worse when stretched. With is a shame, because they aren’t bad. They’re not great, but for an old person’s station wagon (not the sporty Jalop kind) it’s decent.

wafflesnfalafel > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 00:18

agree - I don’t know why Lincoln just didn’t just promote a stretch version of the Navigator. I couldn’t be any more expensive and likely a whole lot easier to stretch. One of Lincoln’s more confusing recent decisions...

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 01:20

I guess I’d just ask why these kind of ridiculous super-stretched limos exist? Why can’t we go back to shorter limos?

Kinja'd!!!

desertdog5051 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 04:00

Don’t ride in that if you are going to cross railroad tracks.

facw > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/10/2015 at 04:28

That’s good if you are an executive or dictator, but not if you are a bachelorette party (or any other decent sized group of drunken people).

facw > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 04:31

Shares a platform with the Explorer and Flex, both of which are so much better looking. I’ll give them credit for building something that’s more distinct than just rebadging a Ford, but they need to admit failure and come up with something new (or go searching for another luxury SUV to knockoff)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 09:30

Not the sporty kind?

NOT THE SPORTY KIND?

365 HP AWD WAGON FROM LINCOLN!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 11:05

Try taking one around a corner and then let me know how sporty you still think it is

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 11:09

OK what do you consider to be a sporty wagon so i can look up slalom times and compare them.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 11:18

How about the V60 T6?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 11:27

year?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 11:43

‘14-’16

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 11:44

2011 popped up with you getting an advantage because the S60 times popped up instead of the V60, can’t seem to find older V60 or newer MKT, so I compromised.

2010 Lincoln MKT AWD Ecoboost (355 hp, new one has 365 thanks to new tune)

http://www.edmunds.com/lincoln/mkt/20…

Tractional control couldn’t be turned off in the MKT and it pulled 59.6 mph on the slalom. Skied pad of .76

2011 S60 T6

http://www.edmunds.com/volvo/s60/2011…

With the ESC on (fairer comparison to the MKT where you can’t turn it off) the S60 pulled 63.5 on the slalom. And that’s not even the Wagon. Skidpad of .81

So it lost to the car version of the Volvo by 4 mph and .05 g’s. Doesn’t seem like it would be so terrible. Thoughts?

Dusty Ventures > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch
08/10/2015 at 11:45

I drove one of those once, though it wasn’t quite that long

Dusty Ventures > wafflesnfalafel
08/10/2015 at 11:48

Lincoln doesn’t decide which of their cars becomes stretch. It’s the coachbuilders who make the decision. And the stretch Navigator is a thing.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 12:01

I have driven the Flex Ecoboost, and the non-Ecoboost MKT. We also had a Flex for some time. I can say that both are very comfortable, well-made cars, and very quick with the Ecoboost. However, neither one handles particularly well, and the Lincoln is also quote ugly. So no, it’s too much of a big Ford crossovert be a sporty wagon.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 12:03

I’m just saying man, you may not like the way it feels driving it, but the numbers don’t lie. Against a year newer sedan (not even the wagon) it did pretty damn well.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 13:14

I will admit it did well, but I’m still not even slightly convinced it’s a sporty vehicle. Fast=/=sporty. We can agree to disagree on this one.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 13:20

I suppose it depends on the definition of sport in this circumstance. To me, fast is a requirement, to you its not as important.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/10/2015 at 13:22

I love things that go fast, and sporty cars are often fast. But a sporty FRS isn’t fast and a ‘71 Cuda 426 isn’t sporty.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/10/2015 at 13:28

I hear what you’re saying

but any negative spoken about a 71 ‘Cuda 426 doesn’t compute