So much for the Ford group’s attempts to tease the production version of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ before its world premiere at the New York International Auto Show as the usual suspect from Eastern Europe has spoiled the Detroit maker’s plans by letting loose a trio of official images.
The production model doesn’t seem to have changed much from the concept MKZ we saw at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show in January, as the only visible differences we spotted in these pictures are the bigger headlamps, the door handles, the larger exterior mirrors and of course, the smaller alloy wheels.
We don’t get any photos of the rear end, but we assume that the 2013 MKZ will keep the concept vehicle’s full-width tail lamps.
The same appears to hold true for the interior with only modest changes here are and there such as the less extravagant but probably more practical and useful air vent designs.
We already know that the 2013 MKZ shares its running gear and platform architecture with the new Ford Fusion (Mondeo in Europe). This means it will certainly get the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EcoBoost petrol unit with 240-horses as well as a hybrid version powered by a 2.0-liter four pot, but we’re not sure yet what other engines will be on offer.
A couple of days ago, Lincoln also confirmed the availability of an optional glass roof measuring 15.2 square feet or 1.41 square meters.
We’ll have more on the new MKZ in the following days, if not hours.
Photo Credits: Lincoln via Autoforum
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