Hottest 50 Cars, Trucks, and SUVs for 2006
The global chassis architecture that underpins the Mazda6 is spawning a trio of midsized domestic sedans: Ford's Fusion, the Mercury Milan, and the Lincoln Zephyr. The latter will be the least-expensive Lincoln model at $29,660, and it is intended to entice new, younger buyers to consider Ford's top luxury brand. The Zephyr will be available in front- or all-wheel drive form, powered initially by a 3.0-liter V-6 producing 210 horsepower matched with a six-speed automatic transmission, quite noteworthy for its class. A more powerful 3.5-liter V-6 will come along about a year after launch. Zephyr's exterior design is crisply edgy, and appears well-differentiated from its Ford and Mercury platform mates. The elegant passenger compartment treatments boast the quality, materials, and creature features you'd expect of a luxury nameplate; choose between real wood or high-tech-looking satin aluminium interior trim themes, with leather upholstery standard.
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