Lincoln Mark LT

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Lincoln Mark LT

Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	2005–2008
Assembly	Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Predecessor	Lincoln Blackwood
Class	Full-size pickup truck
Body style(s)	4-door truck
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Platform	Ford P2 platform
Engine(s)	5.4 L Triton V8
Transmission(s)	4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	138.5 in (3518 mm)
Length	223.8 in (5685 mm)
Width	78.9 in (2004 mm)
Height	2WD: 73.5 in (1867 mm) 4WD 76.0 in (1930 mm)
Fuel capacity	30 US gallons (113.6 L; 25.0 imp gal) / 35.7 US gallons (135.1 L; 29.7 imp gal)
Related	Ford F-150

The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck that is manufactured by the Lincoln division of American automaker Ford Motor Company. It first went on sale in January 2005 for the 2006 model year. The Mark LT is a successor to the failed 2002-only Lincoln Blackwood, Lincoln's only other pickup truck, which was only a rear-wheel drive vehicle. The Mark LT is built at Ford's River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on the same line as the closely related Ford F-150. The Mark LT also has optional all-wheel drive.

The Mark LT is based on the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It uses the same 330-cubic-inch, 300 hp (220 kW) 5.4 L Triton V8 and has four doors.

Lincoln had hoped to sell 13,000 Mark LTs annually in the United States. The Mark LT was one of the most heavily-discounted new cars in the United States, with dealers sometimes selling them at more than $10,000 below the MSRP. The Mark LT was more successful than the Blackwood in its first year of sales with 10,274 sold in the first calendar year of sales; February 2005 through February 2006. The 2006 Mark LT outsold the Escalade EXT, but the 2007 EXT gained on the Mark LT's sales consistently. ^{[1] [2]}

[edit] Updates

For 2007, the Mark LT received a grille facelift, optional DVD-based navigation system and other luxury and cosmetic features. For 2008, the Mark LT received the addition of the color of Light French Silk clearcoat metallic and an optional rearview camera back-up system.

[edit] Retirement

For the second-generation Lincoln Mark LT sold exclusively in Mexico, see Ford F-150 Platinum.

Lincoln ceased production of the Mark LT after the 2008 model year.^[3] In its place, Ford created an upper-end trim of the 2009 F-150 called Platinum. Sales continue in Mexico, because the Ford F-150 is sold as the Ford Lobo. The Lincoln Mark LT will be a rebadged Ford F-150 Platinum for Mexico beginning in the 2010 model year.

[edit] References

v • d • e Lincoln, a luxury division of Ford Motor Company – road car timeline, 1970s–present
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Personal	Mark III		Mark IV					Mark V			Mark VI				Mark VII									Mark VIII
Mid-size								Versailles																							LS
																																					Zephyr/MKZ				MKZ
Full-size													Continental						Continental							Continental			Continental											MKS
	Continental					Continental					Continental		Town Car								Town Car								Town Car
Mid-size SUV																																		Aviator
Full-size SUV																													Navigator					Navigator				Navigator
Mid-size crossover																																						MKX
Full-size crossover																																									MKT
Pickup																																	Black­wood				Mark LT