Lincoln Mark LT

Lincoln Mark LT

Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	2005–2008 (USA/Canada) 2005–present (Mexico)
Assembly	Dearborn, Michigan, USA Cuautitlán, Mexico
Predecessor	Lincoln Blackwood
Successor	Ford F-150 Platinum (USA/Canada)
Class	Full-size pickup truck
Body style	4-door truck
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Platform	Ford P2 platform
Engine	5.4 L Triton V8
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	138.5 in (3,518 mm)
Length	223.8 in (5,685 mm)
Width	78.9 in (2,004 mm)
Height	2WD: 73.5 in (1,867 mm) 4WD 76.0 in (1,930 mm)
Related	Ford F-150

The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck 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 (which was never sold in Canada), 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 and at the Ford Cuautitlan plant in Cuautitlán, Mexico on the same lines 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 Cadillac Escalade EXT, but the 2007 EXT gained on the Mark LT's sales consistently.

First generation (2006-2008)

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.

Ford ceased sales of the Lincoln Mark LT in the United States and Canada after the 2008 model year. In its place, Ford created an upper-end trim of the 2009 F-150 called Platinum.

Second generation (2010-present)

Despite its cancellation in the United States, the Mark LT continues to be sold in Mexico, where it is the brand's best-selling model. The second generation Mark LT, first sold in September 2009 for the 2010 model year, is based upon the twelfth generation F-150 and, other than styling differences, is identical to the F-150 Platinum. The Mark LT continues to be built in Dearborn (short bed), and Cuautitlan (long bed) alongside the F-150.

Quality

J.D. Power Quality listed the Mark LT as overall dependability for all 3 years it was manufactured as "among the best" (with a minimum 4 stars for the 2006 variant in initial quality).

Sales

Lincoln Mark LT short bed rear

Calendar Year	American sales
2005	10,274
2006	12,753
2007	8,382
2008	4,631
2009	147

References

• http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2006/Pickup
• http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2007/Pickup
• http://www.jdpower.com/autos/lincoln/mark-lt/2008/Pickup

External links

• 2008 Lincoln Mark LT press kit (Ford Media)