2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
The Good Statement :
Same Pricing as a standard MKZ, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid gets significantly better improvement fuel economy than its gasoline-only. The system of navigation provides useful external data, such as gas prices and traffic, and the THX audio system will give music lovers a pleasure. Sync voice command provides impressive control of MP3 players and phones.
The Bad Statement :
The driving quality of MKZ Hybrid’s is a little bit different from the Ford Fusion Hybrid. It’s a little stodgy.
The Underline :
With an impressive fuel economy, comfortable interior plus good design, and really excellent cabin tech, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is an almost perfect commuter car and general car transportation.
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Design
The cabin looks more stylish than the Fusion, and amenities like cooled and heates seats add a level of comfort. Eventhough most of the cabin tech is same to that available in the Fusion, the THX audio system, with its greatly detailed audio sound output, will be the point of deal maker for music lovers.
For buyers who already looking for a Lincoln MKZ, the hybrid version makes confuse for an easy choice, as Lincoln prices are the same. The only advantage reason to choose the standard MKZ from the MKZ hybrid is the availability of all-wheel drive. The hybrid version gets about 15 mpg better fuel economy compared with the gas engine front-wheel-drive MKZ.
Going green
Thanks to large part of the instrument cluster display that we can’t help seeking out over the MKZ Hybrid’s power train while driving it. Use two small LCDs of the display, one on either side of the speedometer, with four different configurations with more or less information display.
Lincoln says the MKZ Hybrid can reach up to 47 mph in mode of electric. Driving onto the freeway, if your speeds become too high for the electric part of the hybrid system, and we had to change the mode into normal driving. You could easily kept the car running below electric power at speeds over 40 mph by feathering the car throttle, using the power pointer on the display to suggesting the driver how much you should accelerate and keep in electric mode.
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For several driving, like the first couple miles on a cold morning, the car showed reluctant to enter the electric mode. Even keeping a light touch on the gas pedal, power meters refused to show us the green box that shows the potential power of electric.
On two-lane highway, we crossed the dotted yellow line to walk through slower traffic, and the car picked up speed well, come out ahead and let us ditch back into oncoming traffic lane before it appears.
When going to the mound, we felt a thud clearly through suspension, although it doesn’t lead to real oscillations. Car muffle out rough spots but does not protect the occupants with a soft ride.
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References : lincoln.com, reviews.cnet.com
