Mumbai: Ford subsidiary, Lincoln continues to expand its portfolio of luxury vehicles with the premium, three-row luxury crossover Lincoln MKT set to be introduced in 2009, the company announced at Pebble Beach, California. The company will also redesigned the Lincoln MKZ sedan to be shown at 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.

The Lincoln MKT will build on a string of successful Lincoln products launched in recent years. The Lincoln MKX, a two-row crossover, and the Lincoln MKZ mid-size sedan have earned high praise from consumers and continue to gain share in their respective segments.

The flagship Lincoln MKS luxury sedan, introduced earlier this summer, has reported strong early sales. Dynamic and clean-lined, the Lincoln MKS is the first production vehicle to embrace the strong new Lincoln design DNA. New Lincoln products, including the new MKT crossover, will feature this distinctive new Lincoln design language as well as industry-leading technologies.

The Lincoln MKT crossover will join the Lincoln lineup in calendar year 2009, along with an upgraded Lincoln MKZ mid-size sedan - plus an additional version of the flagship Lincoln MKS sedan powered by an EcoBoost engine.

In addition to a fuel-efficient 3.7-litre normally aspirated V-6 engine, the Lincoln MKT also will offer an EcoBoost 3.5-litre V-6 engine that will deliver an estimated 340 horsepower and 340 lb.-ft. of torque.

The Lincoln MKT will join other vehicles early in the EcoBoost engine technology rollout, including the Lincoln MKS luxury sedan and Ford Flex.

EcoBoost engines feature turbocharged direct injection technology and deliver up to 20 per cent better fuel economy and 15 per cent improved emissions than larger-displacement engines. In the Lincoln MKS and MKT,  the EcoBoost engine delivers the fuel economy of a V-6 engine but the performance feel of a V-8 engine.

Taking cues from its performance sedan sibling and the MKT concept vehicle first shown at the North American International Auto Show in January, the Lincoln MKT will feature the distinctive bow-wave, double-wing grille; clean, uncluttered surfaces; powerful, dynamic beltline; chamfered surface running parallel to the beltline; significant D-pillar that smoothly transitions into the cantilevered roof and a powerful roofrail.

The MKT will fit up to seven passengers and will feature the latest in-car connectivity technologies that customers have come to expect from Lincoln. Features include a new version of SYNC, the company's industry-leading connectivity technology that fully integrates customers' Bluetooth technologies including mobile phones and MP3 players.

Salient features includes, next-generation navigation system technology and new safety and security features along with the new blind Sspot Mmonitoring and Ccross traffic alert system.

The Lincoln MKT will be manufactured in Ford Motor Company's Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada. According to the company, additional product details will be made available closer to the Lincoln MKT's launch.

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