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	AutomoBear.com - 2006 Lincoln Zephyr strives for wider appeal
		Lincoln LS enthusiasts, increasingly moving against the grain as this remarkably poised and powerful car fades from the public eye, have regularly cited its chrome as being key to its appeal.
		Zephyr’s wedge form and squinting headlamps give it a hint of aggression; its inward-sloping glasshouse lend it elegance, and its chrome touches present an upscale front – yet none of the three aspects is pushed to the forefront, thus rendering the car more deliberately balanced than Lincolns of the past have been.
		Lincoln claims that the side mirrors (responsible for the majority of wind noise on contemporary cars) are tuned to direct wind away from the glass.
	www.automobear.com /2006LincolnZephyrStrivesForWiderAppeal.html (3501 words)

	Welcome To World Of Wheels - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The $37,000 Zephyr is the brand’s new entry vehicle, a spot vacant since the Continental died in 2002.
		In the early ’30s, Edsel Ford authorized the building of a Lincoln that would be affordable to a much larger segment of the buying public than the brand’s Model K; by 1936, the Zephyr was in showrooms.
		Appropriately, the 2006 Zephyr fulfills the same role as the original: the most affordable Lincoln and a vanguard for the marque’s future styling.
	www.wheels.ca /reviews/jan_06_lincoln_zephyr.php (1077 words)

	Lincoln Zephyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the 2006 model year, Lincoln introduced a new Zephyr as its entry-level luxury car to fill the void left by the discontinued V6 version of the Lincoln LS.
		The Zephyr, along with the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan which share the same Ford CD3 platform, are built in Hermosillo, Mexico, making the Zephyr the first Lincoln car assembled outside of the United States for sale in the US market.
		For the 2007 model year, the Zephyr was redesignated the MKZ, following Lincoln's new naming convention using alphanumeric abbreviations beginning with MK, instead of traditional names (eg: the 2007 Lincoln MKX crossover utility vehicle was originally to be designated the 2007 Aviator).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lincoln_Zephyr (323 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr Reviews. Sedan Reviews by CNET.
		Lincoln started with a solid chassis structure, with admirable rigidity for improvements in ride and handling, as well as reductions in squeaks and rattles caused by movement of various body and chassis parts relative to each other.
		The 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is as comfortable as expected for a luxury car, even on poor surfaces, and yet when we had the opportunity to drive it on a racetrack at a media event, it proved to be right at home at a fast touring pace.
		The 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is covered by a four-year/50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper limited warranty on materials and workmanship, with one year/12,000 miles of complimentary maintenance.
	reviews.cnet.com /2006_Lincoln_Zephyr/4505-10865_7-31481875.html (1806 words)

	Lincoln Zephyr - Wikicars
		The Lincoln Zephyr is a brand name of automobile from the Lincoln automobile division of the Ford Motor Company.
		The Lincoln Continental was developed from the Lincoln Zephyr, prototypes built from the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr and production versions based on the 1940 and updated each model year.
		For the 2006 model year, Lincoln introduced a new Zephyr as its entry-level luxury car to fill the void left by the discontinued LS V6, becoming Lincoln's first car made outside of the United States.
	wikicars.org /en/Lincoln_Zephyr (483 words)

	CanadianDriver: Lincoln Zephyr
		The Zephyr was very tastefully styled, with its long, horizontal hood, headlamps integrated into the front fenders, and delicate grille with fine horizontal bars.
		In addition to its smooth styling, the Zephyr had unit construction, which was stiffer than body-on-frame designs, and kept the weight of the sedan down to a commendable 1,520 kg (3,350 lb).
		The 1936 Zephyr was introduced in November 1935, and in spite of its questionable engine, sold some 15,000 in its first model year, which accounted for 80 percent of all Lincoln sales.
	www.canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/zephyr.htm (819 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lincoln Zephyr: Nice. Just nice. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Lincoln hopes that evokes images of the really old Zephyr, not the Zephyr version of the clunky Ford Fairmont sedan in the 1970s.
		The 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a midsize, five-passenger sedan.
		Fusion, Zephyr and the Mercury cousin, Milan, all are built upon an enlarged version of the Mazda 6 sedan chassis.
	www.usatoday.com /money/autos/reviews/healey/2005-12-23-zephyr_x.htm (1163 words)

	Wheels: Lincoln Zephyr for traditionalists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The problem is that Lincoln wants to attract younger buyers, and for all its good points -- strong handling, solid construction, decent room, strong safety record and manageable size -- I don't think the Zephyr is the car to do it.
		The Zephyr's styling will appear to many to be a lot like the Lincoln LS, which was replaced by the Zephyr, although it continues to be one of my favorite cars.
		My Zephyr had gaps between exterior panels, and tolerances seem to be a bit larger than on other cars in its class or even lesser models.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06131/689145-97.stm (633 words)

	Full Test: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Lincoln went for downright imperial with towering door panels and a high dash line, with an opulent clock face dominating center stage.
		Looking for answers deeper into the powertrain, Lincoln has an electronically controlled throttle and transaxle, which are tuned along with the gear ratios to ensure "seamless" shifts, keeping noises and jarring starts to a minimum to improve comfort.
		Lincoln is making a case for unique American luxury, but it may take a few more tries at it before the effort is perfected.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=115719 (1882 words)

	Auto Reviews \| 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
		Lincoln engineers say there is no plan for a high-performance or SVT version of the Zephyr.
		The cabin of the Zephyr is quiet, too, without the sense that you are isolated in a hyperbaric chamber.
		The 1938 Lincoln Zephyr's low-slung, horizontal grille created a panic at General Motors and triggered the landmark move from vertical to horizontal grilles in automotive design.
	info.detnews.com /autosconsumer/autoreviews/index.cfm?id=21037 (1080 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr - Honda-Acura.net
		The key interior features of the Lincoln Zephyr are a commanding driving environment and the sophisticated interplay between surface textures, such as satin aluminum, chrome, leather and wood.
		The original 1936 Lincoln Zephyr was based on an innovative concept by Dutch-born designer John Tjaarda of the Briggs Body Corp. He drew inspiration from the aerodynamic "streamliner" trains that were catching the nation's imagination - including the record-setting diesel-powered Burlington Zephyr that helped to end the age of steam.
		Lincoln Zephyrs also were noted for spirited performance - with an impressive (for the time) 110 horsepower from their flathead V-12 engines.
	www.honda-acura.net /forums/showthread.php?t=134684 (3421 words)

	Carpages.ca - 2006 Lincoln Zephyr Preview
		While the new Zephyr is expected to embrace the old-world bias toward comfort, it should also deliver better than average handling - after all, the car's chassis architecture is being derived from the Mazda6.
		Specifically, the prototype Zephyr features a light-colored ambience which incorporates Harewood, an exotic wood, featuring its fine grain in a horizontal pattern across the dash, center stack and doors, as well as the chrome center of the shift knob and the hand grip area in between the steering wheel spokes.
		This is good as prior to the launch a Lincoln spokesman stated the "production teaser" would look much the same when it arrives in showrooms in 2005 as a 2006 model year vehicle, less a few interior details.
	www.carpages.ca /go/roadtest/2006_lincoln_zephyr_preview.aspx (1412 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr Review
		The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr featured aerodynamic styling inspired by the Art Deco movement and the streamlined trains of its time, with power from a small flathead V12 engine that had some design similarities to the Ford V8 of the day.
		The smallest Lincoln since its namesake, the 2006 Zephyr is a platform mate to the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, and shares their basic chassis specifications, albeit with its own calibration of the fully-independent suspension.
		Lincolns are not generally thought of as competition cars (the Carerra Panamerica notwithstanding) and I wasn't anywhere near a race pace, but the suspension handled a quicker-than-street-legal driving quite well.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2006/04/09/003548.html (1079 words)

	IGN: Lincoln Zephyr (2006)
		Lincoln (as well as the other car companies) was realizing that this "younger" generation (and by "younger", we mean 40-55 year-olds) liked solid-feeling performance luxury sedans.
		As such, there is no LS in Lincoln's press fleet for us to drive, so we went for what we thought was the next-best thing: the all-new Lincoln Zephyr.
		Lincoln's Zephyr is based on the same platform as the Mazda6 and the Ford Fusion.
	cars.ign.com /articles/689/689204p1.html (628 words)

	Carpages.ca - 2006 Lincoln Zephyr Road Test
		The majority of Zephyr's surfaces are made of extremely high quality plastic (all but the lower console edges that would rarely come in contact with anybody or anything other than a shoe), nice to the touch and finished in a leather-like grain.
		Lincoln chose to introduce the newest member of the family here in Manhattan, which seems the ideal location given the high volume of Town Cars that permeate downtown city streets.
		While the Zephyr remained stable during the torrential downpour I experienced during my test drive, if it were to become unsettled in wet and or otherwise slippery situations, there would be no electronic safety net ready to pull driver and passengers out of harms way - something to consider.
	www.carpages.ca /go/roadtest/2006_lincoln_zephyr_road_test.aspx (2636 words)

	Lincoln MKZ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lincoln revived the Zephyr name in the fall of 2005 as a platform mate to the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, to replace the cancelled 3.0L V6 version of the Lincoln LS as the mid-size entry-level Lincoln.
		Lincoln increased the Zephyr's engine size and power output, and changed the car's name to MKZ in 2006 for the 2007 model year.
		The 2006 Lincoln Zephyr (developed under code name CD378) was first shown in January 2005 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and went on sale in the fall of 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lincoln_MKZ (517 words)

	The Lincoln Zephyr Returns - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		One of the most important new models coming for Lincoln, which is owned by Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people), is the 2006 Zephyr sedan, a revival of a successful Lincoln nameplate of the 1930s.
		Lincoln has not yet announced pricing for the Zephyr, but the company did offer a preview of the vehicle with a prototype of the same name, which it introduced at April's New York International Auto Show.
		While Lincoln hopes that the vehicle's upscale look and feel will be enough to challenge other premium, midsize sedans, the company is also expecting the Zephyr to make a statement in terms of performance.
	www.forbes.com /2004/12/14/cx_dl_1214vow.html?partner=daily_newsletter (779 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr Road Test
		The Lincoln Zephyr is built on the same platform as the recently introduced Ford Fusion, which itself is based on the excellent Mazda6 platform.
		Inside the new Zephyr, you notice expanses of rich genuine wood trim in a band that traverses the drivers field of view with a brief interruption for the central control stack that is executed in satin silver.
		While the original 1936 Lincoln Zephyr was powered by a state of the art V12 engine, the new 2006 Zephyr makes due with the tried and true double overhead cam (DOHC) 3.0 liter duratech V6 which delivers whatever energy it can muster through the front wheels.
	www.familycar.com /RoadTests/LincolnZephyr (1292 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr - Automobile Magazine
		Lincoln is in need of a fresh and proper flagship to accompany the aging Town Car and LS.
		The Zephyr, Lincoln's first entry-level luxury car in some time, will be filled with plush Lincoln bells and whistles, including the most advanced Lincoln navigation system offered yet, a THX II-certified audio system, and enough silver plastic to open a Sharper Image store.
		While the Mazda 6 on which the Zephyr is based is a fantastic car, it isn't a BMW 3-series or A4 competitor, and the Zephyr's styling, interior, and brand prestige do nothing to set the Zephyr apart in a competitive class.
	www.automobilemag.com /auto_shows/naias_2005/0501_lincoln_zephyr (362 words)

	usnews.com: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr (9/10/06)
		In my defense, Lincoln has been a moribund make for some time, relying heavily on tarted-up versions of Ford vehicles that themselves have been losing their edge.
		The Zephyr is Lincoln's version of the Fusion, but it's more than just a "badge job," the term industry insiders use to deride the age-old practice of trying to make a car seem new just by slapping a different brand name on it.
		I found the Zephyr to be an appealing car in its own right, with a luxurious cabin, snazzy electronics, and other upscale features not found on the Fusion.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/biztech/auto/review/lincoln_zephyr.htm (647 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr - Short Take Road Tests - Car and DriverApril 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		As noted, the Zephyr shares its foundation with the Fusion and Milan, bones that trace their origins to the Mazda 6 sedan.
		As you’d expect, the Lincoln’s spring rates, damping, and bushings are tuned for smooth ride quality, and the power rack-and-pinion steering has higher-than-average assist, particularly at low speeds.
		In the Zephyr, the Duratec generates the same 221 horsepower as in the Fusion.
	www.caranddriver.com /shortroadtests/10773/2006-lincoln-zephyr.html (618 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr Reviews at Shopping.com
		The first Lincoln Zephyr, introduced in 1936, was inexpensive compared to the rest of the marque's products, yet was powered by a V12 and dressed in an innovative streamlined body.
		The Zephyr is clearly the more upscale of the two designs, and is more distinctive than Lincoln's previous attempt at a more international product, the foundering LS sedan.
		Once underway the Lincoln continues to have a softer, looser character than the Milan, but is still far removed from the land yachts of yore.
	www.shopping.com /xPR-Lincoln_2006_Lincoln_Zephyr~RD-208166555268 (1870 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr at Gaywheels - The Gay-Friendly Automotive Resource - Gay Friendly Cars, Finance, Insurance & ...
		The Zephyr is not a sports sedan, but its handling is more than adequate for highway onramps and sudden sharp curves.
		Lincoln cars should be bold and sophisticated and uniquely American, just like the old Continentals and Marks of the past.
		The ‘66 Lincoln handled like a pig in heels, had a nice metal dashboard to smash your face against in an accident and was saddled with ‘suicide’ doors.
	www.gaywheels.com /2006_lincoln_zephyr.htm (1112 words)

	2006 Lincoln Zephyr Prices and Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Zephyr gets a new name for 2007: MKZ, which Lincoln hopes you pronounce "Mark Z." Marketers want to emphasize the Lincoln brand over individual model names, which why "MK" titles will be spreading across the entire lineup.
		The Consumer Guide® 2006 Lincoln Zephyr road test gives you a quick snapshot of the vehicle's performance with pros, cons, and numeric ratings.
		We can connect you with a local Lincoln dealer that not only meets the highest standards of customer service, but one who will provide you with a great new-car price quote on a 2006 Lincoln Zephyr -- hassle free.
	auto.consumerguide.com /auto/new/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/38831 (778 words)

	Media.Ford.com: 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: LIFESTYLE
		The entry-level mid-size sedan, characterized by unpretentious luxury, is Lincoln's way of allowing a broader range of customers to reward themselves for their accomplishments in life with a car that offers beauty, comfort and modern technology.
		For Zephyr customers, the Lincoln nameplate will be an indicator of quality and luxury, but it won't mean 'overtly ostentatious high-end European car'.
		Lincoln Zephyr's interior combines wood, leather, and metallic finishes for an indulgent, luxurious ambiance.
	media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=19927 (555 words)

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