We take the all-wheel-drive Lincoln to Subaru country.
Space for everyone…
Seizing the opportunity to test the 2010 Lincoln MKT’s people-hauling capabilities, we packed the car with four adults and two youngsters. As fate would have it, the MKT I borrowed from Lincoln had the optional second-row bucket seat package, leaving us with room for six instead of seven. My front passenger was a dad who measures in at about five-foot-ten inches tall; with his seat properly adjusted, there was still gobs of room for second-row passengers, who appreciated not only the spacious accommodations, but also the center armrest, well-placed cupholders, and fancy footrests velcroed to the floor. The second-row seats can be automatically tilted and tumbled forward to facilitate access to the third row, which is where our smallest passengers resided. Jen, my resident Mom expert, noted that there was enough room for two child seats, but the narrow third row allowed the kids to easily reach and antagonize each other. Also, while the tots had sufficient space to be comfortable, the fact that they could kick the back of Mom’s seat wasn’t a selling point.