Wrap-Up and Specs

With lessons learned from the Blackwood disaster, Lincoln rebounds nicely with the 2006 Mark LT. Tapping Ford’s strength in trucks, they’ve added a blue-collar work ethic to the blue-blood landscape of luxury trucks. The result is an upscale pickup with some down-home street credibility. The theory is the same here as with SUVs: The average luxury pickup buyer is no more likely to haul a box full of rocks than the average luxury sport-ute owner is to drive off-road. But, they both want to know that they can if they must. With the Blackwood, they couldn’t. With the 2006 Lincoln Mark LT they can, making Lincoln’s new luxury truck a far more viable proposition.

Specifications:
Test Vehicle: 2006 Lincoln Mark LT 4WD
Price Range: $43,495 to $48,600 (including $795 destination charge)
Engine Size and Type: 5.4-liter V8
Engine Horsepower: 300 @ 5,000 rpm
Engine Torque: 365 lb.-ft. @ 3,750 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed automatic
Curb weight, lbs.: 5,677 lbs. (4WD)
EPA Fuel Economy (city/highway): 14/18 (4WD)
Length: 223.8 inches
Width: 78.9 inches
Wheelbase: 138.5 inches
Height: 73.5 inches
Leg room (front/rear): 41.3 inches/39 inches
Head room (front/rear): 40.1 inches/39.6 inches
Max. Seating Capacity: Five
Max. Payload: 1,620 lbs.
Max. Towing Capacity: 8,900 lbs.
Competitors: Cadillac Escalade EXT, Dodge Ram SRT-10 Quad Cab, GMC Sierra Denali

Photos: © Dan Lyons 2005