Despite its name change to the Lincoln Motor Company, every Lincoln remains based on the products of the, ahem, Ford Motor Company. And without any platforms of its own, Lincoln continues to produce vehicles that invite comparison with their Ford counterparts.
The powertrain differences in the Lincoln amount to a shorter final-drive ratio. Other than that, the hybrid powertrains are identical, from the 141-hp Atkinson-cycle 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and 118-hp electric motor combo to the planetary CVT and 1.4-kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
Also identical: the wheelbase, brakes, and suspension layout. The MKZ does get its own chassis tuning and eschews the Fusion’s low-rolling-resistance tires for ostensibly grippier stock. But the Lincoln posted 0.83 g on the skidpad to the Ford’s 0.85. On the plus side, the MKZ hybrid’s 170-foot stop from 70 mph is seven feet shorter than the Fusion hybrid could manage.
Drive more aggressively, and the MKZ hybrid defies your bold advances by posting a zero-to-60 time of 9.4 seconds, 0.3 second slower than the Fusion. Part of the problem is that the MKZ is an overfed 3843 pounds; in addition, there’s just 188 horsepower moving the bulk.
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