2017年款林肯MKZ將啟用全新的Continental家族式前臉設計——林肯標志鑲嵌在高雅的半矩形進氣格柵上，同時該款全新MKZ的動力系統性能極佳，本文將著重深入了解這款林肯專用（至少在短時間內）的雙渦輪V6發動機，SAE核定發動機功率為400hp(298KW)，扭矩為400磅英尺(542牛米)，并搭配由福特和通用聯合設計的9速自動變速器及扭矩矢量控制全時四驅動力傳動系統。
2017款MKZ將持續使用福特自家的CD4平臺生產，該款車型將是福特投資25億美元重塑其自身豪車品牌地位的關鍵一環，福特期望林肯能借此能完成2020年前銷量翻3倍，實現30萬輛的銷售目標。
MKZ采用了該款“林肯專用”的V6發動機是福特2.7L EcoBoost的放大版。EcoBoost發動機的性能已經在F-150皮卡等其他福特和林肯車型上得到了充分的驗證。在2015洛杉磯車展前的MKZ媒體發布會上，林肯總裁Kumar Galhotra告訴SAE《汽車工程雜志》，該車所搭載的是林肯有史以來最強勁的量產發動機，它的氣缸是由致密石墨鑄鐵沖壓而成，在設計該款發動機時我們經過了無數次的設計修改。他指出，目前林肯的計劃時，該款發動機將僅會配置在全時四驅的車型上，而前輪驅動的車型將會配置功率350hp(261KW)的發動機。
MKZ所采用的全時四驅系統為福特與其他公司的合作成果，但Galhotra等林肯高管并不愿在發布會上透露任何有關該合作伙伴的任何信息，但是GKN曾參與過2016款全新福克斯RS的扭矩矢量差速器的研發工作。運用扭矩矢量控制技術可以根據牽引力情況前后左右方面調整扭矩，這將成為MKZ的選配功能。
福特2.0L EcoBoost直列四缸發動機將成為MKZ的標準配置，SAE核定功率為245hp(183KW)。據福特的消息顯示，2018年將會推出混合動力車型。該款車型的生產計劃表顯示，9速自動變速器將由密歇根州斯特海茨工廠生產。
全新升級的MKZ，不但動力系統全面升級，同時也搭載了一系列新技術。諸如：全速自適應巡航、整合了行人偵測功能的自動緊急制動系統，以及福特最新版的泊車輔助系統。該系統不僅能進行平行泊車，還能垂直泊車。那些通過使用MyLincoln移動客戶端，在2017款福特翼虎上實現的遠程啟動、鎖門等類似功能，也將在MKZ上得到運用。
2017款車型采用了全新內飾的設計。當Galhotra先生宣布，根據用戶的意見反饋，MKZ的人機交互界面（HMI）“從電容觸摸屏上滑動控制改為機械旋鈕和開關控制”時，獲得了在場媒體的一片歡呼，《汽車工程》雜志記者也對該決定拍手稱贊。總而言之，在洛杉磯所展示MKZ是其最頂級“Black Label”款，其內飾設計無比高端典雅。
中控臺的飾邊采用了真正的鋁制材料而非塑料，又如車上配備了4個USB充電接口、搭載了哈曼卡頓的“Revel”品牌音響系統（多達20個揚聲器），這些細節絕對是在品質上的又一大提升。
作者：Lindsay Brooke
來源：SAE《汽車工程雜志》
翻譯：SAE上海辦公室
2017 Lincoln MKZ gets exclusive 400-hp twin-turbo V6, torque-vectoring AWD
Lincoln’s 2017 MKZ enters production next year wearing the brand’s new “face”— the classy semi-rectangular grille with raised Lincoln badge unveiled on the Continental concept—and packing a serious performance-focused powertrain. Exit split-wing grille; enter Lincoln-exclusive (at least for the short term) twin-turbocharged V6 packing an SAE-rated 400 hp (298 kW) and 400 lb·ft (542 N·m), the new Ford-GM “Alliance”-engineered 9-speed automatic, and torque-vectoring AWD driveline.
MKZ, which for the 2017 model remains based on Ford’s CD4 architecture, is a key product in Ford’s $2.5 billion revamp of its luxury brand, which is planned to triple the brand's global sales to 300,000 by 2020.
The “Lincoln exclusive” V6 is an enlarged version of the 2.7-L EcoBoost unit that powers the F-150 and other Ford and Lincoln models (see:http://articles.sae.org/13388/). At the MKZ’s media preview ahead of the 2015 L.A. Auto Show, Lincoln President Kumar Galhotra told Automotive Engineering that punching out the compact graphite-iron (CGI) cylinder block to make the most powerful Lincoln production engine ever entailed numerous design changes. He noted that the 400-hp version will be offered only in the AWD version; in front-drive models it will produce an estimated 350 hp (261 kW).
Galhotra and other Lincoln officials at the L.A. debut would not reveal Ford’s AWD system development partner for MKZ, though GKN was the collaborator on the torque-vectoring differential that is used in the new 2016 Focus RS. Torque vectoring, which transfers drive torque front/rear as well as side-to-side depending on traction conditions, comes as part of a “Driver's Pack” option in MKZ.
The car’s standard engine will be Ford’s 2.0-L EcoBoost inline four, SAE-rated at 245 hp (183 kW). A hybrid model is expected in 2018, according to Ford engineering sources. The car’s SOP currently is aligned with Ford’s launch of the 9F transaxle at the Sterling Heights, MI, transmission plant. The 9F’s “Alliance” cousin is GM’s GF9.
The significantly refreshed and thoroughly repowered MKZ also gains a clutch of new technologies including all-speed adaptive cruise, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and a new version of Ford’s parking assist that can handle parallel parking situations and park the car perpendicularly. The MyLincoln Mobile app, expected to have remote start and locking functionality similar to that on the 2017 Escape, will also launch on MKZ.
The 2017 model benefits from an all-new interior. Galhotra received cheers from the assembled media when he announced that MKZ’s human-machine interface (HMI) “moves from sliding [capacitive-touch] controls to mechanical knobs and switches” to meet the voice of the customer; Automotive Engineering says “hurrah” to that decision as well. Overall the interior of the MKZ on display in L.A., in top-of-range “Black Label” trim, was elegantly executed.
The center console trim is genuine aluminum rather than plastic faux—definitely a perceived-quality plus—and niceties such as four USB charging ports andHarman/Kardon’s “Revel” brand audio system (with up to 20 speakers) abound.
Author: Lindsay Brooke
Source: SAE Automotive Engineering Magazine
2017年款林肯MKZ將啟用全新的Continental家族式前臉設計，發動機蓋加上了新的“筋線”輪廓。
洛杉磯媒體發布會上的MKZ正面照，顯示出新前臉的各項細節。LED適應性前大燈是該車型的選裝配置。
2017 MKZ全新的車尾，使車輛從后方看起來顯得更寬大。
林肯全新的人機界面從電容觸摸控制變成了機械旋鈕和開關。MKZ的內飾也是全新打造的，其中包括用金屬鋁打造的中控臺飾邊。
2017 MKZ的座椅坐墊細節。