With stubby overhangs and sizable wheel arches the Lincoln MKX presents a stylish profile not unlike some futuristic flying people-mover concepts of 20th-century animators. With a hood just longer than Leno's chin and a large expanse of glass it has almost van-like proportions but avant garde design and clever use of colors eliminates any chance of that stigma being applied.

Lincoln's MKX comes from the same mold as the Ford Edge. The chrome eggcrate grille offers plenty of bling, with more shiny stuff on the mirrors, wheel covers, around the rear lamps and windows, the exhaust tips, and badges. Door handles are paint-matched and the Vista Roof is all-black, leading to a black rear spoiler and trim below the rear glass, making the window appear larger than it is. Underneath the hatch glass is a full-width taillamp like Lincolns of old, only this one is lit by LEDs. In total the MKX is clean and distinctive, neither overdone nor generic jelly bean.

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