Lincoln Mark IX.
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Here is another illustration of a possible future new Lincoln Coupe. A big 2 door car from Lincoln is, of course, not expected anytime soon. And yet, it’s almost the weekend, so why not dream a little…
The Lincoln Mark series stopped with the number XIII back in 1998 with the demise of the 7th generation, and another one is not officially planned.
For a while, Ford was working on larger EVs for both Ford and Lincoln. These would have been large 3-row SUVs competing with the Kia EV9, Hyundai Ioniq 9, Genesis GV90, and Rivian R1S. That project was pushed back early last year, and we haven’t heard anything still. Except for some other EV/Hybrid project being folded into Ford’s current lineup. Whatever that means. But the smaller/cheaper EV platform being developed in California is still safe. That means there are no new large platforms a new Lincoln could use. At least as far as we know. Unless the new cheaper platform is able to be called enough to allow larger vehicles. (Right now, only a compact pickup and SUV are planned)
The Mark series started in 1956. For some reason, the first generation was called the Mark II. In the 1960’s the Lincoln Mark series became the Cadillac Eldorado‘s main competition. by the time the last generation was produced from 1993 to 1998, it had become a very modern-looking coupe.
Of course, there are almost zero chances to see a brand new generation Lincoln Mark, but it doesn’t cost anything to wonder what a big new Lincoln Coupe could look like in the EV age. A sleek, powerful, and super quiet large American coupe. At around $37,000, the Mark VIII was not an inexpensive car in 1993, since it would be the equivalent of almost $80,000 today.
Still, Lucid is able to offer a fantastic-looking luxury EV starting at $70,000 these days. If the new platform mentioned above can be used in large vehicles, Lincoln would be able to come up with a cool sedan or coupe undercutting Lucid. Unfortunately, it seems the historical brand is only interested in SUVs for the foreseeable future…