The 2015 Lincoln MKC, the brand’s first entry in the small premium utility segment, will go on sale next year with a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $33,995, including destination and delivery charges. This is the most accessible starting price point in the segment.

Three trim levels will be available when the vehicle goes on sale: Premiere, Select and Reserve, each offering an array of luxury content and amenities so owners can select features best suited to their needs.

“As the newest entrant in small premium utility, which is the fastest-growing luxury segment, we have to offer our clients a fresh and compelling proposition,” said Matt VanDyke, Director, Global Lincoln. “The Lincoln MKC offers the lowest base entry price in the segment as well as a host of first-to-segment features.”

The Lincoln MKC debuts with a fully turbocharged lineup featuring EcoBoost^® engines. It also introduces Approach Detection, which senses when an owner is near and responds by illuminating “welcome mats” on the ground next to both front doors. Simultaneously, headlamps, taillamps and door handles glow with soft lighting tuned to complement the vehicle’s exterior color.

Also standard is Lincoln signature push-button gear shift that controls the automatic transmission.

The 2015 Lincoln MKC with the Reserve package, 2.3-liter EcoBoost Engine ($1,140) and optional all-wheel drive and continuously controlled damping (CCD) suspension ($2,495 MSRP) offers a lower MSRP than similarly equipped entries from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

2015 Lincoln MKC standard equipment

MECHANICAL

• Active Noise Control (ANC)
• Electric power-assisted steering (EPAS)
• Electronic parking brake
• 15.5-gallon fuel tank
• Hill Start Assist
• Push-button shift
• SelectShift^® automatic transmission with paddle shifters
• Torque Vectoring Control

EXTERIOR

• Anodized roof rails without cross-bars
• Body-colored bumpers/fascias, door handles and spoiler
• Bright beltline molding
• Color-keyed exterior antenna
• Dual exhausts with chrome exhaust tips
• Front license-plate brackets
• Front solar-tinted and privacy glass
• Auto on/off HID headlamps with LED signature lighting
• Body-colored, dual-power heated mirrors with memory; integrated spotter mirrors
• Smoked Chrome front grille
• LED signature taillamps
• 18-inch painted aluminum wheels
• P235/50R18 tires
• Steel mini spare wheel – tire T165/70R17

INTERIOR / COMFORT

• Four-way manual adjustable front/rear headrests
• Aluminum trim on door panel, console and instrument panel
• Dual-zone electronic automatic temperature control (DEATC) climate control
• Power door locks
• Driver and passenger dual illuminated visors with ticket clip
• Driver and passenger seatback coat hooks and map pockets
• Driver and passenger power windows with one-touch up/down
• Enhanced particulate air filter
• First- and second-row floor mats
• Front floor console with storage with two cupholders
• Electrochromic auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Overhead console with sunglasses holder
• First-row seats: 10-way power driver’s seat with two-way power lumbar and memory; four-way power front-passenger seat with power recline; heated first-row seats; Lincoln Luxury Soft Touch seating surfaces
• Second-row seats: 60/40 fold-flat split bench with recline
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel with speed and redundant audio controls; manual tilt and telescoping
• Touch LED map lights
• Lincoln Experiences welcome/farewell elements: Lincoln Logo welcome mat; door-handle illumination; Approach Detection; signature lighting fade up

SAFETY / SECURITY

• Four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes
• Dual-stage front airbags
• Driver knee airbag
• Side airbags
• Side air curtains
• Emergency brake assist
• Interactive vehicle dynamics with Roll Stability Control™ (RSC^®)
• Lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH)
• Perimeter alarm
• Rear camera
• SecuriCode™ keypad
• SecuriLock^® passive anti-theft system
• SOS Post Crash Alert
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
• Traction control

FUNCTIONAL

• Two-speed rear wipers with washer
• Active Grille Shutters
• Lincoln Premium Sound System with nine speakers and subwoofer with single-CD/MP3 player; auxiliary input jack; SIRIUS^® Satellite Radio (48 contiguous states; service not available in Alaska and Hawaii)
• Cruise control
• Easy Fuel^® capless fuel filler
• Front driver and passenger grab handle
• Intelligent Access with push-button start
• Intermittent speed-sensitive front wipers
• Message center with compass
• MyKey^®
• Outside temperature gauge
• Four powerpoints: two in front, one in rear, auxiliary in luggage compartment
• Rear-window defroster
• Remote start
• Reverse sensing system
• SYNC^® with MyLincoln Touch^®: 8-inch touch screen in center stack; media hub with two USB ports, SD card reader and RCA video input jacks; five-way controls on steering wheel; voice-activated communication and entertainment system

2015 Lincoln MKC series

The 2015 Lincoln MKC will be built at Louisville Assembly Plant and is due in Lincoln showrooms in summer of 2014.

Source: Lincoln