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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></span><br /></div>
<br />For the last year and a half, Ford has repeatedly discussed EcoBoost as its high volume, mainstream technology for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While Ford is putting a lot of effort into developing hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, the high cost of those technologies will keep volumes low for the near term. Meanwhile, gasoline engine downsizing combined with turbocharging and direct fuel injection (GDTI) can cut consumption for a much lower cost. The technology arrives this summer, and while it has a green sheen to it, there's plenty of excitement for gearheads, as we have just learned.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016400/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/029_mktecoboost_fd_opt.jpg" class="right border" alt="" /></a> Ford's first GDTI engine is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 that is set to debut in the Lincoln MKS, MKT, Ford Flex and Taurus SHO. Over the last eight months, Ford has conducted a number of background preview drives with EcoBoost equipped vehicles that we haven't been allowed to discuss. With production starting in the next few weeks, however, Ford allowed us to drive some pilot production examples of the two Lincolns powered by EcoBoost engines at its Romeo Proving Ground in Michigan. This time, however, we can finally tell you about it as well as give you a preview of the new MKT right after the jump.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/">2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost - First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016391/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/000_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016403/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/001_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016404/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016405/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/003_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016406/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/004_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/">2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost - First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016368/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/000_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016380/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/001_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016369/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016371/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/003_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016370/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/004_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;"><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc</small></strong><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/15/first-drive-2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-and-mks-ecoboost/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/15/first-drive-2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-and-mks-ecoboost/">First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 15 May 2009 11:58:00 EST. 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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></span><br /></div>
<br />For the last year and a half, Ford has repeatedly discussed EcoBoost as its high volume, mainstream technology for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While Ford is putting a lot of effort into developing hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, the high cost of those technologies will keep volumes low for the near term. Meanwhile, gasoline engine downsizing combined with turbocharging and direct fuel injection (GDTI) can cut consumption for a much lower cost. The technology arrives this summer, and while it has a green sheen to it, there's plenty of excitement for gearheads, as we have just learned.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016400/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/029_mktecoboost_fd_opt.jpg" class="right border" alt="" /></a> Ford's first GDTI engine is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 that is set to debut in the Lincoln MKS, MKT, Ford Flex and Taurus SHO. Over the last eight months, Ford has conducted a number of background preview drives with EcoBoost equipped vehicles that we haven't been allowed to discuss. With production starting in the next few weeks, however, Ford allowed us to drive some pilot production examples of the two Lincolns powered by EcoBoost engines at its Romeo Proving Ground in Michigan. This time, however, we can finally tell you about it as well as give you a preview of the new MKT right after the jump.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/">2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost - First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016391/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/000_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016403/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/001_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016404/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016405/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/003_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-first-drive/2016406/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/004_mktecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/">2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost - First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016368/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/000_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016380/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/001_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016369/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/002_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016371/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/003_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lincoln-mks-ecoboost-first-drive/2016370/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/004_mksecoboost_fd_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;"><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc</small></strong><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/15/first-drive-2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-and-mks-ecoboost/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/15/first-drive-2010-lincoln-mkt-ecoboost-and-mks-ecoboost/">First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost and MKS EcoBoost</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 15 May 2009 11:58:00 EST. 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