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To: Savant who wrote (238)	3/28/2002 7:22:06 AM
From: riposte	Read Replies (2) of 289

MCLAREN REVIVES HOT ROD LINCOLN More on the Lincoln via thecarconnection.com MCLAREN REVIVES HOT ROD LINCOLN The Lincoln LS is getting a high-performance tune-up thanks to McLaren Performance Technologies, the Detroit-based engineering operations that has created a variety of niche muscle cars over the years. Niche products like this are “where the market is heading,” declared McLaren president Steve Rossi. And his firm hopes to hitch its fate to Lincoln’s, a match that may serve both well since the Ford luxury division is desperately seeking to upgrade its image. “We’re trying to take the Lincoln brand and move it a bit more into the left lane,” said Rossi, adding that other performance packages are in development for such Lincoln models as the new Aviator sport-ute. The McLaren LS will be offered in three versions. A base appearance package, priced at approximately $43,000, will come in roughly $6000 over a comparable factory LS. Level two will performance-tune the suspension and bolt a twin-intercooled supercharger onto the basic Lincoln 3.9-liter V-8. Pumping 350 hp through its automatic transmission 100 more than stock it will go for $49,750. The top-level model will add a high-torque six-speed manual transmission and add another $6000 to the price tag. Look for the McLaren LS to appear at roughly 100 Lincoln dealerships later this year. Sales are forecast at 500 units annually.

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