Images of the brand new Lincoln Zephyr mid-size sedan for the Chinese language market have surfaced in native media.
The photographs are initially from a web site for China’s mental property workplace, and have been republished by standard automotive web site Autohome.
They present a design that is virtually an identical to the one on the Zephyr Reflection concept car rolled out at April’s Auto Shanghai 2021. We haven’t any inside photographs however the cabin ought to be roomy, because the automobile’s size is a beneficiant 196 inches, or a few inches longer than the previous MKZ—the sedan the Zephyr replaces.
2022 Lincoln Zephyr – Photograph credit score: Autohome
Chinese language media declare the Zephyr will initially be provided with a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 producing 235 hp. Each front- and all-wheel drive ought to be out there. A hybrid powertrain may be provided sooner or later.
The Zephyr will begin gross sales in China later this yr as a 2022 mannequin. We cannot see it within the U.S., although its underpinnings ought to be shared with a soft-roader Ford is preparing for U.S. sale as a substitute for the Fusion.
The Zephyr’s design language may also doubtless affect future Lincolns headed our means. We all know of four electric Lincolns in the pipeline, the primary of which is due right here in 2022. Present design chief Kemal Curic in June stated to anticipate minimalist physique panels on future Lincolns, in addition to lighting components throughout all the entrance finish connecting the headlights, and enormous glass roofs to permit pure gentle into the cabin.
