mmcartalk
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Now mmcartalk, your liking of recent Lincoln and Buick models is well-known and noted, but respectfully many will disagree with you here.
As Gecko mentioned, the MKZ interior is a disaster compared to the top competitors. It truly does look like an interior from the 1990s, in terms of overall materials and craftsmanship.
I wasn't a fan of the last (2013-2015) MKZ interior, or its road manners, by any means. And I'm also not impressed with a couple of present Buick Models...to say I'm a recent Buick Fan Boy is stretching it a little.
I also agree with his point about the electronic shifter buttons.
In actuality, there's really very little else in the way of modern vehicles to really compare them to...at least in the American market. Ford's Edsel used them on the steering-wheel hub in 1958...which was a flop. Chrysler used them, on the dash, in the early-mid 1960s (some of the cars I first learned to drive on, BTW), and they were somewhat more successful, though with a rather unpleasant push-feel to them. The new Lincoln versions are at least responsive and easy-to-operate. But, of course, I respect other opinions on that.
Even though I haven't seen the new LaCrosse in person yet, I have enough experience to be able to see through GM's heavy photoshopping of their PR photos.
I'm a little anxious myself to compare a real-vs. image view. But I can't say for sure if those shots have been doctored or not.
I also find the new exterior unappealing, and in fact very dated looking, like a vehicle from the 1990s.
That's probably what much of the LaCrosse buyer-base wants. And, like with the Lexus ES, one can't argue much with the sales numbers the LaCrosse has rung up so far. Both have been very successful with the older buyer-crowd.
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