Chongqing, a mountain city located in the southwest region, has become a literal "net red city" in recent years, like a labyrinth of roads, crisscrossed by high-rise buildings along the mountains, forming this 4D magic city.
In the unique terrain of this city, you can often feel the Chinese "cyberpunk" meaning, the boiling Chongqing hot pot, even the crowded Hongya Cave and Chaotianmen on weekdays, in the boiling vocals, at a certain moment I even wonder if all this is true, maybe this is the charm of the city of Chongqing.
Some people say that Chinese are born to like to be busy, but no matter how prosperous the world is, we still want to have a moment of self-time and escape the disturbances of the world. It's like being in a city like Chongqing, where there's a lot of charm, we also want to have a moment of solitude and tranquility, which may not seem easy to achieve, but because of its arrival, I found the answer, it is the new Lincoln Z.
The dual-style styling is combined with classic elements to highlight the Gen Z DNA
I first met the Lincoln Z at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, when it was a concept car called the Lincoln ZEPHYR, and after nearly a year, it finally came to me as a production car. Although they have changed from concept cars to production cars, they still maintain a high degree of similarity in appearance design, and most of the design of concept cars has been retained.
The new Lincoln Z as a whole adopts a new design language, which is not the same as the three domestic Lincoln SUV models before, and this new design has a younger atmosphere, which is a good demonstration of its Generation Z gene. Lincoln Z in the appearance of the i cool and i enjoy two kinds of styling options, our test drive of i cool, in the shape design is more inclined to the creation of a sense of sport, and i enjoy with more chrome material applications and more concise front bracket shape, to create a stylish and luxurious atmosphere.
The front grille adopts a large-size polygonal design, and the interior is composed of multiple small-size Lincoln LOGO contour structures, i Cool is painted in all black, and i-share is decorated with chrome trim strips to decorate each small size LOGO, highlighting excellent design and three-dimensional sense. Moreover, the Lincoln brand's iconic design "Horizon Principle" has once again ushered in an upgrade on the Lincoln Z, and the sharp LED headlights on both sides are connected by a through-line daily travel light strip, and have a welcome light effect of dynamically lighting or extinguishing, coupled with the Lincoln LOGO that can also be lit, giving the whole vehicle an excellent sense of ceremony and high-grade.
In addition, in the former encirclement design, it is also possible to distinguish the difference between iKu and i-share models, i-cool has arranged a more complex aerodynamic model on both sides of the front surround, while i-share adopts a more concise and elegant modeling design. Moreover, in the lower trapezoidal air intake position, the two new cars also adopt different design styles, i cool is still a sporty all-black livery, while i enjoy is decorated with chrome trim with a more luxurious atmosphere.
Coming to the side of the body, you can see lincoln Z's full sense of ceremony and century-old brand culture, when the user approaches the vehicle, Lincoln Z's hidden door handle will automatically extend and project a welcome blanket of up to 1.8 meters on the ground. In addition, the body trim panel connected to the hidden door handle is engraved with the word "ZEPHYR", which is inherited from one of the world's first models to apply aerodynamic and streamlined design. Full of ritual sense and century-old brand culture, you can always feel this pure American luxury gene.
Although the Lincoln Z is positioned as a luxury mid-size car, but its body size has a cross-level performance, its length, width and height are 4982/1865/1485mm, the wheelbase is 2930mm, the overall size is not inferior to other long wheelbase medium-sized cars in the same class, especially close to 5 meters The body length has even exceeded the higher standard wheelbase BMW 5 Series.
In the rim part, Lincoln Z also provides different styling designs for iku and ishare respectively, our test drive iku model uses a 19-inch double five-spoke shape, but the silver and black paint creates a visual sense like multi-spoke shape, coupled with the red painted brake caliper inside, which makes the iku body side more sporty. In the tire section, the Lincoln Z is equipped with the Goodyear EFFICIENT GRIP royal ride, with a specification of 235/45 R19.
Finally came to the rear of the Lincoln Z, it can be clearly seen that it is biased towards the sporty side of the coupe, the smooth roof line and the trunk cover form an approximate slipback shape design, and at the end of the trunk cover formed a slightly upturned ducktail shape, from the visual effect is indeed very in line with the aesthetics of generation Z young people. In addition, the Lincoln Z rear tail light group also applies a penetrating design, and the word "LINCOLN" with a 3D stereoscopic structure is integrated inside, plus an internal light source with a Super Red super red light effect, which can make you feel the Z gene at any time.
12.3 inches + 27 inches through the panoramic screen Technology can also shock people's hearts
In recent years, the lincoln brand's most impressive design element is undoubtedly the "horizon principle", which is more extremely embodied in the Lincoln Z. I believe that everyone who sits in the Lincoln Z car will be shocked by the 12.3-inch + 27-inch through-view panoramic screen on its center console, if such a design appears on a new energy vehicle, you may feel nothing, but when it appears on a fuel vehicle like the Lincoln Z, it is enough to see that it is different from other fuel vehicles.
The entire display has built-in the fourth generation of Lincoln SYNC+ Intelligent Travel interconnection system, and adopts the newly designed Lincoln Lucky Human-Computer Interaction Interface, coupled with the card-style intelligent interaction design, making this large screen operation effortless, through the simple operation of single finger, two fingers and three fingers can achieve the operation of split screen and switch applications. In addition, a new digital assistant is built into the car system and presented with a variety of changing moon phases, giving speech recognition a little life.
In terms of other configurations, lincoln Z retains some well-received features such as the 13-speaker REVEL premium sound system, lincoln fragrance system and comfort atmosphere, and has also added many new features, including 3-zone 128-color infinite color grading dynamic atmosphere light, space-time secret message function, "personal time" and "guest mode" amphibious mode. In particular, the atmosphere of comfort and personal time mode can not only feel the sense of ceremony that Lincoln has always insisted on creating as an American luxury brand, but also turn the car into a separate space of your own, where you can relax, forget the trivialities of the world, regroup and start again.
In the interior color matching part, Lincoln Z's i-share and i-cool two models are also different, of which i-share provides proton black, Jupiter brown and galaxy black optional, while i-cool provides proton black, sunrise red and star rail blue optional, and our i-cool model used the sun-red interior color. Not only the interior color, i enjoy and i cool in the seat shape also use different designs, i enjoy the version of the seat model is more similar to the conventional design used in the previous Lincoln model, and i cool uses a more focused on creating a sense of sporty one-piece shape, and the application of fur and leather two kinds of material wrapping, plus black and red color matching, through the visual and tactile can instantly mobilize your driving desire. In terms of functionality, the Lincoln Z is also rich enough, in addition to the front seat multi-directionAL ESC also supports the power leg rest, waist rest, heating and ventilation functions, and the top of the i Enjoy Premium Edition model is also equipped with 24-way ESC seats and front seat massage function, further enhancing the riding comfort of the front seats.
As for the rear seats of the Lincoln Z, in terms of overall styling, i enjoy not as obvious differences as the front seats of the i Cool model, but through the diamond-shaped check design at the details and the application of fur materials, the two models can also be distinguished. From the actual riding experience, Lincoln Z's rear seat padding is thicker than the front seat, which can give the body a softer and more comfortable riding experience, and the rear independent air conditioning and charging interface are also well equipped to enhance the riding experience of the rear passengers, in addition, the left and right sides of the rear roof are also equipped with makeup mirrors with lights, which can see the delicate side of Lincoln's American luxury.
The standard 2.0T high power + 8AT excellent dynamics of the whole series is the capital of calm
Having said so many of the characteristics of the Lincoln Z, another point that cannot be ignored is Lincoln's power performance that has always been leading the same class. The Lincoln Z series comes standard with a high-power 2.0T engine, a maximum power of 246 hp, a peak torque of 376 Nm, and an official acceleration time of 0-100 km/h of 6.8 seconds. The drivetrain matches the 8-speed automatic transmission, still uses the Lincoln brand's signature pushbutton electronic shift mechanism, and the paddle shifters are also standard throughout the series. Only from the data point of view, the Lincoln Z with a high-power 2.0T engine as standard in the whole series does have a lot of advantages over other models in the statistical table, so how does it perform when it is driven.
The Lincoln Z offers sporty, standard, and energy-efficient options in driving modes, and also maintains the traditional metal lever switching design for a more straightforward use. In different driving modes, the full LCD instrument, central control screen theme and atmosphere lights in the Lincoln Z car will change accordingly, which can create a good driving atmosphere in the car, and once again highlight the lincoln Z full of ritual. Drive the Lincoln Z on the road, the first thing you can feel is briskness, The surging power from the 2.0T high-power engine pushes the Lincoln Z such a medium-sized car effortlessly, with the throttle deep, you can feel its power gradually released, but in the bias of the smooth 8-speed manual transmission, you will not feel too strong explosive force during the acceleration process, even if the speed is indeed climbing rapidly, but the transmission to you is still a continuous smoothness, which is also the best annotation for calm and elegant in American luxury.
The overall performance of the Lincoln Z, like its dynamic performance, tends to be moderate between movement and comfort. Among them, the suspension structure adopts the same level of mainstream front McPherson + rear multi-link form, it is easier to feel its comfort in driving, especially when driving on the expressway in Chongqing, often encounter potholes and uneven sections, at this time Lincoln Z suspension can easily dissolve the body undulations. As for its support, it can be felt in the encounter with some larger depth potholes, and when driving through large potholes, the suspension can quickly rebound and compress, pulling the vehicle back to the flat road surface again in an instant, and continuing to obey the driving. In the steering part, as long as you get started, you can immediately feel its "electronic flavor" strong electric power steering, low-speed driving feel light, turning the steering wheel is very easy, high-speed driving, the steering wheel feels more calm, more tenacious steering feedback can give the driver more confidence.
In the driver assistance system part, lincoln Z is equipped with L2+ level Co-Pilot 360TM2.0 intelligent driver assistance system, and has the new Lincoln ActiveGlide active driving assistance, one-button automatic parking, adaptive cruise with automatic follow-up and lane centering, active braking and emergency avoidance steering assistance, which can provide drivers with a full range of driving level assistance. In addition, thanks to the front double laminated glass and ANC active noise cancellation function, the Cabin Tranquility of the Lincoln Z also has the best performance in the same class, and it can also maximize the strength of the 13-speaker REVEL Premium Sound System.
Write at the end
Encounter with Lincoln Z in the "fog capital" of Chongqing is only less than 24 hours, but in the hot city atmosphere, I feel the Lincoln Z's calm and elegance full of American luxury, it is not only a space that can give you warmth and care when you are alone, but also a luxury car that can be shared with others at any time. In terms of the luxury mid-size car itself, the emergence of the new Lincoln Z has undoubtedly refreshed our view of American luxury again, and other competitors at the same level will really feel "pressure mountain" this time. At present, the new Lincoln Z has been officially listed, the price range is 252,800-340,800 yuan, such a remarkable strength of it, if you are interested, why not hurry up.