The Lincoln brand's history has spanned a century, and its "luxury approach" has been evolving. In the past, Lincoln's impression has always been known for the purest American luxury; today, Lincoln is looking ahead to the wisdom of the times and embarking on a new legendary century-long journey. The latest launch of the new Lincoln Z is a prime example, which not only exudes an extremely strong youthful atmosphere, but also marks the future of Lincoln design, and perfectly integrates American luxury with oriental aesthetics, which is refreshing.
In recent years, I have carried out in-depth test drives of every new car launched by Lincoln, and every time I come into contact with the new model, I can deeply feel that Lincoln is responding quickly to the needs of Chinese consumers and is reflected in products and features. The Chinese market is undergoing rapid change, and it is only by changing the times that it can win the favor of consumers, especially in the face of an increasingly young, more luxurious and intelligent consumer population, this positive change is definitely a wise move.
All along, Lincoln has been very "big" in the standard configuration of the product - Lincoln Z series are equipped with a standard 2.0T high-power turbo engine, in addition, there are 128 colors of inner cabin atmosphere lights, welcome light blankets, ANC active noise reduction, intelligent digital assistant, multi-directional seat electric adjustment and other more than 50 standard luxury configurations, is really the entry is luxury, crushing the vast majority of the same class of cars, the concept of "luxury has its own way" really fell on the product.
It can be seen from the model naming that Lincoln Z, as the "Z generation" in the Lincoln family, is aimed at The "Z generation" consumer population in China, and their common labels are heavy value, trend introduction, intelligence, digitalization and interconnection. How to win their attention, win praise and recognition, its appearance gives the most comprehensive and balanced standard answer.
Leading the fashion circle of automotive design
The new Lincoln Z has a futuristic look and presents an era-ahead design language. This is also the first time lincoln has launched a "double design" style for the same model in the Chinese market - Lincoln Z "i enjoy" and "i cool". The double design models have their own characteristics: the middle mesh embellishment and grille border of "i Enjoy" are silver gray, the lower part is chrome trim, the air intakes on both sides of the front of the car give people a solemn sense of movement, the side logo adopts a two-color design, which is unique; "i cool" uses a bright black with matte gray design to embellish the middle net and window frame, and the air intake also adopts a fang design with great visual impact, which shows more personality.
The Lincoln Z features a large Lincoln Star Flare front grille that is highly recognizable. Lincoln brand's signature through-line light strip design is integrated into the design of the new front face, and the smooth "through-the horizon light strip" extends into the light chambers on both sides, making the front face of the car wider, with the luminous Lincoln star marker, shining, unforgettable, as if breathing, full of spiritual nature. The "through taillights" echoing the front of the car adopt a new 3D suspension design, with the unique Super Red super red light effect of the same class, with super dynamic. Standing next to Lincoln Z's car is like enjoying a brilliant light show.
The Lincoln Z's body lines are equally striking, with the 4982/1865/1485 mm length, width and height dimensions comparable to those of medium and large sedans, creating a slender and elegant posture. The integrated side logo blends perfectly with the sensor-concealed door handles to echo lincoln Z's sharp side waistline, and the rear of the car with a lateral extension design is more three-dimensional. The sloping C-pillar slowly extends backwards to the rear, giving the Lincoln Z a dynamic coupe that dives forward.
Satisfy the cockpit of everything you can imagine
Sitting in the car, the interior of the Lincoln Z gave me a big surprise. The 12.3-inch + 27-inch 1.1-meter oversized through-view screen brings a shocking surround visual experience, coupled with the different forms of starry sky elements and exquisite dynamic effects presented by the new Lincoln Nebula human-computer interaction interface, making me feel as if I am in the cockpit of a spaceship, presenting an immersive sense of presence.
In addition to the stunning display effect, the Lincoln Nebula human-computer interactive interface also adopts the first card-type (Dashcard) intelligent interaction design in the luxury brand, which presents the commonly used car functions in the form of cards, and can customize the interface according to personal preferences. The through-channel panoramic screen can also realize a full-screen, collaborative, split-screen (Solo/Co-pilot/Individual) a variety of intelligent operation modes, one finger operation can click and slide, two-finger operation can achieve map function zoom freely, three-finger swipe can realize the interconnection between the screens, five fingers converge back to the main interface, and use smart hand gesture operation to open up the interconnection between the screen and the screen, the main driver and the co-driver.
The Standard Lincoln Touch smart control panel of the whole series replaces many traditional physical buttons, using a "no button" design, the haptic feedback engine can simulate the feedback of the button when the user presses; the Lincoln Star on the panel will also welcome and send off in the form of breathing lights when passengers get on and off the car. In addition, the class's unique 128-color dynamic mood light can not only be set in 3 zones (dashboard/door/floor) independently and infinitely, but also achieve "dream linkage" with the 13-speaker Level advanced sound system to create a musical rhythm mode. At the same time, the extra-long wheelbase of 2930 mm gives the occupants a more generous experience, and when I sit in the back seat, the generous cushions and huge knee space are definitely the most comfortable rides in the class without any sense of space pressure. Listen to melodious melodies, relax and enjoy every journey.
In addition, the new Lincoln Z will be young, scientific and technological, intelligent boldly applied to the design of the interior, compared with other models under the brand, the presentation of the entire interior has a revolutionary change, and the traditional design elements have been a new interpretation, forming Lincoln's unique, very high sense of technology and design of the new American luxury style, unique style, its own style.
Perfect intelligent driver assistance system
On the road, the new Lincoln Z Co-Pilot 3602.0 Intelligent Driver Assistance System and Intelligent Digital Assistant are always at the service of drivers, and the rich set of high-tech driver assistance features makes my driving experience very safe, easy and comfortable.
First, the new Lincoln ActiveGlide Active Driver Assistance feature enables L2+ level intelligent driver assistance. When I drive to some specific road sections, the vehicle will actively prompt to turn on this function, under the premise that I look at the road ahead, the system can automatically keep the vehicle in the middle of the lane continuously, and can follow the car stably, which greatly reduces the driving burden. Secondly, the fourth-generation Lincoln SYNC+ Intelligent Travel Interconnection System equipped with vehicle-road coordination functions equipped with front traffic signal information, green light prompt, green wave guidance, red light warning, forward traffic signs and other information, greatly reducing my distraction when driving.
The iACC intelligent adaptive cruise can realize Stop & Go automatic follow-up, LCA lane center assist, with TSR traffic sign recognition, intelligent speed limit assist and other functions; PCA anti-collision assist system has AEB active emergency braking, FCW forward collision warning, ESA emergency avoidance assist function, and add left steering collision warning to further ensure driving safety.
The intelligent digital assistant has a powerful intelligent AI voice interaction function, which can achieve natural semantic recognition and has the ability to process scenes and multiple intentions, and I can even put forward the requirement of "first add oil, then go home" to generate corresponding navigation routes, more like communicating with real people. When communicating with different semantic vertical information with intelligent digital assistants, it will take different forms, for example, when you want to listen to music, it can change into dynamic notes; when you need to navigate, it can become an extended road. You can even customize the name of the smart digital assistant to achieve personalized voice wake-up.
A relaxing driving experience
In addition, the new Lincoln Z inherits the strong momentum of the Lincoln brand as always, and enjoys the "wisdom" of the future that is about to start. The whole series is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine as standard, with an efficient 8-speed automatic transmission, which bursts out the surging power of 246 horsepower and 376 Nm maximum torque at any time, not only 0-100 km / h acceleration time is only 6.8 seconds, the acceleration experience is also extremely smooth, with three immersive driving modes, fully understand the driving idea. At the same time, the Lincoln Z provides a smooth handling pleasure and a light driving experience, and an efficient powertrain also guarantees excellent fuel economy, achieving luxury in every aspect.
The new Lincoln Z is the first model of the Lincoln brand in the new century, and it is also the first "smart collar new generation car" made in China. There is no doubt that the luxurious experience and stronger sense of ceremony tailored for domestic consumers make it the most luxurious "smart" choice in its class. At the same time, Lincoln Z has reached a new height in terms of scientific and technological interconnection, human-computer interaction, intelligent digital assistant, intelligent assisted driving, and digital experience, and has built a new ecology of all-round intelligent vehicles, with the trend of advanced innovation, and achieved an extraordinary "Z" era. In the new century, Z is right!
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