林肯正在加速开发MKC的替代车型，车厂将不再投资开发轿车，而新的基于福特Escape的SUV将于2020年发布。最新报道称，该车上市时将被命名为“Corsair”，而非目前的MKC。不过，这些说法并未获得车厂证实。但据《汽车新闻》报道，福特和林肯已经开始展示新款Corsair和重新设计的福特Escape,探险者，Mach1电动跨界车以及另一款小型SUV和林肯大陆（采用向后开启的自杀式车门）。目前，工程师和设计人员已经开始开发这款新车，最近谍照记者拍到了车身大量伪装，正在测试的原型车。虽然如此，但仍能看出，量产版设计受到林肯在今年3月发布的飞行家概念车影响。该车后视镜和前轮拱看来是直接取自那款车。考虑到福特未来对旗下电动车系列的雄心勃勃的计划，如果Corsair是一款电动版SUV，也毫不奇怪。或许其他车型将搭载EcoBoost四缸涡轮增压引擎，将动力传递至前轮或四轮。

 

New Lincoln MKC Could Be Renamed "Corsair"

Lincoln is speeding up the development of the MKC’s replacement, as the company will be no longer investing in sedans, and the next generation of the Ford Escape-based SUV should be ready to debut in 2020. According to a new report, when it reaches showrooms, the vehicle will be offered to customers as the Corsair, which will replace the current MKC name.

 

Of course, nothing is confirmed yet, but Automotive News reports Ford and Lincoln dealers were shown the new Corsair together with the redesigned Ford Escape, Explorer, and Mach 1 electric crossover, as well as another small off-road SUV and a Lincoln Continental with suicide doors.

 

Back to the MKC and its replacement, engineers and designers are already working on the model, as our spies have caught a prototype with a lot of camouflage out testing. Despite the heavy disguise, it’s easy to see the production SUV will be inspired by the Aviator concept revealed in March this year. The side mirrors and front fenders, for example, look like they’re taken directly from the study.

 

Considering Ford’s ambitious plans about the future of its electrified lineup, we won’t be surprised if the Corsair name brings some kind of electrification to the SUV. It is probably safe to assume the rest of the models from the range will be powered by EcoBoost four-cylinder turbo engines, sending power to the front or all four wheels.