Overview: The MKX wears Lincoln’s retro grille and features a handsome interior with a high level of standard equipment. Underneath it’s basically a Ford Flex, with which it shares its underpinnings. There’s one powertrain: a 3.7-liter V-6 with a six-speed automatic with front-wheel drive; all-wheel drive is optional. On the road, the MKX has adequate power. It’s quiet and comfortable, but it competes in a crowded segment, and it’s not a segment buster. An all-new MKC goes on sale in the fall of 2015.
McLaren’s new 650S model now comes in three flavors, the standard road going 650S, the competition-spec 650S GT3 for serious racers, and now there’s the 650S Sprint which is aimed at track enthusiasts who still want a little bit of comfort. The 650S Sprint also replaces the MP4-12C-based 12C Sprint as McLaren’s track toy for the super-rich. Compared to the road model, the 650S Sprint features increased downforce and better cooling airflow to the 3.8 litre twin-turbocharged V8. It also features a competition-spec fuel tank and quick-fill cap, a larger radiator borrowed from the GT3 car, a new hood with additional cooling ducts for the radiator, front wing louvres for improved airflow, reduced ride height and recalibrated damping and spring rates, 19-inch center-locking race wheels with either Pirelli slicks or wet tires, onboard air jack system, and an upgraded braking system. On the inside the McLaren 650S Sprint features a stripped-out design with a FIA-approved rol...