Autoblog: Why no suicide doors on the Lincoln MKR?

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Why no suicide doors on the Lincoln MKR?

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Thanks to the 1961 Continental, one of the first things many car fans imagine when they hear "classic Lincoln" is suicide doors. Therefore it's only logical we'd come to expect them on any signature Lincoln show car. The 2002 Continental concept had them, and so did the 2003 Navicross concept. So why did Ford decide to leave them off the striking MKR concept? Automotive News quotes the MKR's exterior designer, Xitij Mistry, saying conventional doors were used on the concept because they're easier to put into production. Hmmm. That's interesting. Does this mean the MKR is a shoe-in for production? Could be. "I love it, love it, love it. To me, it almost looks like a production car, and that was a bit of a surprise. It's real, and that's a good thing," said Pat Schiavone, director of the design team at the beginning of the MRK project.

 

One more interesting design note on the MKR after the jump.

 

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[whitetiger]

Of course the designer of the car is gonna like the way it looks. the problem is no one else will. There is no market for this car. The only people who will buy it are the old Mark VIII owners and they are dying off.