The facelifted Lincoln MKZ will be shown in Los Angeles, and the production MKT in Detroit.

Now that Lincoln, the luxury division of Ford, is starting to see a little light thanks to the success of its newly launched MKS, it has realised that the rest of the range was already somewhat outdated, and plans to fix this by updating the MKZ and launching the well-received MKT crossover it presented last year.

The first of these, the MKZ facelift, will be unveiled in two months’ time at the Los Angeles Motor Show, and based on spy photos, it is expected to receive the grille of the MKR prototype that Lincoln showed two years ago, which you can see above. The rear would also be modified, though to a lesser extent than the front.

As for the MKT, it will share its platform with the Ford Flex, although according to Ford America president Mark Fields, the body panels will be different. It will be fitted with 3.5- or 3.7-litre Ecoboost V6 engines, and will have room for six or seven passengers.

Its equipment will also match this type of luxury CUV, with features such as a blind spot monitoring system or, complementing it, a cross-traffic alert system that warns the driver by lighting up a light in the mirror on the side from which a vehicle is approaching within a blind spot.

The MKT will go on sale in North America in late 2009 as another strong bet by Lincoln to recover sales, and the updated MKZ early next year.

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