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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

The Truth About Cars

Ford was well aware in the Eighties how the two-door market (especially at the luxury end) was in flux. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. In 1984 when the Mark VII was newly on sale, Corporate Program #12 was launched. Only trim remained to tell them apart.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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