Off-topic comment: Why does the Lincoln MKS look like a Pontiac? What were they thinking with that grille design???
Lincoln came out with a concept car (called the MKR, if I remember correctly). It had a very distinctive and boldly styled split grill. The design was inspired by the bow of a ship splitting the water into two elegant wakes.
I personally thought it was great, and it received great press and a lot of positive buzz about the new Lincoln styling direction and the possible reinvigoration of the Lincoln brand. However, like most show cars, it leaned toward the “love it or hate it” side of the spectrum, and that was scary.
So, as Ford is wont to do, they watered the design down to the point that some people still hate it, but no one loves it...
Fletcher J