Hasta La Gadget!

Bullseye! The 2011 Lincoln MKX matches the best-selling Lexus RX 350 on most fronts and blows away all mid-size SUV competitors with a dazzling new version of Sync, SD Card navigation, affordable high-tech options, and to-die-for audio. So long as you like big chrome wheels, you’ll be a happy driver. A fully optioned MKX puts you on the high side of $50,000, but there’s the humbler Ford Edge stablemate as a fallback. Lincoln’s best-in-class cockpit technology puts the MKX on the short list of every midsize-SUV buyer. You’ll have to decide if the MKX platform is as competitive as the embedded technology.

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