DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Lincoln MKZ Concept Caught During Short Circuit

They call them concepts for a reason, and that it because sometimes they are not quite ready for prime time.

A case in point might be the new Lincoln MKZ Concept that debuted yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show.  It seems the that something went wrong as the Detroit Free Press cameras caught an ominous cloud of smoke billowing from the concept in an obvious short circuit.

Thankfully the smoking episode was short lived, and didn't escalate into something more severe, but it does make you wonder if it is a signal of things to come for the car that Lincoln is planning for their salvation.


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g2ok - 1/11/2012 1:05:09 PM

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Are you sure somebody wasn't smoking? The guy didn't even bother to look.

Designer1 - 1/11/2012 1:12:58 PM

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WOW, this show how garbage Ford is! wow I'm speechless! a concept which should be taken SOOO much care in building it, which literally cost MILLIONS of dollars catches fire???? Fire?? shit!! loooool

Joe_Limon - 1/11/2012 1:20:29 PM

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Concept cars cost lots of money not because they are superior vehicles to regular production cars. But because they are generally one off or have very production cycles. For example, forming a sheet metal piece is easy in mass, stamp and go, but forming just one, you have to CNC mill the stamping mold or form the sheet by hand.

Caraficionado - 1/11/2012 2:07:32 PM

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One more sign Ford should just drop Lincoln

tecnopolis - 1/11/2012 5:11:44 PM

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...it's a New Lincoln exclusive.

wins555 - 1/11/2012 11:35:03 PM

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Bummer! Alan Mullaly, don't retire just yet.

pepito66 - 1/12/2012 9:50:09 AM

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OMG I don't want to be that guy in this embarrassing situation this is to much.. Who is going to trust them, they are lost for real.