2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid consumer reviews

I bought this for a long work commute. My gas credit card bill has dropped by nearly half. I didn't think I would like a little 4 banger, but with the CVT transmission the acceleration is fine for my commute. Cornering is good for a sedan. My 0-60mph is 9.2 (using my phones stopwatch) which is about the same as a 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta. Did I mention the CVT transmission is awesome. Should be standard in all vehicles, no gears, just smooth acceleration without shifting. It is like a snowmobile or Quad... You mash the gas and it just keeps accelerating, no clunky gears. The myTouch computer is super easy, compared to my 2015 Honda pilot dial type interface. The screen resolution on the center display and the two gauge displays on either side of the speedometer is tight and fonts and color gradients look very iPad-ish and slick. The seats seem small and under padded, however all seats in all cars seem to be getting smaller. Getting in and out of this class of vehicle is getting harder and harder (at least for me). The style is like most other cars in this class, I think they all start from the same mold... So many cars share the same styling, slope of the rear passenger windows, rake of the front windshield, dual exhaust style with chrome thingy's in the bumper skirt seems to be a prerequisite in the this class. It is quiet and smooth on the highway. Has plenty of power for passing at 70mph (speed limit on I75 in FL) Tach redline at about 6000. At 90mph the tach reads 3300. Is it a race car? No, but it can get out of it's own way. I get 35mpg without trying on a 55 mile commute 1/2 highway, 1/2 stop-go. I get as high as 42.2mpg when conditions are perfect and take my time. It has three driving modes, sport normal and comfort. Sport is if you want to feel the road, and comfort if you want to feel it less. I drive mine in comfort most of the time and there is still plenty of road feedback. All in all I like the car a lot, the hybrid is fun for saving tons of money at the pump. Personally I don't like the grill, but my wife has to keep reminding me I don't see the outside of the car when I am driving.

We purchased our 2013 mkZ in Jan 2015. It was a beautiful ruby red hybrid. We absolutely loved it. The technology was fantastic and my wife got right at 40mpg in her 60mile RT commute of 1/2 city 1/2 hiway. I did subtract one star from performance only because the hybrid could maybe use a bit more ooomph, though it does gallop when the pedal is mashed. Now speaking of mashed, my wife and daughter were in the car when it was hit head on at 50+mph by an out of control Subaru. The car was totalled. But my wife and daughter are OK, though each had surgery where pins and screws had to be installed. We are thankful they were in this car with 8 airbags going off in the front no doubt saving them from more injuries or worse. We had the car less than a month. We will be getting another when my wife is able to work again.

Love my Lincoln MKZ. Smooth ride, very comfortable seating, handles like a dream. Awesome gas mileage.

The Good: Smooth, quiet ride. Outstanding exterior styling which is now different from Fusion, great gas mileage (consistent 34-36 mpg city driving). Ford mytouch is intuitive and easy to use. The Bad: Canted-back angle of touch screen causes a lighting angle that shows fingerprints worse than any other car I've seen. Must literally be cleaned daily or it becomes almost unreadable. Interior fit and finish lousy-uneven gaps and alignment, etc. The Ugly: My driver's side interior door latch handle assembly broke, and the handle scratched the finish on the door panel. Have been waiting more than a week for the parts to come in and have heard nothing from the dealer. Also, the A/C quit once, but came back to life after a day and has been OK since.

I almost brought a Cadillac until I saw that Lincoln Hybrid was the same price as the non Hyb. I have this car five months and it is comfortable, fun to drive looks good too. The electronics are not at all confusing as some pro reviewers have suggested, nor does it make noise when converting to gas from battery. The extra space provided by push button gears and no shift handle is awesome. I have compared this to friends' BMW and Benz and the Lincoln actually has some better features. The audio system being one. THX audio rocks. Crisp and clear sound.

The car has a quiet interior and better ride then our 2011 Fusion hybrid, and we like our 2011 Fusion hybrid. The feedback on gas mileage status is not as good as the 2011 Fusion- likely someone did not watch over the engineers designing the display. The rest of the interior is pretty and functional for the passengers. The trunk has some compromise in it's shape to accommodate the hybrid battery so not quite big enough for golf bags with the driver - it does fit but not easy in and out unless you put in the driver separately. Overall a great car.

After reading all of the reviews on the 2013 MKZ I decided to test drive one. I found a pre-owned, certified unit with less than 12,000 miles on it. It's a unit equipped with a 2.0 EcoBoost and everything else except the Technology package and the retractable glass roof. I've used this car on my daily commute (about 165 miles round trip) for the last 2 weeks. It's comfortable, quiet, and responsive. It has excellent acceleration and still gets 31 mpg @ 75 mph. MyTouch works just fine - you just need to spend some time with it and make sure the latest updates are installed, Bottom line, this car has found the sweet spot of balance between performance and luxury. You owe it to yourself to test drive a MKZ before you commit to a more expensive import that won't deliver the same driving pleasure !

After putting 150,000 miles on my tried and true reliable Lexus ES I decided to find a hybrid luxury car. My grandmother had a Lincoln and figured she was happy with hers and thought I'd check them out. I am embarassed to say that I am driving a Lincoln that my 'grannie' would love... after all, her car is 20 years old. I bought the MKZ with all the 'bells and whistles' it ended up costing much more than a comparably equipped Lexus ES300, and sure this does have a slightly higher EPA rating than the Lexus but wow... I am shocked that this car has more road noise than my ancient Lexus I reluctantly traded off, less power overall and uggggghhh. I want to get the word out to write this review but the more I think about it, the more my buyer's remorse stands out. Lastly, I put $7,500 down on this car and after only putting 10,000 miles on it I am so upsidedown I couldn't trade it if I tried. (my next investment is to get tinted windows... the sun glare comes in on every window... besides, the dark windows can now hide my shame)

I bought my MKZ in April from Crest in Ct. and have no complaints at all regrding this car. It looks good. It drives well. I average 37 mpg with a heavy foot!. Have gotten as high as 43 mpg. The car has 18,000 miles on it at this time and the only problem I had was a squeak in the drivers seat. I am a big guy but my other cars dont have any sqeaks in the seat so this one shouldn't. The dealer corrcted the problem and I am back to 100% I never thought I would own a Lincoln but the redesign and now proven reliability to date reinforces the fact I have no regrets buying this car. My old gas bill used to be over $900 per month. Its now down to under $500 a month, so this car is costing my less than $200 a month to own. I would say thats a good deal.

Bought this car in May of 2013 for the luxury and gas millage for traveling. I am very disappointed. I have had nothing but trouble with the car from air conditioner going out, etc. The best gas millage I have received is 33.9. My husband also drives the vehicle and we both watch how we are driving. But gas millage has not changed and car is not completely fixed after two trips to dealership. I have been in touch with the Lincoln head office, but have not gotten anything resolved. Don't know what else to do. Anyone else out there that has the same problem or any suggestions?