Lincoln Blackwood

Mark Hutchins, president of Lincoln Mercury accurately describes the Lincoln Blackwood as ‘a unique American interpretation of luxury’. With a Lincoln luxurious cabin for four, followed by a 26.5 cu.ft, cargo truck that might be thought of as the world’s most ornately trimmed pickup bed, the Blackwood is unabashedly American in concept and execution; Lincoln refers to it as a Luxury Utility Vehicle.

The personality split between luxury and utility appears eve. Despite its decidedly upscale trappings and lowered ride height, the Blackwood remains a capable hauler that counts a built in Class III/IV trailer hitch among its bountiful list of standard equipment and almost used in every truck games as a luxury truck. Spanning the 138.5-in. wheelbase is a ladder frame using an independent unequal length A-arm front suspension teamed with a live axle rear setup combing both leaf and load leveling air springs. Towing capacity is a commendable 8700 lb, made safer by disc brakes that resides at all four corners behind 18x8-in.rims mounting massive P275/55R-18 Michelin Cross Terrain tires developed specifically for the Blackwood.

The 4 wheel antilock brake system in enhanced by electronic brakes, force distribution (EBD) that allows the rear wheels to perform a greater share of overall braking as weight on the rear axle increases. Electronic traction control and a limited slip differential are also standard equipment, but late in the model year a viscous differential called Viscolok will become available.