The comparison tests I've read have it very overweight with sloppy handling.

I just purchased (today in fact) the Lincoln MKZ.....HID lights, THX/NAV, heated/cooled seats.

I did not get the AWD but I have read the #'s and the car is very respectable.

Got a smoking deal on a Ford Lease for 39 months.

It's the same platform as the MKX but with a lot less mass to carry around.

IMHO, (realizing opinions are like .........) I think the Pacer looking SUV is quite....err....ummm....un-attractive; and that dash came straight from a 1980 T-bird.