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I am a Ford stockholder so I got "X-Plan" pricing. For a 36 month/10,500 mile per yr. lease, with $1,903 down I am at $465 a month.

2017 Lincoln MKZ Select 200A 3.0T AWD Magnetic Grey Metallic Ebony Leather Sonata Spin Aluminum Trim Package Select Plus Package Climate Package Revel 14-Speaker Audio System All-Weather Mats TOTAL MSRP = $46,985 I am a CPA so the timing is perfect, I should be able to pick it up right after April 15th:) It will replace my 2014 Cadillac CTS. Very excited!

You are getting "the best deal possible" that you qualify for! I suspect it would cost you a lot more than $1,000 to move to the neighboring state so just go with the flow and be happy with the price but more importantly be happy with the car! Quick story. A couple of years ago we bought a new Buick Encore for my wife. I was very happy with the price we worked out. Then I noticed that in addition to the incentives we did get, Buick was offering a special "targeted" rebate to Acura owners - I think it was $1,500. Well we didn't own an Acura so didn't qualify but that didn't all of a sudden make me unhappy with the price that I was previously happy with!

How do you spell W-O-W?!?!?! Newlinux that is STUNNING!! Well worth the long wait!! Congrats and many happy miles!!

I am planning to order mine around Feb. 1st. My current lease (2014 Cadillac CTS) ends on April 29th. I am going to get Magnetic too. I love everything about the Driver's Package except the low-profile tires which in the past have caused me so much hassle that I am going to get a well-optioned Select 3.0 AWD which comes with the 18-inch wheels. I bought a 1987 Mercury Sable at Hassett in 1987, then my '10 MKZ and now will get my '17 there. My salesman is Rich who is just great.

I think it's called the Driver's Sport Package

Sounds great, congrats! What color? Droids, you're on LI too, correct? How long did your dealer say it should take for your car to get here? P.S. Which dealer do you use? I've had good experiences with Hassett in Wantagh.

Funny, Airflow, my (2014 Cadillac CTS) lease also ends on April 29th! I am planning on ordering my 2017 MKZ 3.0T AWD Select Plus with Climate Package and Revel on February 1st or thereabouts. Was pretty sure I was going to order Magnetic but now I'm thinking Black Velvet, with Ebony interior and Aluminum trim.

Took a test-drive in a '17 MKZ the other day. Select, 2.0T AWD, black-on-black. I was very impressed! It looked great inside-and-out and felt "plush". Headroom a little tight for me - I will be passing on the sunroof. The seats were nice and cushy, it was super-quiet on the road, and the ride-and-handling balance felt just right. Didn't pay much attention to the acceleration since I'm going to get the 400-hp. I think the 18-inch wheels suit my purposes - less vulnerable to pothole damage and a bit smoother ride. It definitely felt less "European" than my '14 Cadillac CTS but that's what I expected. My lease ends April 30th of next year - planning to order the MKZ (Select "Plus" in Magnetic/Ebony/Aluminum Trim, 3.0T AWD, Revel, Climate Package - sticker price just under $47K) on February 1st. Really looking forward to it!

I always factory order my cars. I want it exactly the way I want it, and I don't want one that's been taken for a test-drive or even sat in before I do. That's worth the wait to me. If I'm going to own the car for several years, a few extra weeks doesn't bother me, given what I see to be the advantages over taking an in-stock unit. Just my 2 cents! P.S. The lease on my '14 CTS ends on April 30th. My plan is to order the '17 MKZ (non Black Label) on February 1st which will allow 12 weeks for it to get here. I'm hoping that will work out!

Just got my new (Nov. '16) issue of Motor Trend. "First Drive" test of the new 2017 Buick LaCrosse (which hit the showrooms later than the '17 MKZ), but still no review of the MKZ. The LaCrosse review even mentions MKZ as a competitor. Can't understand why none of the big automotive monthly magazines have still not yet tested the 2017 MKZ!

Not to be argumentative, but I don't think I agree. A shifter in the console works by feel. I don't have to look at it, my hand falls naturally to it, and Reverse and Drive are reached by counting the number of detents when I pull back on the lever. The pushbuttons seem "gimmicky" to me, different for the sake of being different, when the tried-and-true method works just fine. The amount of space saved on the console by eliminating the shift lever is insignificant. Before I bought my 1955 Chrysler, I had a 1960 Plymouth Valiant with the pushbutton TorqueFlite. Lots of fun to "show off" at an antique car show. The Chrysler also has an interesting shifter - the one-year only "wand" sticking out from the dashboard, with a vertical quadrant. It was considered unsafe as it could impale the passenger sitting in the center of the front bench seat if he or she got thrown forward. From '56 through '64 Chrysler used the pushbutton automatic in all their lines, then went back to conventional shifters.

I wonder how the buttons would work when you need to "rock" the car to get out of snow or sand? I'm pretty adept at that, using the shift lever to switch back and forth, through Neutral, between Reverse and Drive. There are other times when I "coast" in Neutral while switching between Drive and Reverse and it's very natural - one sequential move with the shift lever - but strikes me that it would be awkward pushing 3 buttons to accomplish the same thing.

I fully intend to replace my 2014 Cadillac CTS with a 400-hp '17 MKZ when the lease ends but to be perfectly honest I don't think the MKZ competes with any of the cars you listed above. Rear wheel drive cars built on "dedicated" luxury-car platforms are a cut above an FWD car that shares its platform with a family sedan...IMHO. A car with luxury features isn't the same thing as a luxury car.

The reviews all seem Canadian-sourced. Where are Motor Trend, Car and Driver, etc.?

Shortspark, you got it exactly right! I do own two cars other than my daily driver (a '14 CTS) - a 2007 Pontiac Solstice that I bought new , and a beautiful 1955 Chrysler Windsor 2-dr. HT. My "pride of ownership" is strong with those cars, and I can baby them because they are not used for transportation. Leasing my daily driver, which I use for work every day, is "liberating" because I don't have to worry while I leave it parked somewhere out of my sight all day. To say that I don't care about it would be untrue, but to say that I care about it much less than if I owned it would be accurate. I am looking forward to replacing that CTS with a 400-hp MKZ in a few months - leased, of course :)

Yes but that's already factored into the lease deal. I don't have to wonder about future value - that's the leasing company's problem (or benefit). I totally agree with you on the "no worries" feeling. I am very particular about my cars and every little door ding or curb rash on the rim is upsetting to me. I have literally lost sleep over those things when it happened on a car I've owned. On a leased car - I look at it, feel sad for a minute, then shrug my shoulders and say "oh well". Leasing is very good for my mental health!

There's really nothing that mystifying about leasing. Put some (or no) $ down, make a monthly payment for the term of the lease, and give the car back. Total up the payments and that's how much it cost you to drive the car for the period. Period! Doesn't matter what they call the various fees, taxes, etc. What it comes down to is how much down and how much per month. To me leasing makes a lot of sense. I am always driving a car with the latest technology, I never spend any money on tires, brakes, or repairs, and I don't have to worry about resale value. My monthly payment is lower than if I bought the same car, and I don't have any money tied up in a depreciating asset.

Thanks for the good observations, Brucelinc. The Driver's Package suits my taste but I had a very bad experience with a 2012 Buick Regal GS equipped with the 245/40R19 tires. I replaced 3 tires in 19 months due to potholes or raised manhole covers. I want to get the 18-inch wheels - which design I like - along with the 400-hp engine. I am glad to hear that the "regular" AWD chassis/diff/suspension will be up to the task.. I know someone on this forum - KenZ - has the FWD with the 350-hp engine. I'd love to hear his experience with regard to torque steer?

I will be very interested to hear about the difference in driving feel between the 400-hp with "regular" AWD vs. the torque-vectoring. I am leaning toward ordering (in about 4 months) a Select trim with 400-hp and the 18-inch wheels and wonder how that chassis handles the power vs. the upgraded suspension/differential/tires included with the Driver's Package. I just don't want to deal with those low profile tires in my pothole-ridden area.

Just for fun I contacted my Lincoln dealer to price out a '17 MKZ lease, incorporating the 5 remaining payments on my '14 Cadillac CTS lease. The numbers didn't work. It would cost me as much $ to turn in the Cadillac early as it would to keep it, so I might as well keep it! I'll just have to wait til February to order the Lincoln. I'm not exactly suffering driving the CTS so it's all good anyway;-)

Congrats on the order! I am very interested in how the 3.0 WITHOUT Driver's Package feels. I love everything about the Driver's Package but based on past experience with a Buick Regal GS, I can't deal with the 19-inch wheels and 40-profile tires in my pothole-prone area. I fully intend my next car (this coming April) to be a 2017 MKZ 3.0T AWD in Select trim Did the standard chassis/suspension set-up feel up to the task of 400 horsepower? Thanks so much and congrats again!

What?????

2012 and 2013 LaCrosse had the same body so the rear windows are exactly the same...

I think the 18-inch wheel design for 2017 looks great, big improvement vs the 2016.