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Originally Posted by Viffermike
That was part of it. It was not well marketed, either -- particularly regarding the retention of truck-like traits -- and it was universally perceived as a simple F-150 rebadging, which is basically what it was. It didn't really even have a unique body. Plus, it was a Lincoln, which, despite its ownership by Ford, is a marque with almost no pedigree beyond passenger cars. The LT was simply perceived as a money grab by Ford during a time when building pickups and large SUVs was the most profitable thing for a domestic carmaker to do.
I live in the land of King Ranch -- both the namesake and the truck -- and its existence is part of the reason I believe the ultraluxury pickup is quickly becoming a viable niche. However, despite its trappings and price, it is not an ultraluxury vehicle in the same way as, say, a Cadillac Escalade or an M-B Gelandewagen are. It's still fundamentally a Ford first, and an F-250 second.
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I think the Blackwood was a stretch vehicle that didn't pan out (I thought it was cool though). Thinking about it more, you have made a good point.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
