Back on August 24th Motortrend and Automobile magazine got together for a one of a kind test to put the new Ecoboost powered Lincoln MKS to the test against some of the world's most luxurious perfromance machines. The field included a Mercedes Benz E->ke373550, Maserati Quattroporte->ke336, BMW 5->ke31750i and a Jaguar XF->ke1236 Premium 5.0 Liter V8; all competing against the new twin turbocharged V6 Lincoln MKS->ke463 sedan, in a classic 6 versus 8 competition.

Leaving all bench racing aside and concentrating on the the cold hard facts, each vehicle was raced up Loveland Pass, a treacherous, winding road with thousand foot drop offs and torturous hairpin turns in the heart of the Rocky Mountains located in Colorado. The man who was lucky enough to be selected to pilot these performance automobiles was none other than the multiple time hill climb champion Rod Millen, his ability to squeeze the most out of every vehicle combined with his ability to make use of every last inch of pavement made the New Zeland native the perfect candidate for the contest. Although the Lincoln MKS seceded to the BMW 550, it did manage to come in a close second and at the end of the day walked away with the highest top speed of any of the European machines.

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