G. David Felt

June 29th 2021 Lincoln released online via their YouTube channel the work of their latest push for luxury and the creative boundaries in transportation design. The goal was to challenge 4 teams of the ArtCenter College students in Southern California to tell a meaningful story of the future of luxury transportation. The four teams were built with each team having a team of students from the following disciplines: Film Enterainment Illustrators Animators The mission for each team was to envision a Lincoln vehicle of 2040 and beyond, but the world in which those vehicles would live, even the lives of the people who would drive them. Lincoln asked just not for great looking vehicles, but a great narrative, rich storytelling and understand the ecosystem in which the concept vehicle would live. Each team was guided by the Lincoln promise of Quiet Flight. The goal of creating ultimate sanctuary for human transportation while conforming to the company's CASE acronym of Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric. To ensure diversity of ideas, each team was assigned a vehicle type to be represented as follows - a two passenger, a four passenger, a four passenger with elevated ride height and a six passenger vehicle. The executive team at Lincoln was awe struck and inspired by the presentations of Quiet Flight DNA. To quote the Lincoln press release: Collectively, the four concepts embody a wide range of futuristic, luxurious Lincoln vehicles. From a monitor on the ArtCenter College of Design campus in Pasadena, to dozens of other monitors across the country, the animated stories came to life. The Lincoln Glider sedan, taking cues from classic Zephyr and Continental models, is the inspiration for a short film, “Now You Drive,” which opens with Dominic in the driver’s seat of a futuristic two-seater. The 36-year-old Lincoln designer heads into the city to pick up his father, Dolan, who is paralyzed. After storing his dad’s wheelchair in a dedicated slot in the car, Dominic says, “Dad, now you drive.” As the vehicle’s gas and brake pedals disappear into the firewall, Dolan marvels at a car smart enough to take over some of the driving duties for him – allowing him to get behind the wheel again for the first time in years. In “Anniversary,” a four-passenger Lincoln vehicle leverages its digital technology to enable its passengers to connect the present and the past. In celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary, Julianne and Greg set out to revisit some favorite spots from their youth. As they reminisce about the moments that bind them and re-explore the path of their relationship, their Lincoln sedan is able to access digital images of the past and display their fond memories on the dashboard. The future of the family SUV is envisioned in “Amongst the Stars,” with tech advances that give passengers access to features such as touch-screen windows. As astronaut Claire Boron prepares to take her first steps in space, she recalls her first close experience with the stars on a family trip to White Sands National Park. Riding in a four-seat Lincoln, she gazes through the windows and moonroof and first tastes the excitement that has come to shape her life as an explorer of the unknown. The film “Ensemble” imagines next-level autonomous driving, putting a group of musical artists in the cabin of a six-passenger luxury cruiser that more closely resembles a well-appointed living room. Ahead of their opening show, the six musicians find sanctuary as they glide through a bustling, fast-paced city in a self-driving vehicle that enables them to luxuriate in peace and comfort as they get ready to perform. While the four teams delivered on the assigned challenge, they also delivered so much more by also presenting images of what they see even normal driving BEVs should be like on the inside and out. The students believe electric auto's will allow the passion of flowing designs to return in ways that have never been thought of in the last couple of decades. Lincoln continues to strive forward as a top tier luxury auto company in the US and now with the top sales satisfaction. Lincoln Earns Top Spot in J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index Study for 2020 | Lincoln Media Center 2020 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study | J.D. Power (jdpower.com) ArtCenter College of Design Students Imagine Lincoln Quiet Flight in 2040; Push Creative Boundaries in Transportation Design | Lincoln Media Center View full article

@Drew Dowdell This was the post that had Olds with double votes and now it does not show it. Very weird. I am thinking it corrected itself once others also voted on the post.

Yes, an MG badge, wife tried to get a pic of the side when turning, but messed up so no other pictures, but appeared to be a true oil burning MG.

Wife took these for me when we were out on Saturday checking in on her friend.

Amazing how software upgrades allow our Canadian brothers to the north to double vote! @Drew Dowdell Gotta say, the latest software update sure has it's entertainment value.

Oregon Trail

Brembo is so damn expensive when there are other excellent alternatives that can give you dual sided pistons on them as I posted. Would have upgraded in a heart beat, but then two kids and a wife through college took the funds. Now no reason to since I will eventually replace my SS and Escalade with BEV and the Suburban is my project to convert to electric once GM releases the Hummer 1000 hp electric power train as a crate solution.

Seems the study results are in, at 13,500 miles is when BEVs become cleaner than ICE. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/when-do-electric-vehicles-become-cleaner-than-gasoline-cars-2021-06-29/

Agree with what you say, I have always wanted to upgrade my auto's to Brembo systems where you get hydraulic push from both sides, just so damn expensive. Course there are some that seem to get good reviews for oem replacements: The Best Brake Calipers to Keep Your Car or Truck Stopping Safely - AutoGuide.com Best Brake Calipers Review in 2021 - The Ultimate Buying Guide - Electors Trust | Automotive News, Advice and Review

Half-Life

Doom

First Major shipment of Rivian built Amazon Prime EV delivery vans are going out.

Fun

Gotta have Bubble Bobble, that arcade game rocked!

Wishing everyone here on Cheers and Gears a HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!

silly

Wow, so someone BBQ a Predator favorite meal. Alien impregnator.

Please expand, never heard of a fish plate on a frame. Thank you,

This is a very cool story and proves that Tesla and their blathering CEO is idiots about the history of companies that already did cool things like the yoke on the Tesla S Plaid that came out on a Mercury 5 decades earlier. Mercury “Wrist-Twist” Steering Tried a Tesla Model S–Style Yoke in 1965 (motortrend.com) Plenty of reasons and more from better tech to less complexity and maintenance. Quieter, faster, better balanced with a lower center of gravity for a lifted SUV and a hug FRUNK! Plenty of reasons to ditch the old stuff for better newer stuff.

Maybe he can have it welded or cut, insert a sleeve on the inside and weld back together much like Toyota did with the FJ cruisers

I am more than happy to convert my 1994 Suburban to a BEV. Time to leave the smell and mess of ICE behind.

Since you guys started this discussion, I go by the numbers, so had to see what they were. If we go by the reports, then this is the list of longest lasting auto's going past 200,000 miles. Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond - iSeeCars.com

Perfect reason to just update your existing auto you love with EV powertrain and avoid the government crap mandates.