The 2007 Lincoln MKX handles like a mid-sized, car-based luxury crossover should. While the MKX and the Ford Edge share basic architecture, the luxury version has been tuned to have slightly lighter steering, and to give passengers a cushier ride. Still, the steering was plenty crisp, and the ride was by no means floaty. The front suspension subframe is mounted with hydraulic bushings to isolate vibrations. In the rear, compact stamped steel control arms and monotube shocks are mounted outboard and behind the wheel center to improve ride and handling. Traveling on rain-slicked and leaf-littered roads, we experienced nary a skid or slip thanks to the all-wheel drive system, which transfers torque front-to-rear and side-to-side before traction is lost.